Head of Business Planning

We are always searching for passionate team members who love media and live and breathe our core values of Curiosity, Courage, and Community . We seek out those who aren’t afraid to ask the tough questions, are excited to explore the nuances, and are hungry for personal growth and continuous learning. A global media network within the IPG Mediabrands family, UM operates in over 100 countries, with 3,000+ people innovating on a roster of powerful brands and our client campaigns have been recognized by the industry’s most competitive global showcases like Cannes Lions, Festival of Media Global, and WARC.
As a result of our people-first commitment, UM has been celebrated as a FORTUNE Best Workplace in Advertising & Marketing in the US, a Campaign Best Place to Work in EMEA, a Campaign Asia Diverse & Inclusive Workplace in APAC, a top 3 agency in LATAM by The Effies, and ranked the number one agency in both Canada and MENAT by RECMA.
Position Summary As Director, Planning, you’ll support the vision and strategic plan for the account, ensuring success across Work Quality, Client Relationships, Financials, and Team Health. You’ll play a key role in planning and executing media strategies integral to their business success and launch industry-leading work that propels the business forward.
Manage and provide team leadership to the media plan process, including ideation formation, presentation, and implementation.
Manage the integration and partnership of internal cross functional SBU partners across client’s business as appropriate.
Work with SBU partners to ensure strategic alignment with performance-based campaigns (Search/Social/Programmatic).
Work closely with strategy and analytics to identify appropriate data strategies to promote growth.
Responsible and accountable to the implementation of media plan and deliverables, driving relationship with internal teams and partners including strategy, buying, analytics and SBUs
Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
nimble, flexible, and solution-oriented
Solid awareness of industry trends and planning/measurement models
Desired Skills & Experience 6-8 years of experience within integrated planning; Proven track record with client relations and growing existing business
Prior experience work on a quick service restaurant brand

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