Director - Affiliate - Ogilvy and Mather - Singapore

Job description
THE ROLE:
Based in Singapore the Affiliate Director leads the affiliate marketing function for Neo@Ogilvy, working across clients and affiliates to drive successful campaigns in Asia Pacific. We work with some of the world’s biggest retailers, so we are looking for the right candidate to join us to deliver exceptional service levels to these current clients and additionally to focus on acquiring fantastic new clients to grow our business.


PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES
• Act as the Account Director and lead the regional Affiliate Marketing programs for our blue chip clients
• Manage, motivate and lead a regional team of Affiliate Account Managers/Account Executives based in Singapore and in other offices in the region with a focus on achieving specific account and business goals
• Develop senior level relationships with stakeholders within clients, affiliate partners and networks/technology providers
• Spearhead business development efforts by identifying, engaging, winning and on-boarding new clients
• Push an analytical approach, where the team uses detailed reporting and performance metrics to draw insight and make strategic recommendations to clients to optimize their affiliate program
• Ensure the team’s time is prioritized correctly to meet the required service levels; always be prepared to manage client/affiliate expectations in terms of response, delivery and performance
• Identify and recommend new opportunities to grow the business and increase efficiency
• Responsibility for financial management from an external perspective monitoring client budget and spend and also from an internal perspective with regards to profitability and revenue generation

SKILLS:
• Analytical and numerate, with strong communication skills. The candidate must be comfortable presenting to large groups of people and senior clients
• Strong managerial experience, including experience developing and mentoring a team of existing staff. Experience of managing remote (based in other offices) staff is preferred
• In-depth knowledge of affiliate / partnership marketing and the best practice on how affiliate programs are managed
• Strong new business and performance delivery track record
• Commercial awareness and proficiency in managing client scopes and profitability
• Strong time management and organizational skills
• Seeks ownership and readily accepts accountability
• Familiarity with reporting platforms (affiliate networks/tools) and how they are used to manage campaign performance
• Proven ability to develop strong internal and external business relationships

Desired Skills and Experience

• Educated to university degree level
• Must be fluent in English with an additional Asian language preferred
• A minimum of 6 years digital marketing experience with at least 2 of these in an affiliate marketing focused role
• Experience of working within Asia preferred

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