Job Description:
Senior Operations Manager/ Operations Manager
The purpose of this role is to manage a team, provide direct support to client teams and their clients providing operational support of one or more elements of the end-to-end client lifecycle, from onboarding through offboarding, as well as campaign coordination, budget maintenance, reporting, and audit.
Client Team and Communications
- Engages and maintains relationships across Media Operations and key partners across all Media brands
- Partners with team members and leadership in implementing continuous improvement related to client and campaign delivery to make the process more effective for clients and businesses
- Ensures client transitions, from onboarding through offboarding, are properly supported and managed
- Partners with planning brands to provide operational support for client contract and records setup and system maintenance
- Ensures budget maintenance and utilisation is supported through creation and/or tracking of reference requirements, such as Media Purchase Authorisations (MPAs) and budget details
People Management
- Manages the annual performance review and goal setting process for direct reports
- Contribute to build career paths
- Provides hands on support and guidance to all team members
Billing
- Supports client and internal billing by approving client and intercompany invoices
- Reconciles media delivered with supplier and resolves mismatched supplier invoices and discrepancies within the designated timeframe
- Provides additional operational support as needed
- Supports brand leadership in performing client audits
Operations and processes
- Maximize offshoring utilisation, including but not limited to billing, reporting, briefing templates
- Participate in creating and documenting Standard Operating Procedure
- Contribute to the enhancement of operation KPIs: MSS implementation, timesheet adoption
- Provides additional operational support as needed
- Support Operations Lead to drive the implementation of the Media SL Operating model in market; ensuring market nuances are considered whilst still staying consistent to the approved Global Operating model
- Support Operations Lead to ensure an interface to the Global Media SL and leveraging best practice in managing operational performance, processes, and procedures for the Media LoB
Location:
DGS India - Chennai - Anna Nagar Tyche TowersBrand:
ParagonTime Type:
Full timeContract Type:
PermanentSkills Required
- Manage and provide leadership to a media operations team
- Provide operational support across client lifecycle (onboarding to offboarding)
- Engage with client teams and partners to maintain relationships and coordinate campaigns
- Maintain and track budgets and Media Purchase Authorisations (MPAs)
- Manage annual performance reviews, goal setting, and career path development for direct reports
- Approve client and intercompany invoices and support client/internal billing
- Reconcile delivered media with supplier invoices and resolve discrepancies
- Create and document Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
- Maximize offshoring utilisation for billing, reporting, and templates
- Support implementation of the Media SL Operating model and coordinate with Global Media SL
What We Do
Dentsu Creative is a global creative agency network designed to unlock exponential growth for clients. We use Transformative Creativity as a differentiating, driving force to bring our capabilities together to positively impact people, business and society. Established in 2022, Dentsu Creative is integrated with dentsu’s Media and CXM businesses in over 145 countries and regions, to offer Integrated Growth Solutions.
