Nexus Head of Nexus

**About GroupM**

GroupM is the leading media investment management company globally, incorporating media agencies including EssenceMediaCom, Mindshare and Wavemaker, as well as specialist business such as Nexus.

**About Nexus**

GroupM Nexus brings together 9,000 practitioners globally across ad ops, addressable content & TV, AI, commerce, programmatic, search and social, among others, to deliver transformational outcomes across digital channels and platforms and create exciting new career paths for our people.

**Overview**

As the Head of Nexus you will play a crucial role in leading and managing the team responsible for delivering best-in-class capabilities across programmatic, paid search, social/content, and consultancy services.

You will also contribute to the continued development/progression of GroupM as a data, technology and digital media leader.

**Key Responsibilities**:
**1.** **Leadership and Mentorship**:
a. Lead, develop, and mentor the GroupM Nexus team to ensure their professional growth and excellence in service delivery

b. Fosters a collaborative and supportive environment within the team whilst ensuring a culture of accountability by all GroupM Nexus team members

**2.** **Builds critical thinking and creative problem solving within GroupM Nexus**

a. Drives the team to work collaboratively with agency teams to find the best use of digital, data and tech to answer and deliver to client briefs

b. Ensures internal teams are providing proactive recommendations to agencies based on campaign performance insights

c. Keeps a cool head when challenges arise - and creatively (and constructively) problem solves to find the right solutions for the business

**3.** **Drives Exceptional Agency Service and Select Client Relationships**:
a. Acts as the primary point of contact and relationship holder for GroupM agency leaders

b. Collaborate with agency leads to ensure a seamless digital product from planning to activation

c. Oversee the Nexus team in providing exceptional service to internal stakeholders and select external clients

d. Understand the current health of client businesses and allocate resources and capabilities accordingly

**4.** **A knowledge leader within GroupM**

a. Demonstrates a deep passion for digital, data, and technology, staying updated with industry trends and innovations ~ passing this on to GroupM and agency team members as necessary for their own development

5. **Product and revenue**

a. Collaborates with the Chief Product Officer to develop digital, data and technology solutions that drive sustainable revenue growth and success for our clients

b. Works collaboratively with GroupM NZ commercial team to forecast and reconcile revenue for GroupM NZ projects

**6.** **Data and Analytics**

**a.** Oversees a data and analytics capability for the group that enables us to extract insights from campaigns - and empowers the agencies to have the information that they need to deliver best in class work for clients

**7.** **Process and Automation**

**a.** Oversees process (and associated documentation) across the GroupM Nexus team

**b.** Provides (and delivers to) a clear roadmap for the role of automation across the team to ensure we have the most efficient (and accurate) service delivery possible

**Qualifications and Requirements**:
aMinimum 12+ years of experience in the digital agency industry.

b. Proven experience in a senior leadership role, with a focus on team mentoring and development.

c. Strong collaboration skills and a passion for working in a team-oriented environment.

d. Extensive experience in developing, optimizing, analyzing, and reporting on paid campaigns.

e. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

f. Strong attention to detail and ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.

g. Exceptional relationship building, diplomacy, and decision-making skills with a creative mindset.