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Vice President, EMEA
AOL
London, , United Kingdom
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Company Description
AOL is a media technology company with a mission to simplify the internet for consumers and creators by unleashing the world's best builders of culture and code. As the 4th largest online property in the U.S., with more than 200 million monthly consumers of its premium brands, AOL is at the center of disruption of how content is being produced, distributed, consumed and monetized by connecting publishers with advertisers on its global, programmatic content and advertising platforms. AOL's opportunity lies in shaping the future of the digitally connected world for decades to come.
Job Description
Main Purpose of the Role:
To ensure the effective overall operations and performance of AOL in EMEA, by providing input into core business strategies, executing strategy, driving new business development whilst ensuring the commercial success, functionality and sustainability of the organisation.
Key Accountabilities:
• Owns overall P&L for AOL EMEA and promotes revenue, profitability and growth of the business;
◦ Accountable for delivering against quarterly targets and business objectives, and developing and implementing quarterly recovery plans;
◦ Accountable for licensing revenue, media and growth of the Platforms business across EMEA; e.g. Works with global Media lead to develop priorities across EMEA markets;
◦ Accountability for staff and other costs in EMEA markets, with a combination of dotted and solid reporting lines;
◦ Accountable for sales execution across the region, providing input into the allocation of sales targets and resources for each market;
◦ Sales targets and resource allocation by market defined by the Heads of One Advertisers and Publisher Services in collaboration with the International CFO;
• Oversees local and regional operations to drive efficiency and excellent service
• Works with internal business partners for Finance, HR, Marketing to define requirements and ensure solutions meet EMEA needs;
• Drives and implement changes to structure, operations, management and other resources to achieve optimum efficiency and profitability;Inputs into an integrated regional plan across both One for Advertisers and Publisher Services for EMEA, adapting globally-driven functional strategies to the region and to individual markets;
• Reviews vision for AOL EMEA on an on-going basis, and communicates this as part of AOL’s overall vision and values to employees directly and through direct reports and key managers;
• Delegates accountability to country leads / managers for their markets’ business objectives;
• Reviews progress against objectives across all markets (via management, financial and workforce reporting), revising objectives / targets as required (with approval as required: from CFO, Heads of One Advertisers/Publisher Services as required);
• Provides input into global product strategy to ensure it is appropriate for EMEA markets and reflects client needs across markets, proactively assessing future business needs;
• Develops and maintains a high performance team across markets, regularly evaluating the performance of executives against policies and objectives included non-financial engagement metrics (e.g. attrition and engagement rates);
• Recruits and provides input into hiring of key roles;
• In conjunction with key managers and HR, designs a talent strategy and talent management plan for the markets/region (aligned with the overall plan for AOL), which includes a regular evaluation and assessment of talent and the talent pipeline across markets, development of succession plans for key roles. Holds managers accountable for managing performance and driving excellence and participates in the allocation of reward and other recognition programmes;
• Identifies acquisition, merger, new business and market opportunities and partnerships, working with Head of Business Development to provide regional expertise in the evaluation and assessment of these;
• Identifies and builds executive relationships internally and externally to drive business, and manages ‘top to top’ pan-EMEA relationships with key clients and other partners;
• Identifies and addresses problems and opportunities central to business success, and solves critical issues at highest levels;
• Represents EMEA priorities and aspirations within the global AOL arena;
• Provides and manages relevant shared services to each local market where required (e.g. where local market is of insufficient scale to warrant country level resources);
• Acts as a representative of the Company at industry affiliations, functions, events etc.;
• Promotes the company to local, regional, national, and international bodies;
• Ensures compliance with relevant legal and statutory requirements.
Qualifications:
• Strong leadership skills and high emotional intelligence;
• Good digital knowledge and understanding including key areas of focus such as programmatic, mobile, video and content
• Advanced strategy development skills
• Excellent delegation skills
• Impact and influence
• Grit and resilience
• Excellent communication, networking and relationship-building skills
• Judgment and decision-making skills including the strength of character to take difficult decisions and ownership of them in communications with team and the wider business
• Results-driven
• Relevant post-graduate business qualification
• Significant experience at a senior management level
• Broad knowledge of media/publishing/digital/tech industry
• Detailed understanding of financial management principles
• In-depth understanding of core business principles
• Good understanding of relevant legislation
• Proficient in all relevant software packages and applications
Additional Information
EEO/AA Women, Minorities, Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities Employer: AOL offers a competitive salary and benefits package, including pension and performance bonus. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or other protected category.