Managing Director (Ad Agency) at KPMG Nigeria

KPMG Nigeria - Our client, a full-service leading Ad Agency with strong creative and client portfolio, is recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Managing Director

Location: Lagos
Job Type: Full time
Sector: Marketing / Advertising / Sales

The Role

• The Managing Director will oversee all business operations, people and ventures, and will be responsible for the overall success of the business.
• The ideal candidate will be a digitally savvy individual and a strategist/leader who is able to steer the company to the most profitable direction while also implementing its vision, mission and long term goals.
• The Managing Director’s key goal will be to deepen the digital maturity of the business within the shortest possible time and should have strong crisis management skills.

Skills and Capabilities

• Develop and execute the company’s business strategies in order to attain the goals of the board and shareholders.
• Provide strategic advice to the board and Chairperson with an accurate view of the market and the company’s future. 
• Prepare and implement comprehensive business plans to facilitate achievement by planning cost-effective operations and market development activities.
• Ensure company policies and legal guidelines are effectively communicated from top to bottom and are adhered to. 
• Oversee the company’s financial performance, investments and other business ventures.
• Communicate and maintain trust relationships with shareholders, business partners and authorities. 
• Act as the public speaker and public relations representative of the company in ways that strengthen its profile.

Qualifications

• B.Sc / B.A Degree in Business Administration or relevant field; 
• M.Sc / M.A Degree will be preferred 
• Minimum of 18 years work experience
• Proven experience as Managing Director or other senior managerial position
• Demonstrable experience in developing strategic and business plans 
• Thorough knowledge of market changes and forces that influence the company 
• Strong understanding of corporate finance and measures of performance
• Familiarity with corporate law and management best practices 
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Strong leadership, supervisory, coaching, mentoring and people management skills.
• Strong influencing and negotiation skills with an ability to engage with others to achieve positive results.
• Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills with the ability to build rapport across various stakeholders and effectively communicate and interact with top level management.
• Ability to act with integrity, professionalism and confidentiality.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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