Senior Manager -, Video Solutions, EMEA - Yahoo! - London

Job description
Senior Manager, Video Solutions, EMEA

Location: London

Reporting to Director, Premium Solutions, EMEA (TBH) – interim, reporting to VP Display Solutions



Solutions Development, Network and Platform team Overview

The mission of the Solutions Development, Network and Platform team is to:

• Bring all Yahoo products together into holistic, best-in-class solutions for our advertisers and agencies with deep product expertise and in-market sales support

• Bring advertiser and agency feedback to Yahoo’s internal teams (with particular emphasis on media teams and product teams) in a coordinated and consolidated way

The team is composed of:

• 4 solutions teams are responsible for driving product-specific sales and supporting local solution-based sales, of which the Premium Solutions team is one

• 3 operational teams who focus on operations including campaign management & optimisation, tech support, efficiency tools, project management and sales tools.

The team supports all countries across EMEA and has people working across all of our offices. The team works very closely with Sales, Account Management, local Solutions Development teams, Ad Operations, Global Product, Media as well as all other functions, including but not limited to PMM, Legal, Finance and HR.

Senior Manager, Video Solutions, EMEA Role

W e are currently searching for a Lead for the Video Solutions team. This role will be charged with developing our premium solutions video and will have end to end responsibilities for the development of our video advertising strategy and work closely with multiple sales teams and other key teams to drive revenue across mobile in a coherent and collaborative manner. The successful candidate will have a very strategic mindset which will be complemented with strong sales and execution skills.

Responsibilities will include:

• Drive overall product and business strategy, at an EMEA level, to drive growth within video solutions, with a particular emphasis on experiential and new formats.

• He or she will be responsible for consolidating overall requirements into global product teams.

• To support (led by the audience & programmatic teams) the performance & programmatic revenues across all countries in EMEA

• To contribute to the overall video content strategy in EMEA

• To ensure we are well placed to capitalise and exceed market growth behind video – take overall view of business and drive future success to plan and build key future requirements

• To work closely with the BD and Sales teams for new video supply partnerships

• To own and drive, in conjunction with sales, audience and product, strategy to leverage new and existing formats in a way that benefits the user and the advertiser to drive market share growth for Yahoo

Competencies

The ability to effectively communicate with and influence the key internal and external stakeholders whose active participation is required to successfully implement our strategic projects
Strong people skills – both for hard line management and virtual team management

· Business analysis skills expected along with a strong business background

Confident and inspirational in outlook, strategic by nature over a 12 month period
Must be able to perform in a fast-paced, highly changing and nascent marketplace and be driven to meet and exceed targets
Have the ability to absorb much information and cascade relevant in a simple to understand format
Must be an excellent communicator at all levels
Requires the ability to deliver complex messages and solutions simply.
Project Management
Intense Focus on Customers
Leadership

· Thought Leadership & Innovation

· Demonstrated understanding of cross-functional and global business requirements including strong distance stakeholder relationship management

· Innovating for customers- high focus on anticipating and finding new ways to meet customer needs

· Delivering with accountability- establishing clear performance erxpectations and commitments

· Talent development: attract the best talent when hiring, and develop the talent already in place

· Highly organized with strong attention to detail and great follow-through

· Able to drive change across the business broadly

Requirements / Experience

· 6 years experience in the Online, Technology, Media with proven capabilities across premium display

· Experience with video is an essential requirement

· Minimum of 12 months experience in a mobile specialist company

· University degree essential, MBA a plus

· Demonstrated ability to work with senior management across multiple locations to execute complex projects with tight deadlines

· Proven track record and commercial experience as a project manager

· Strong knowledge of overall display ecosystem, particularly around video, mobile and branded content

· Experience in being effective within a matrix org structure

· Extensive experience in a multinational business structure

· Analytical problem solver with a can-do, positive attitude and who is passionate about business analysis

· Good verbal, written and presentational skills

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