General Manager - Branding & Digital Media Agency at AGI Media

The Role
The General Manager will be responsible for developing the business vision and strategy.  The GM will devise and implement the overall approach to new business, strategic client management, while simultaneously upgrading the product offering.
 
Responsibilities

• Setting the business vision and lead the operation to position it as one of the leading agencies within the African market
• Formulate a realistic business plan and regularly review and re-evaluate agency’s performance against set goals and objective
• Develop and execute a client-lead growth strategy across Africa using in-depth knowledge of e-commerce and performance
• Take ownership of and run the P&L with full accountability in bottom and top line results and reporting. (Full P&L responsibility means you are responsible for driving revenue and managing all expenses including sales, marketing, customer service and product development)
• Drive the commercial strategy and pricing across all digital disciplines and ensure competitive pricing versus industry players
• Identify emerging industry and product trends early on and transform them into winning products
• Manage relationships with technology vendors such as Google, Salesforce and others.

Profile

• 8 - 12 years plus in the industry with a minimum of 3 years in a Leadership role
• Experience managing an Agency P&L
• Bachelor’s degree or above
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• A proven leader and talent developer