VP, Global Partnerships

New York, NY, United States

Business Overview

KINESSO is the technology-driven performance marketing agency that sits at the very heart of IPG Mediabrands, providing actionable growth for both our agency partners and clients. We turn 'action' into 'outcome' for our clients, leveraging our unique capabilities in optimization, analytics, AI, and experimentation. KINESSO has brought together the collective power of what was formerly Matterkind, Reprise, and Kinesso under one collective entity that will serve as the most powerful delivery engine in the industry. We have extensive offerings spanning across performance marketing and data and technology. Fueled by a deep understanding of consumer behavior, we offer an end-to-end engine of planning and optimization while also delivering on data-driven strategy for social platforms, actionable growth in e-commerce, and creating curated marketplaces specific to each client's function and needs. The company has more than 6,000 employees operating in more than 60 countries. Learn more at www.KINESSO.com.

Position Summary

You will be the lead for global partnerships for our Audience data stack. Leading new partner conversations and evolving current ones, to find the best mix of data partners, globally. Working with our product leads, across Core Data, Console and Syndication, you will find the optimal solution mix of partners, at the best commercial rate that gives Mediabrands an edge of our competition.

The VP of Global Partnerships is responsible for designing, developing, maintaining, and evolving Kinesso’s audience partnerships. In this role you will build vendor partnerships for the Product team to leverage our client audience build, insights and analytics needs.

The right candidate is an exceptionally self-motivated problem-solver with a positive attitude and the ability to work well as a team. You have excellent communication, project management, business analysis, approach situations with a win-win stance, and you are a great critical thinker. You feel empowered through passion and commitment to deliver products with your finest craftmanship.

Responsibilities

New Data Requests

Collect partner needs

Data gaps

Prioritize roadmap for filling category gaps

Build business case for partnership

Partner Engagement

Kick-off vendor discussion

RFI

Vendor Selection

Commercial negotiation

Contract Execution

Ongoing vendor management/relationship

Data Use Case Evaluation & Testing

Use case validation

Data Understanding

Methodology Review

Success criteria

Pricing Review

Comparative Analysis

Lead the requirements gathering for partner solutions, prioritizing requirements from across the Product leads and directly from users and clients.

Establish a governance and reporting function.

Ownership of reporting and governance for partnerships, ensuring dedicated tracking of vendors, monitoring usage, and providing regular updates to the business.

This will help ensure that the partnerships are managed effectively and that the business is receiving the expected value from them.

Work with the Product leads to input into the product roadmap, manage the partner backlog, and plan for feature developments, prioritize internal & external demands with available resources.

Recommend new opportunities based on market analysis, industry trends and customer inputs.

Document and keep requirements, specifications, and use cases for new partners, new data sources and data features up to date.

Be a part of our larger Audience Product team and contribute to the core platform for our organization.

Required Skills & Experience

Proven track record of delivering data driven solutions with a customer-first mindset.

Self-driven, motivated, and purpose-led individual

Adaptable to fast-paced work environment.

Excellent verbal and written communication. Prior project management experience is preferred.

Experience with breadth of analytics partners across channels, industries and consumer funnel.

Deep understanding of the roles and functionality of platforms and processes across the agency/client analytics ecosystem.

We See You

At IPG Mediabrands, we are unified behind a commitment to fostering a culture of inclusion and belonging. Together, we shine through a set of shared values and behaviors. We take pride in our responsibility to our clients, communities, and to each other. We embrace differences and recognize the unique value that each of us brings to our community.

We encourage you to apply, as unique backgrounds, perspectives, and lived experiences are welcomed.

We See You at IPG Mediabrands.

Wage and Benefits

We offer a Total Rewards package that includes medical and dental coverage, 401(k) plans, flex spending, life insurance, disability, employee discount program, employee stock purchase program and paid family benefits to support you and your family. To give you the ability to better meet your personal needs, and in support of your physical and emotional well-being, you will receive discretionary time off days and company-wide Appreciation Weeks and Wellness Days.

We also offer a competitive Total Compensation package, including a competitive salary and eligibility for an annual discretionary incentive award or a relevant incentive award.

The salary range for this position is posted below. Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on, among other factors, actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position, market considerations, budgetary considerations, tenure and standing with the Company (applicable to current employees), as well as the employee’s/applicant’s skill set, level of experience, and qualifications.

Employment Transparency

It is the policy of Mediabrands, division of the Interpublic group, to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, creed, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, citizenship, genetic information, veteran status, disability, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

The employer will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the American with Disabilities Act of 1990. The job description will be reviewed periodically as duties and responsibilities change with business necessity. Essential and other job functions are subject to modification. Reasonable accommodations may be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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About IPG Mediabrands

IPG Mediabrands is the media and marketing solutions division of Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG). IPG Mediabrands manages over $47 billion in marketing investment globally on behalf of its clients across its full-service agency networks UM, Initiative and Mediahub and through its award-winning specialty business units Healix , Kinesso , MAGNA, Mediabrands Content Studio, Orion Holdings, Rapport, and the IPG Media Lab. IPG Mediabrands clients include many of the world’s most recognizable and iconic brands from a broad portfolio of industry sectors including automotive, personal finance, consumer product goods (CPG), pharma, health and wellness, entertainment, financial services, energy, toys and gaming, direct to consumer and e-commerce, retail, hospitality, food and beverage, fashion and beauty. The company employs more than 18,000 diverse marketing communication professionals in more than 130 countries. Learn more at www.ipgmediabrands.com .

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