Managing Director – Agency

The role involves working closely with members of the international management team, managing the P+L and driving the agency in terms of new business.
Key Requirements
• Financial responsibility and oversight. Overseeing and agreeing financial planning and target setting. Manage and oversee reporting to international leadership team.
• Ensuring profitability, building and developing the growth plan. Weekly / monthly reporting to Finance Director and other members of the management team.
• Responsibility for recruiting and staffing. Ensuring a strong and training and development programme for the benefit of the entire team.
• Client lead for key accounts. Coach and mentor to CEOs / senior leaders, providing counsel, with a proven track record in guiding C-suite clients through complex management challenges.
• Ensuring the highest standards of delivery. Maintaining agency standards of client satisfaction. Reviewing progress against these and ensuring these are adhered to across the agency.
• Committed to and passionate about the business. Demonstration of personal ownership over the future of the business and its success.
• Drives excellence across their team by acting as a role model, inspiring and motivating people and maintaining high performing teams.
• Ensuring a supportive, nurturing and positive team and office culture whilst addressing performance issues as required.
• Setting new business plan and ensuring delivery against this in order to secure growth objectives.
• Leading and managing pitch processes and successfully delivering new business opportunities. Networking and developing leads leading by example to the rest of the team.
• Demonstrable ability to lead multidisciplinary teams/thinking both across local office and the global network.