SVP, Unified Investment Lead

dentsu Austria

Investment Lead architecting unified media strategies for clients across channels. Managing budgets, leading teams, and driving client growth with innovative solutions.

Posted 5/1/2026full-timeChicago • California, Illinois, Missouri, New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $197,225 - $260,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Architect the Unified Investment System
Design and manage holistic investment strategies across Search, Social, Programmatic, Video, Retail Media, and beyond ensuring all channels work together as a connected system, not in silos.
Balance and oversee working media budgets dynamically, aligning every investment decision with client business objectives, market signals, and future opportunity.
Harness data analysis, interconnected signals, and economic forecasting to proactively guide strategy and navigate market volatility.
Champion innovation, integrating emerging tools, AI-driven solutions, and novel deal structures that elevate both client performance and iProspect’s market differentiation.
Develop reusable frameworks, POV templates, and operating models that embed holistic thinking into the agency’s DNA.
Determine & Lead Global vs. Regional strategy and/or approaches within unified investment
Be the primary voice for unified investment, delivering sharp, forward-looking narratives that connect investment decisions directly to business outcomes.
Confidently lead high-stakes discussions, transforming insights into clarity and decisive guidance for clients.
Serve as a thought leader, synthesizing competitive intelligence, consumer trends, and economic shifts into holistic viewpoints that shape both client strategy and iProspect’s position in the market.
Actively contribute to client growth, crafting compelling market POVs, designing holistic investment solutions, and helping secure new JBP’s, both global and local, that drive growth.
Mentor channel specialists, fostering the ability to think and act holistically rather than in channel silos.
Partner seamlessly with Strategy, Planning, Analytics, Operations, and Client Services to deliver integrated solutions that connect creative ideas to measurable outcomes.
Establish clear priorities and drive collaborative problem-solving across disciplines to ensure unified execution of complex strategies.
Promote a challenger mindset and entrepreneurial spirit, inspiring teams to innovate and engineer the future of performance media.

Requirements

What you’ll need

12+ years in media investment or planning with proven experience across all channels.
10+ yrs experience operating within a large, complex global organization/account
8+ years leading and inspiring teams.
Exceptional client leadership and strategic storytelling skills.
Passion for emerging technologies and their role in transforming media.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, vision, and dental insurance
Life insurance
Short-term and long-term disability insurance
401k
Flexible paid time off
At least 15 paid holidays per year
Paid sick and safe leave
Paid parental leave.

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Hard Skills & Tools

data analysiseconomic forecastinginvestment strategiesmedia budgetingAI-driven solutionsframework developmentoperating modelscompetitive intelligenceconsumer trendsstrategic storytelling

Soft Skills

leadershipclient leadershipinnovationcollaborative problem-solvingmentoringcommunicationstrategic thinkingentrepreneurial spiritnarrative developmentholistic thinking