Vice President, Media Solutions, India

The role

This leader will drive business growth by winning new clients, managing key accounts and keeping existing clients. The role covers business development, client servicing and leading teams to build experiential marketing solutions.

What you will do

• Develop and execute business development strategies to meet annual revenue and profitability targets
• Identify, pursue and convert new business opportunities across target industry sectors
• Build and maintain relationships with senior client stakeholders and decision-makers
• Lead end-to-end pitch management, including proposals, commercial negotiations and contract closure
• Expand existing client relationships through cross-selling and up-selling
• Act as strategic business partner for assigned key accounts and lead client reviews
• Ensure timely project delivery while maintaining quality, profitability and client satisfaction
• Collaborate with Strategy, Creative, Operations and Production teams on integrated activation proposals
• Lead ideation for key pitches and present recommendations to senior client stakeholders
• Lead, mentor and develop Client Servicing and Business Development teams

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, Marketing, Communications or a related discipline
• 12 to 18 years of relevant experience in Experiential Marketing, Brand Activation, Events, Integrated Marketing or Advertising agencies
• Minimum 4 to 5 years in a senior client leadership or business development role
• Demonstrated experience acquiring new business and managing large enterprise accounts
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams and high-value client pitches
• Strong business acumen and commercial orientation
• Excellent ideation, conceptual thinking, presentation and storytelling skills
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• High proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel and proposal development

Nice to have

• MBA or postgraduate qualification in Marketing or Business Management

Benefits

• Competitive medical insurance
• Group retirement plans
• Vision and dental insurance
• Significant paid time off
• Preferential partner discounts
• Employee mental health awareness days
• Access to global WPP Media and WPP networks for growth and learning
• Employee resource groups and in-office events

Before you apply

• The posting names no job-specific conditions on who can get this role

About the company

WPP Media is WPP's AI-driven media operating unit, bringing together media, data and partnerships to deliver creative personalisation at scale. WPP describes itself as the creative transformation company.