Managing Director, Paid Social

So you’re interested in becoming a Managing Director, Paid Social? Let's dive into what that means:

Classification: Full-time
Reporting to: Chief Product Officer
Location: On-site in New York City, New York | Denver, Colorado
Compensation: We are open to hiring candidates in our various office locations across the United States. We also receive applications from, and hire, candidates with varying levels of experience for example those who have a few years experience in a role to those who are looking to make a step up. The salary ranges on our job postings are set so as to account for these variable factors with decisions on the salary to be offered only made once we know the experience and location of our new hire.
Work Authorization: Must be legally entitled to work in the United States

What's the Role:

The Managing Director, Paid Social is responsible for driving the expansion of Brainlabs’ Paid Social revenue. You have the strategic vision to build a world-class Social proposition, hire and utilize the best people, processes and technology and deliver results to clients via paid social media and creative strategy. You are a respected industry thought leader and have a pedigree in building profitable, long-term, high-value relationships with clients, partners and future talent.

In this role you will:

• Manage the P&L and grow revenue across the NAMER Paid Social practice
• Be a Paid Social thought leader, promoting Brainlabs through partnerships, events, marketing/PR and case studies
• Hire & manage the Paid Social Head of Practice and support building out in-market teams
• Collaborate internally to set an industry leading & AI first Paid Social GTM and strategy for Brainlabs
• Focus on new business pitches and existing client revenue opportunities
• Develop agency POV on performance creative, testing & analytics

We’re looking for someone who:

• 10+ years of Paid Social experience including leading teams and proven thought leadership
• Have run large budgets on Meta, LinkedIn & TikTok, ideally with experience on Reddit, X.com, Pinterest & Snap
• A hunter - you like winning, enjoy competition and sharing success
• Highly commercial and have managed  a profitable business unit 
• Strong presentation, pitching  and selling capabilities on $1m+ clients

And this is what success looks like in the role:

• You will live our culture code every day!
  
• You will grow Paid Social revenue in line with annually agreed targets (YoY growth)
  
• You’ll hit our internal P&L metrics including profitability
  
• You’ll meet the PR targets agreed with you each year including internal/external events, publications, case studies
  
• Develop a leading Paid Social proposition that brings in new client revenue 
  
• Internal learning metrics being met each year 
  
• Client satisfaction targets being met (internal & external)