Manager – Agency Partnerships
This is an open vacancy with one of our clients.
- Experience
- 6–10 years
- Where
- Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai
- Salary
- ₹10,00,000–₹22,00,000 per year
- Work mode
- On-site, Hybrid
- Employment type
- Full-time
- Qualifications
- MBA/PGDM
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About the role
One of our prestigious clients is hiring a Manager – Agency Partnerships to get the best possible work out of the agencies it relies on. You will write sharp briefs, negotiate fair terms and hold partners to quality and timelines. Done well, this role turns marketing investment into effective output rather than rework and delay.
What you'll do
- Manage day-to-day relationships with the creative, media and specialist agencies supporting marketing.
- Write and review briefs so each agency receives clear objectives, audiences and deliverables.
- Negotiate scopes, fees and contract terms, and keep every commercial agreement properly documented.
- Run periodic agency performance reviews and agree corrective actions wherever standards slip.
- Plan agency budgets as part of the yearly marketing business plan.
- Guide the team members who coordinate agency deliverables, approvals and invoices.
What you'll bring
- 6–10 years of experience in agency management, marketing operations or client servicing.
- An MBA/PGDM, together with sound commercial instincts about fees and scope.
- Proven negotiation skills and comfort discussing commercials openly with partners.
- The ability to write and critique briefs that lead to genuinely good creative work.
- Experience managing people and several stakeholder relationships at the same time.
Good to have
- A background on the agency side, giving you insight into how partners actually operate.
- Exposure to agency pitch processes, scoring criteria and partner selection.
- Prior experience in the consumer or advertising sector with multiple agency partners.