Head of Activation
Description
Join Us as Head of Activation – Lead, Inspire, and Drive Excellence!
Are you a dynamic leader with a passion for operational excellence and team development? Do you thrive in fast-paced environments, making impactful decisions while fostering collaboration across diverse teams? If so, we would like to hear from you!
About the Role:
As Head of Activation, you will play a key role in leading managers of our specialist teams ensure smooth execution of services. This all should be done while – at the same time - contributing to a positive and productive work environment.
This role requires a strategic thinker who can make quick, well-justified decisions and communicate them effectively to stakeholders, including top management.
Your key responsibilities:
- Team Leadership:
- Manage and mentor specialist team managers, ensuring they lead their teams equitably and effectively.
- Make timely, impactful decisions and provide clear justifications to stakeholders, including top management.
- Foster a culture of collaboration and accountability within the Activation team.
- Service quality & execution:
- Oversee the delivery of high-quality specialist services.
- Ensure integration of specialists into client teams, enhancing collaboration and alignment.
- Stakeholder Collaboration:
- Act as a bridge between internal teams and client stakeholders to ensure seamless communication and alignment.
- Process Optimization:
- Evaluate and improve workflows, ensuring efficient use of resources and adherence to best practices.
- Lead the development of cross-functional processes that enhance team performance.
- Coaching and Development:
- Support the growth and development of team managers through empathetic coaching.
- Equip managers with the tools and guidance needed to excel in their leadership roles.
- Innovation and Strategic Thinking:
- Drive forward-thinking strategies to improve activation processes and outcomes.
- Identify opportunities for innovation and implement solutions that deliver measurable results.
About you:
We are looking for a dynamic and empathetic leader who thrives in a collaborative environment and demonstrates a strong ability to align stakeholders. You are someone who:
- Has proven experience (7+ years of experience in marketing, preferably within a media or performance agency setting) in operational management and team leadership, with a track record of driving high-quality delivery in consultancy and specialist services.
- Demonstrates excellent decision-making skills, with the ability to justify actions to diverse stakeholder groups, including top management.
- Is an empathetic coach and mentor, with a natural ability to develop team managers and foster their growth.
- Understands the importance of stakeholder alignment and can effectively navigate complex organizational structures to ensure seamless collaboration.
- Has a strategic mindset and the ability to think ahead, identifying opportunities for innovation and process improvement. You are comfortable using data to support decision making and demonstrate data findings in understandable way.
- Possesses strong communication skills and can tailor messages to the right stakeholders (e.g., using tools like "FYI only," "needs decision," or "working group to be established") to ensure clarity and efficiency.
- Have fluent oral and written Finnish and English language skills.
Why Join Us?
This is not just another job; it’s an opportunity to work with leading global and local brands and learn something new every day! Here’s what you can expect:
- Access to world-class training, tools (including generative AI tools), data, and systems from WPP and GroupM
- A fantastic network of skilled, supportive, and friendly colleagues from around the globe
- A commitment to putting people first with high-quality leadership
- Benefits that include a phone allowance, complimentary breakfast in the office, and lunch plus sports & culture benefits
- Extended occupational healthcare
- Holiday bonuses according to company policy
About Us 💙
GroupM is the leading global media investment company, with a mission to shape a new era of media where advertising works better for people. Our agencies - Mindshare, Wavemaker, EssenceMediacom, and T&Pm - are the front door to the advertising industry’s most advanced media strategy, innovation, and activation capabilities.
Interested?
We’d love to learn more about you! Please send your CV and application through our recruitment system right away. We go through applications and start interviews during the application process.
For any questions about the role, feel free to contact Timo Petänen, Managing Director of GroupM Nexus, at timo.petanen@groupm.com or call +358406612771