VP (Motorsports) (12 month maternity cover)

Responsibilities

• Lead an experiences focused team across our European network to implement and deliver on multiple client global activation plans across a multi-motorsports calendar.
• Work with cross-functional teams to establish best-in-class collaboration and identify efficiencies in delivering work across our client base.
• Nurture and developbest practice, driving efficiencies across the team, providing counsel and strategic insights and recommended ways of working.
• Provide oversight and direction of execution for the experiences team for best-in-class delivery.
• Working closely with the finance and legal leads to implement commercial processes that mitigate risk with both supplier and client contracting.
• Manage new and existing scoping conversations with clients, including proposals/costings, resource planning (internal), and ongoing tracking and reporting.
• Establishing and building key working relationships across the Octagon and Omnicom network.
• Build strong relationships with clients and rights holders at a senior level.
• Help shape, set and drive the agenda for the wider experiences group across the regionas part of the department's senior leadership team.
• Line management of of multipledirect reports, providing day to day oversight, guidance and career development opportunities for the wider team.
• About Octagon:
• It's a great space to play - in the world of culture, content, and events - and if you'd like to be a part of it, we would love to hear from you.
• Our Values:
• Core Benefits
• Fixed term contract - employed via our contingent worker provider
• Holiday - 25 days contractual leave per annum
• Pension - employer contribution 4.5%
• Statutory Sick Pay
• Statutory Maternity / Paternity Pay
• Important Note: This job description serves as a guide to the scope and range of activities that may be required of the inc

Additional Information

We're looking for a dynamic and experienced VP to sit within the leadership team of our Experiences team for a 12 month fixed term maternity cover contract. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to client activations that bring partnership objectives to life globally with a particular specialism around motorsports. You will be called upon as a subject matter expert and lead and represent this specialism and across our agency network. Key skills we're looking for: Sponsorship Activation - Hospitality - Leadership - Project Management - People Management - Operations and Process - - Event Delivery - Strategic and Creative Thinking - Rights Management - Partnership Marketing - Process Management We're looking for someone who: Has 15+ years' experience in a sponsorship activation role with agency or brand marketing experience. Is a strong people person and able to guide and lead a large team across our experiences specialism. Enjoys working and being part of a fast-paced big team and is able to communicate requirements, ideas and expectations at all levels. Has multiple years of experience working in sports events, specifically motorsports. Can clearly present ideas, creative solutions and address challenges / obstacles head on. Has the ability and flexibility to work some weekends and travel internationally as necessary. Is a keen collaborator, able to work across multiple functions and obtain optimum output from teams. Is used to be the senior point of escalation for internal client teams, solving problems and advising on best strategies forward. Ability to travel internationally when required

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