Senior Director Account Lead

About the Position

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions, and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity, and deliver transformational growth.

We work with the world's most valuable brands and have global reach across 100+ markets, with deep local expertise. Our people are the key to our success. We're committed to fostering a culture of creativity, belonging, and continuous learning, attracting and developing the brightest talent, and providing exciting career opportunities that help our people grow.

We are looking for a Senior Director Account Lead to join our Mindshare Japan Leadership Team in Tokyo, Japan.

Responsibilities

• Lead a brand with services scope focused on communications planning and online media campaign implementation management, leveraging performance data analytics and digital expertise.
• Define the strategic approach on the account to meet the client’s business objectives and strategies and oversee the implementation of the annual planning in conjunction with the client team.
• Support management for the profitable and efficient running of each account through the allocation of resources, processes, and systems across the portfolio.
• Anticipate the client’s needs and set up internal processes to meet/exceed them.
• Own the end-to-end client interaction and engagement to ensure the long-term success of the relationship.
• Lead conversations with global and regional teams and cascade clear understanding of strategic principles, guidelines, and deliverables to the team.
• Manage the team to ensure deliverables are met.
• Improve interfaces between planning, buying, and digital teams within Mindshare and the wider GroupM.
• Build capabilities in diversified offerings such as content, digital, analytics, etc.
• Identify, retain, and develop talents at all levels to effectively deliver to the customer with operational excellence.
• Manage and develop the team individually and collectively.
• Maintain a high level of motivation throughout team members.

Requirements

• 7+ years of senior management experience
• Bachelor’s degree in a business, numerical, or analytical degree
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills, ability, and flexibility to manage both local and global stakeholders
• Ability to influence and manage senior client stakeholders (media managers, marketing directors, and country heads)
• Demonstrable people management experience gained within a matrix management structure and specific capability at developing and sharing knowledge and developing team(s) and resource capabilities
• Bilingual preferred with fluency in English

Nice to Have

• Experience in the media or marketing industry

We Offer

• Opportunity to manage several teams
• Key strategic role in Mindshare’s business and Japan's leadership
• Exposure with regional and global teams across Mindshare network and WPP agencies
• Competitive salary
• Professional development opportunities
• Hybrid work model

About the Company

Mindshare is a global agency with more than 7,000 employees in 116 offices across 86 countries, operating as one team - #teammindshare. We believe that in today’s world, everything begins and ends in media. We aim to be our clients’ lead business partner, to grow their business, and drive profitability through adaptive and inventive marketing. We do this through speed, teamwork, and provocation and by operating as a network of networks rather than a rigid hierarchy. We create new things and have fun doing it.

GroupM Japan is a part of the GroupM that leads and shapes media markets by delivering performance-enhancing media products and services, powered by data and technology. Our global network agencies and businesses enable our people to work collaboratively across borders with the best in class, providing them the opportunity to accelerate their progress and development.

WPP is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.