Executive Director, Investment

We are OMD, Cannes Lions 2024 Media Network of the Year, RECMA's Best-Performing Media Network Globally, and COMvergence's #1 Global Agency Network. As the world's largest media network, with more than 12,000 people working in over 100 countries, we excel at making better decisions, faster. By combining innovation, creativity, empathy, and evidence, we help clients move faster, reach further, and take smarter risks in a world full of opportunities

We pride ourselves on being a people-obsessed, outcomes-focused business that applies evidence and data-based solutions, married with the practice of empathy, to drive performance and growth. When working with our clients, we put ourselves in the shoes of the consumer in order to see the world through their eyes. We focus on finding greater empathy with the consumer so as to uncover insights and opportunities that deliver more valued and valuable connections.

The Executive Director, Global Enablement – Strategic Investments is responsible for shaping future‑facing global investment strategy and optimizing the partner ecosystem to deliver measurable business impact. This leadership role sets global investment standards, embeds governance frameworks, and advances innovation through automation, interoperability, and best‑in‑class practices. The remit spans strategy, governance, and transformation to ensure alignment across anchor markets and enable consistent adoption across the broader global network. Collaboration with global strategy, data, technology, and operations teams is central to enabling smarter investments and productivity‑focused outcomes. The Executive Director also oversees global reporting, compliance, and thought leadership initiatives that position the client as an industry leader in investment governance and partnership excellence.

Key Responsibilities
Global Investment Strategy, Market Enablement, & Governance

• Defines global investment strategy and governance standards, translating principles and guardrails into detailed playbooks across paid, owned, and earned media.
• Establishes operating rhythms between global, anchor, and non-anchor markets, supported by structured onboarding programs, training sessions, adoption trackers, and maturity scoring frameworks.
• Maintains activation standards, QA protocols, and brand safety/suitability measures using tools such as DoubleVerify, updating guidance for regulatory changes and platform policies.
• Aligns local market nuances with global priorities and customizes OMG marketplace updates and best practices for the client.

Partnerships, Commercial Models & Portfolio Performance

• Leads Global Partnerships 4.0, including partner portfolio recalibration, evaluation scorecards, and performance-based engagement models.
• Oversees annual partner strategies—RFPs, contract negotiations, and multi-year frameworks—balancing innovation, scale, and commercial value.
• Defines global commercial constructs such as pricing models, rebate structures, value banks, performance guarantees, and co-investment models, supported by standardized negotiation templates and value-tracking protocols.
• Develops partner maturity models assessing scalability, compliance, innovation readiness, and measurement sophistication; applies scorecards and ongoing performance reviews to guide investment allocation and long-term partnership strategy.

Innovation, Optimization & Productivity Enablement

• Owns global innovation roadmaps and test-learn-scale programs, sequencing pilots and proofs-of-concept across priority markets with defined hypotheses, success metrics, and scale criteria.
• Integrates automation and AI into investment workflows, measurement systems, and optimization routines to improve speed and precision.
• Operates enterprise optimization frameworks and benchmarking processes, using applied analytics to reallocate investments and institutionalize learnings in global playbooks.
• Co-leads 2026 Productivity Framework, linking investment decisions to productivity levers and counter-investment initiatives, with KPIs and value-tracking methodologies that quantify savings, cost avoidance, and reinvestment opportunities.

Reporting, Measurement & Thought Leadership

• Oversees global investment scorecards, quarterly pacing reports, and compliance audits to ensure transparency and risk management.
• Maintains governance templates, investment and credit tracking, and reporting standards that support consistent, board-ready narratives.
• Partners with data and analytics teams to evolve dashboards (e.g., Power BI) and harmonize measurements across markets and platforms.
• Authors POVs on investment governance, commercial models, and partnership strategy; represents the client in global forums and councils; and shares case studies and best practices to reinforce industry leadership and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Experience: 12+ years in global media investment, strategic partnerships, or related fields within multinational organizations.
• Strategic Leadership: Proven ability to design and implement global investment strategies, governance frameworks, and enablement programs across matrixed environments.
• Commercial & Financial Acumen: Deep expertise in deal modeling, pricing constructs, rebate structures, and value-tracking methodologies; strong ROI optimization skills.
• Negotiation & Partnership Management: Demonstrated success leading complex, multi-party, multi-market negotiations and managing global partnership portfolios.
• Governance & Compliance: Strong knowledge of investment governance standards, scorecarding, QA frameworks, and brand safety protocols.
• Innovation & Transformation: Experience driving automation, AI integration, and test-learn-scale programs to accelerate adoption of new technologies.
• Productivity & Optimization: Ability to link investment decisions to productivity levers and counter-investment initiatives, supported by KPI tracking and analytics.
• Media & Ad Tech Expertise: Comprehensive understanding of cross-channel media, ad tech platforms, and interoperability standards.
• Influence & Communication: Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills, with a track record of influencing senior leadership and cross-functional teams.

Preferred Skills

• Strategic mindset with operational rigor and precision in execution.
• Advanced negotiation and partnership management capabilities across multi-market, multi-party contexts.
• Expertise in investment governance, QA frameworks, and partner value-tracking methodologies.
• Ability to codify, teach, and scale best practices across diverse markets and categories.
• Experience leading global, matrixed teams and orchestrating adoption through structured onboarding and enablement programs.
• Familiarity with CPG media ecosystems and end-to-end planning, activation, and measurement platforms.
• Knowledge of brand safety and suitability frameworks, including tools like DoubleVerify and comparable solutions.
• Proficiency in media analytics and reporting platforms (e.g., Power BI), with ability to interpret and apply insights to optimization and governance.
• Exposure to automation, AI-driven investment workflows, and test-learn-scale innovation programs.

This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on relevant experience, other job-related qualifications/skills, and geographic location (to account for comparative cost of living). The Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. For this role, benefits include: health insurance, vision insurance, dental insurance, 401(k), Healthcare Flexible Spending Account, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, vacation days, sick days, personal days, paid parental leave, paid medical leave, and STD/LTD insurance benefits.

Compensation Range

$150,000—$250,000 USD

This role is hybrid, requiring three (3) days per week in the office. The remaining two (2) days may be worked remotely. Specific in-office days will be discussed during the interview process, with flexibility to align with team needs. Please note that the number or required in-office days may be adjusted over time, potentially increasing the number of required in-office days based on business needs.
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