Head of Digital, Data & Tech

About the role

dentsu is hiring a Head of Digital, Data & Tech in London for its global Carat business. It is a dual role reporting to the Managing Director and Global Client President, combining client account leadership with digital practice leadership. The role works alongside the Head of Digital Operations and partners with Client Presidents, the Head of Strategy and other senior dentsu stakeholders.

Key responsibilities

• Client leadership: grow profitable revenue across the account portfolio, including PRIP maximisation and out-of-scope revenue, and design and execute key account plans across all markets and dentsu entities.
• Work with the Global Client President to lead strategic client relationships, co-create solutions and position Carat upstream in clients' marketing and media ambitions.
• Digital leadership: connect with Accelerator account clients on their digital thinking, develop roadmaps for dentsu media products and foster relationships with key global digital platforms.
• Drive understanding of digital, data and tech internally, with clients and the wider industry, and spearhead digital innovation across the client portfolio and externally.
• Lead digital responses on significant global and cross-market new business pitches, provide specialist technical advice and develop client training agendas.
• Partner with the Head of Growth to win business with new and existing clients, and with the Head of Digital Operations to build the right knowledge base and skillsets in the digital practice.
• Culturally connect the team to the vision and values of Carat and dentsu, coach team members, share knowledge, expand the team's knowledge base and flex resources against pitches, local market growth initiatives and thought leadership.

Required profile

• Proven track record of working with multiple stakeholders across companies, cultures and countries to drive an agenda through influence.
• Strong persuasion and selling skills with new and existing clients.
• Strategic thinking and clear written and verbal communication of strategic and innovative ideas.
• Working knowledge of established and emerging digital channels and how they work together.
• Cultural awareness, analytical skills and curiosity.