Associate Director, Client Operations (12-month Maternity Cover)
Quick Summary
About Us IPG Mediabrands is the media and marketing solutions division of Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG).
The Operations Associate Director is responsible for driving operational excellence across planning, reporting, workflow management, and data governance processes. The role focuses on four key areas: Dashboard Management, Monday.com Operations, Media Plan Template Governance, and Commercial Reporting.
Working closely with Planning, Activation, and Data, Technology & Analytics (DTA) teams, this role ensures consistency, accuracy, compliance, and effective communication across markets and client teams.
Responsibilities
~1 min read- Coordinate with local planning teams to collect quarterly and annual planning and actualised data within agreed timelines.
- Ensure data templates are completed accurately and consistently across markets.
- Partner with Data, Technology & Analytics (DTA) teams to provide guidance, troubleshooting, and training to local teams.
- Lead communications with client teams regarding data governance progress, milestones, and completion status.
- Maintain and update documentation related to data acquisition, governance, and reporting processes.
- Collaborate closely with Planning, Activation, and DTA teams to support operational alignment.
- Work collaboratively with Planning, Activation, and DTA teams to develop and implement a strategic roadmap for operational improvements, driving greater efficiency, consistency, automation, and process optimisation
- Train local teams on dashboard upload processes, ensuring accurate data submission and adherence to procedures
- Liaise with Initiative market teams to ensure timely and accurate submission of commercial data.
- Hours utilisation
- Budgets and spend tracking
- Commissions and fees
- Out-of-scope project reporting
- Consolidate and validate reporting outputs for stakeholder review.
- Support financial visibility and operational accountability through accurate reporting practices.
- Own and manage the global media plan template process.
- Update templates with new media vendors and requirements as requested by local teams.
- Monitor and enforce adherence to approved template usage across teams.
- Partner with dashboard teams and clients on template updates, rollouts, and process improvements.
- Ensure the media plan template remains accurate, scalable, and fit for purpose across markets.
- Strong operational and project management skills.
- Experience coordinating cross-market or regional teams.
- Strong attention to detail and process governance capabilities.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, including with senior client stakeholders in Global Planning and Analytics teams
- Experience with reporting, workflow management tools, and data governance processes.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Collaborative approach with experience working across Planning, Activation, Finance, and Analytics teams.
At IPG Mediabrands, we celebrate differences and believe this makes us stronger. IPG Mediabrands are an equal-opportunity employer committed to championing an inclusive culture that provides a sense of belonging for all our employees. We do not discriminate against any applicant based on age, disability, race, colour, ethnicity, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, belief, marital status or any other characteristic protected by law.
Please reach out to Ninette at ninette.desousa@mbww.com, if you would like to have a confidential conversation regarding any adjustments that would ensure our recruitment process is accessible for you. Please note requesting a reasonable adjustment will not affect your application.
What We Offer
~1 min readWe aim to provide all our people with a supportive and fun work environment where you can develop your full potential and benefit from the broad range of opportunities within the agency. When you join us, we want to make sure you feel valued – and that you are rewarded for your fantastic work. So, we also offer a range of benefits:
Location & Eligibility
Listing Details
- Posted
- May 19, 2026
- First seen
- May 19, 2026
- Last seen
- May 19, 2026
Posting Health
- Days active
- 0
- Repost count
- 0
- Trust Level
- 67%
- Scored at
- May 19, 2026
Signal breakdown

Global media buying and planning group managing $47B+ in marketing investment across 130 countries
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