Lead Client Partner

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 [wppmedia.com]. 3146 - Associate Director, Clients Teams - UK Role Summary and Impact EssenceMediacom is a new breed of media agency. Grounded in analytics & insights and powered by data & technology, we believe in the power of media and creative to drive breakthroughs for the world’s best brands. We help clients understand the modern marketing paradox and discover the breakthroughs brands need to win with their consumers. We are designed for the new communications economy — built on data & technology, built for people & algorithms, built around diverse schools of thought, built to test & learn at scale, and, crucially, built to evolve. JPMorgan Chase account provides exciting market challenges and brand opportunities in media. A Senior Associate Director with an interest in the finance category or a strong Account Director looking to take the next step with some would be an ideal candidate for this position. JPMorgan is a brilliant client to work with – challenging EssenceMediacom to deliver best-in-class media strategy, whilst also looking to explore the new and different. Our integrated team incorporates talent from the UK strategy team and the creative systems teams, offering an opportunity to understand the full agency offer. No two days will be the same, and this client will reward you with a breadth of experience. You will be supported by a  strong team who always strive to deliver best in class and forward-thinking media planning. Experience across brand planning is essential, and the successful candidate will need to form a close collaboration with the Strategy team to provide a whole-brained perspective to the account, strategies and work.   We are looking for a passionate and enthusiastic Senior Associate Director to work with us. This role will play an integral part on the account, leading the delivery of innovative campaigns across all media channels. The successful candidate will work across the entire campaign lifecycle – planning, activation and measurement – utilising and strengthening their strategic planning and account management skills.  Skills and Experience At WPP Media, we believe in the power of our culture and our people. It’s what elevates us to deliver exceptional experiences for both our clients and each other. In this role it will be critical to embrace WPP & WPP Media’s shared core values: * Be Extraordinary by Leading Collectively to Inspire transformational Creativity. * Create an Open environment by Balancing People and Client Experiences by Cultivating Trust. * Lead Optimistically by Championing Growth and Development to Mobilize the Enterprise. * Shape and elevate campaign responses to be clear, creative and compelling   * Elevate insight to be compelling and memorable via storytelling. * Ensure that all the channel plans and tactics match the overall strategy. Oversee timely client booking approval. * Lead the overall testing roadmap and formulate hypotheses for experiments   * Work alongside the specialists to lead the overall data, tech and analytics strategy   * Lead client forecasting & annual planning.  Deliver customer journey optimisation opportunities across digital, performance and commerce. * Lead overall client satisfaction. Proactively take new thinking to clients. Manage difficult conversations and creative agency alignment. * Lead meetings end to end and field client Q&As * Identify opportunities for income via EM/GroupM products & services. Support investment with commerciality. * Lead by example. Champion a growth mindset, GroupM toolset and EM skillset.  Life at WPP Media & Benefits Our passion for shaping the next era of media includes investing in our employees to help them do their best work, and we’re just as committed to employee growth as we are to responsible media investment. WPP Media employees can tap into the global WPP Media & WPP networks to pursue their passions, grow their networks, and learn at the cutting edge of marketing and advertising. We have a variety of employee resource groups and host frequent in-office events showcasing team wins, sharing thought leadership, and celebrating holidays and milestone events. Our benefits include competitive medical, group retirement plans, vision, and dental insurance, significant paid time off, preferential partner discounts, and employee mental health awareness days.   WPP Media is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers. We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process. Please note this is a UK based role and requires individuals to have the right to work in this location Please read our Privacy Notice (https://www.wppmedia.com/pages/privacy-policy) for more information on how we process the information you provide. While we appreciate all applications received, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.  #LI-Promoted Please read our Privacy Notice [https://www.wppmedia.com/pages/privacy-policy#:~:text=WPP%20Media%20Privacy%20Notice%20for%20Recruitment] for more information on how we process the information you provide.

Teneo is looking for an experienced Associate Director (AD) to join our Financial Communications team. The role will be, in part, focused on supporting some existing private capital clients and supporting the commercial development in private markets more broadly. Previous experience working with private capital firms is essential. Applicants should be intellectually curious, financially literate, creative, collaborative and eager to learn, with strong commercial acumen. As an Associate Director you will be responsible for making a significant contribution to our reputation, profitable growth and client retention. You will lead client accounts, support teams to deliver to the highest standards, inspire new thinking, and take an active role in retaining and developing our best talent. ADs manage and coach our Senior Consultants, Consultants and Associate Consultants and work into and learn from our Managing Directors, with the structure of each team varying based on our scope and clients’ needs. Teneo is an integrated communications consultancy, providing all aspects of strategic counsel to business leaders and CEOs. This role is primarily to support Teneo’s financial communications clients across the TMT sector, joining a thriving team helping to shape company narratives and influence how major corporate news flow lands with key capital markets audiences to achieve strategic objectives. Our work is wide-ranging and includes equity story development, financial calendar communications, executive profiling, IPOs, restructurings and M&A transactions, crisis management, media relations and ESG, stewardship and governance issues.  KEY RESPONSIBILITIES * Leading large integrated teams to deliver strategies that have impact for our clients * Establishing long-term senior client relationships through valued, strategic counsel * Actively driving growth with existing clients and via new business lead generation * Providing market insight and intelligence through media and industry networking * Client servicing, profitability, forecasting and budgeting * Proactively contributing to and fostering a knowledge-sharing environment with clients and colleagues * Innovating on behalf of clients and the Financial Communications team, challenging the status quo with new thinking, new product development, and new ways of working * Encouraging, inspiring and motivating teams through mentoring and coaching SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE * 7+ years’ experience of working in a senior role in financial communications / IR advisory or in-house * Financially literate with excellent working knowledge of financial reporting and corporate transactions * Excellent understanding of financial markets and business media * Proven track record in retaining clients and maintaining client relationships * Effective media and City network and engagement capability * Ability to anticipate client needs and shape and deliver strategic advice to senior level clients * Excellent written and verbal communication skills & effective presenting skills * Proven business development experience and ability to cultivate and convert new business leads * Well informed and knowledgeable on market trends * Seen as a credible ‘voice’ to both client and internal stakeholders alike * Collaborative approach, able to foster good working relationships and work well under pressure * Strong team leader who creates high-performing and motivated teams * Experience supporting others’ career development through mentoring and coaching * Excellent time management and the ability to prioritise a varied workload * Comfortable taking the lead on driving performance and revenue BENEFITS * Competitive salary (depends on experience) * 28 days holiday * Discretionary bonus * Annual salary review * Pension (company contribution: 5% of annual salary) * Extensive investment in personal development & learning * Enhanced maternity and paternity leave (depending on length of service) and shared parental leave * Private medical insurance * Group Income protection * Life assurance * Cycle to work schemes * Season ticket loans * Regular social, cultural and charitable activities * Flexible working with office laptop and smartphone provided ABOUT TENEO Teneo is the global CEO advisory firm. We partner with our clients globally to do great things for a better future. Drawing upon our global team and expansive network of senior advisors, we provide advisory services across our five business segments on a stand-alone or fully integrated basis to help our clients solve complex business challenges. Our clients include a significant number of the Fortune 100 and FTSE 100, as well as other corporations, financial institutions, and organizations. Our full range of advisory services includes strategic communications, investor relations, financial transactions and restructuring, management consulting, physical and cyber risk, organizational design, board and executive search, geopolitics and government affairs, corporate governance, ESG and DE&I. The firm has more than 1,800 employees located in 45+ offices around the world.