We are Assembly – and we’re not like the rest. We’re the modern alternative agency, bringing together industry-leading data, talent, and tech to Find the Change That Fuels Growth for the best brands on the planet, including Lenovo, Nike, Marina Bay Sands, and more. Our diverse, global community of over 2,300 passionate experts combines global thinking with unmatched local expertise in more than 20 markets worldwide – enabling brands to engage and move consumers anywhere. We use STAGE, Assembly’s proprietary, privacy-centric data solutions platform, to surface powerful insights that transform into actionable brand opportunities. We’re at the cutting edge of new media, technology, and platforms embedded in the lives of today’s consumers, and we’re tapped into how culture and communities’ need change. We do this while staying steadfast in our commitment to Leave the World Better Than We Found It through measurable social and environmental impact work.
Be part of an award-winning agency with over 30+ industry recognitions including Media Agency of the year, B2B & B2C agency of the year, Best use of Omnichannel & Integrated Marketing and more!
WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR
With a strong foundation built in Singapore, we are embarking on the next exciting phase of our development and evolution to build ahead and continue to challenge the established, move fast and build a modern agency that delivers on the needs our market. We have an active ambition to extend our media and more proposition through new products and services, to grow our footprint and to win. We’re looking for an accelerant, a leader to take us forward, to help us make change and win well.
Reporting directly into our CEO of APAC, you will spearhead the Assembly presence across Singapore & SEA and focus on establishing a vision and driving our product offering, capability, and visibility in the sub-region. You will own and be responsible for the P&L for our Singapore & SEA business, the talent within and a portfolio of local, regional and global clients. The position will suit someone who thrives on making an impact, who believes in the true value of partnerships and someone who has a track record of leading, growing and helping talent reach their full potential which translates into exceptional output.
Our ideal candidate is a builder, hungry and energised to create. Articulate, forward looking and demonstrable expertise in managing a P&L, winning clients and building teams.
With an inspirational personality, our choice of candidate will motivate our teams, deliver game-changing solutions for our clients, and boost our visibility in Singapore & SEA. They will have a deep understanding of how to turbocharge our proposition.
WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING ON ANY GIVEN DAY
Key Responsibilities:
The role entails 50% of time being externally-facing, and 50% being internally-facing.
Internally-Facing
- Design, shape, continuously evolve and improve our Singapore & SEA proposition – Ensure we resonate, we win, and we reflect and go again.
- Opportunity & revenue ownership – Motivated by growth we want you to be working with your teams to identify opportunities across Singapore & SEA, achieve and exceed revenue target
- Driving active collaboration between offices – You’ll be actively partnering with leadership across our North Asia and Greater China team, plus Regional Heads of Product. We believe in winning well and winning together, which means actively sharing, collaborating and supporting the growth of the total region.
- Driving internal innovation – Set the tone for progress. As a role model we want you to inspire our internal teams, ensuring that the work we are delivering is both leading edge and of the highest quality.
- Elevating our talent – We want to be a business that attracts the best. As you will lead the team in Singapore we want you focusing on their development, their personal growth and professional impact.
Externally-Facing
- Drive growth – be accountable for the P&L for Singapore & SEA, pitch and win new business and cross-sell opportunities, crafting and presenting solutions that clients need and want to buy.
- Client leadership – being the Client Experience & Leadership lead for our Singapore & SEA clients, bringing visionary thinking and solutions that will move the needle to our clients in partnership with our Product teams.
- Partner relationships – Working with publishers and vendors throughout the region to drive reciprocal growth; structuring deals and JBPs and build a deeper partnership.
- Thought leadership - Spearheading thought leadership across marketing and PR initiatives that positions us as being market leading in Singapore & SEA
- Project leadership – lead multiple planning and activation teams that work across the sub-region to drive multi-channel strategy and cross-channel planning to ensure client objectives are met.
DOES THIS SOUND LIKE YOU?
- An appetite to build a challenger agency and to go out and win
- Significant agency-side experience required with substantial time spent leading large scale teams and departments.
- Substantial expertise in digital media and a firm understanding of how technology will be an accelerant
- A deep understanding of the requirements and opportunities across Singapore & SEA markets, with experience in running clients across the region.
- A proven track record of driving growth
- People management responsibility with experience leading a sizeable teams
- Superb communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to interface confidently with clients and internal stakeholders at all levels.
- Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to make data-driven decisions and to identify and implement opportunities for improvement.
WHY ASSEMBLY?
- We‘re part of Stagwell (NASDAQ: STGW), the challenger network built to transform marketing. We’re nimble, smart, and digital-first, and we’re quickly growing to take on the biggest legacy holdcos.
- We care about your growth — we offer competitive salaries, annual compensation reviews, and keep detailed personal development plans to ensure you’re hitting your personal and company goals.
- We recognize and celebrate your success...all the time! Whether it’s through company meetups, employee recognition programs, or just a regular day, we make sure our people’s achievements are known and appreciated!
- We’re truly a people-first organization. That’s why we operate in hybrid model with flexibility, Work from Anywhere Scheme, allows you to be in control of your work-life balance.
- We believe in making impactful change in society, we encourage you to take Impact Leave time off from work to engage in volunteer activities with a charity that you support.
