SVP, Client Leadership

About the role

About Wavemaker: Wavemaker positively provokes growth for clients by reshaping consumer decision-making and experiences through media, content, and technology. Our name is both our mission and our method. We do our best work for brave brands and people who relish being challenged to go further and faster, together. Are you passionate about clients and their business, leading teams to create unrivalled work that grows our client's business and builds long term relationships with them? Wavemaker UK is looking for an ambitious SVP, Clients to join our Client Leadership Community - the voice of our clients in the agency. As the voice of the client across the agency, we're focused on ensuring our clients have their best agency experience during their time with Wavemaker. We're looking for someone who can inspire clients and teams to create unrivalled work, help define the ways of working across the agency that deliver the best client experiences and in turn grow our relationships with existing and potential new clients. In this role, you will: Have ultimate responsibility for the clients within your patch . Your understanding of all elements of a client's business, the category and industry in which they operate , will allow you to be a trusted business advisor to the client , working beyond media communications to facilitate growth. You will have deep C-suite relationships with the client and all of t he client's agencies a full understanding of t he commercial opportunities this presents . You will ensure your team works collaboratively will the specialists within the matrix, to continually guarantee the delivery of unrivalled work . Your understanding of client commercials and the team will allow you to drive profitable business solutions for Wavemaker. Commercial and Operational Excellence Ultimate responsibility for the financial control and profitability of the clients within your patch , ensuring your team deliver within SOW and within a profitable framework . Leads and create compelling contract renewal offers which are mutually beneficial to Wavemaker and clients . Vison collaboration and alignment Collaborate across the Wavemaker Network, GroupM and WPP to identify products and services that support the growth of clients in the UK . Engage C-suite stakeholders in your vision for business growth - and demonstrate progress towards these goals . Recognising and converting opportunities With a deep understanding of client requirements, use the matrix structure to develop new products to support growt h, and work with the right group partners to deliver this. Understand the full operating structure of the client to identify opportunities beyond the core team that can support revenue and drive growth . New business Run large scale, multimarket mul ti -stake holder pitches . Identifying the right time to ensure senior internal stakeholders within the process. Motiv ate and challenge the team around a pitch to ensure it is appositive experience. By present at industry and client events to deliver thought leadership and identify new business potential.

Requirements

• Practice Area Knowledge
• Sets the bar for agency delivery and reputation by demonstrating knowledge of the agency's and client's organisational structure / people, client relationships, business strategy, industry, and challenges.
• Problem Solving
• Can identify and handle unexpected situations or difficult challenges. Has the ability to assess problems and come up with effective solutions, involving the right stakeholders as necessary.
• Stakeholder Relationships
• Effective Communication
• Uses a variety of skills to create discussion, reach an agreement and create outcomes, affecting the action, behaviours , and opinions of others.
• Commercial & Operational excellence
• Understands the commercial and operational running of the agency and client. Ensures the right level of knowledge and understanding is cascaded to team members. Demonstrat

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About WPP Media WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world's leading brands. With exceptional talent, trusted data and intelligence, and world-class partnerships - all united by our pioneering agentic marketing platform, WPP Open - we help clients navigate change, capture opportunity, and deliver transformational growth. WPP Media is WPP's AI-driven media operating unit, bringing together media, data, and partnerships to deliver creative personalisation at scale. Connected through WPP Open and powered by Open Intelligence, clients see exactly where, how, and why their media investment is working. For more information, visit wppmedia.com . 1718 - SVP, Clients

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