Managing Director, India

Overview

This inspirational leader will serve as a talent and client connector, prioritizing business growth and emphasizing what’s best for our clients and people as we achieve goals. The leader will shape the direction and focus of our business and guide our India team to strong results and a brighter-than-ever future. This leader will work collaboratively to foster a culture of growth to make India's operations the number one international communications consultancy in India.

About our India Operations

FleishmanHillard India is recognized nationally with awards from SABRE and PRCI. Since 2007, the team has continued to craft and execute integrated campaigns for global and local brands and corporates across industries, including FMCG, healthcare, technology, financial services, automobile, travel, and more.

The MD will embrace our guiding principles: Value one team. Think boldly. Seek out new and different ideas. Deliver great work every time. Have confidence to grow. Embrace challenges. Harness unique perspectives. Do what’s right.

Essentials – the MD will:

• Work closely with the senior leadership team to develop a strategic plan and vision for the office that serves as a blueprint for all areas of growth and management, including business development, recruiting and staffing, and investment in resources and marketing activities. In addition, the MD will work closely with this team to develop and manage budgets for the office, address client challenges, build strong teams, and plan major investments and purchases.
• Lead a group of talented professionals across India to stoke profitable growth, inspire successful new-business efforts, and motivate collaboration across teams within the region, globally, and across the wider Omnicom agency network.
• Understand the dynamics and the people within the India operations. Guide and coach to foster collaboration across brands in a respectful manner.
• Continue to build our reputation among key stakeholders including potential clients and talent, media, current clients, etc. Inspire all stakeholders by setting an example of successful strategic consultation.
• Promote operational excellence with innovative administrative processes through close collaboration with the India head of finance, talent development. Adopt best practices from the regional and global heads of the operations, finance, and human resources leaders.
• Foster a culture of mutual learning and sharing best practices and knowledge across all teams including supporting groups such as finance, accounting, and talent development.
• Take a hands-on role in serving clients and managing/contributing to client work at multiple levels of engagement. The MD will have an executive presence and inspire the confidence of current and future clients across a multitude of disciplines. They will continue to build on the agency’s collaborative culture of sharing business and bringing the best resources to bear on a client’s behalf.
• Partner with the talent development team to maintain a successful recruitment strategy for identifying top talent who fit our strategic growth plans. They will work on evolving the types of talent the office hires as the core capabilities continue to expand. Once the candidates are on board, the MD will partner with Talent Development and senior office leadership to establish succession plans and career paths that offer employees opportunities to grow and stay fully engaged.
• Set an example for success in the office by discussing and practicing our guiding principles. Establish a regular cadence of effective internal communication across the office keeping employees updated on key developments locally and across the network. Reinforce FleishmanHillard’s core values creating a culture of teamwork, commitment to excellence, and continuous learning.
• Create a work environment that engenders trust, promotes transparency, and encourages individual growth, risk-taking, experimentation, and innovation.
• Lead the strategic planning process for the office and create a model for delivering a wide range of integrated services that meet our clients’ needs. They will balance current needs with emerging trends and will identify and promote capabilities that are models of best practice within FleishmanHillard and the industry.
• Demonstrate that diversity and high ethical standards are key characteristics for maintaining a high-performance culture. The MD will lead by example with a strong emphasis on treating clients, employees, and all stakeholders in a respectful and honest manner.
• Extending the tradition set by Al Fleishman and Bob Hillard 76 years ago, the Head of India will encourage the staff to have a meaningful, high-profile presence in the India community – through active participation in civic, philanthropic, and cultural endeavors.
• Promote and live by FleishmanHillard’s values and understand how to make contributions that benefit not only the India office but the agency as a whole.

What You Receive

• Mentorship, guidance, and strong leadership from the regional and global leadership team.
• Support by a community from our cross-regional and global leaders including members of the FH leadership Cabinet and other regional market leaders.
• Access to agency resources throughout the network, including award-winning digital development and creative services and top-quality business development, research, and planning departments. There also will be opportunities to develop integrated programs with other Omnicom agencies.

Core Requirements

• At least 15 years of experience in an agency, consulting firm or adjacent environment leading people and clients. Strong business and operational acumen is required for this role.
• Proven ability to attract and grow clients in various disciplines and practice sectors
• Ability to attract, develop, coach, inspire and motivate a group of diversely talented professionals to create both rewarding individual career paths and high-performing, collaborative teams.
• A drive for success and consistent excellence in new-business pursuits, professional awards competitions and serving our clients at the highest possible level.
• Have a successful track record in serving great global brands. The MD will have an appreciation for and understanding of our core disciplines: brand marketing, corporate communications, public affairs, creative, content development, social/digital, and research and analytics.
• Show a track record of establishing and addressing priorities in a constantly moving environment.. We are looking for a self-starter, as well as a flexible and decisive manager who can adapt to changing situations, make decisions, communicate clearly, and promote confidence and trust – even in the midst of multiple distractions and time demands.
• Possess strong communication skills. He or she must be a skillful writer and a persuasive presenter who speaks effectively in a broad range of situations, including one-on-one conversations, new-business pitches, internal meetings, and community forums.
• Have a sense of humor and understand the importance of balance, fun, and flexibility at work. They will display a genuine passion for the job, the team, and our team’s work.

About FleishmanHillard

FleishmanHillard specializes in public relations, reputation management, public affairs, brand marketing, digital strategy, social engagement and content strategy. FleishmanHillard was named 2021, 022 and 2023 Campaign Global PR Agency of the Year; 2023 ICCO Large Agency of the Year – The Americas; 2022 and 2023 PRWeek U.S. Agency of the Year; 2022 and 2023 PRWeek U.S. Outstanding Extra-Large Agency of the Year; 2023 Campaign US PR Agency of the Year; 2021 PRovoke APAC Consultancy of the Year; and 2021 PRWeek UK Large Consultancy of the Year. FleishmanHillard is part of Omnicom PR Group and has nearly 80 offices in more than 30 countries, plus affiliates in 45 countries. Visit us at www.fleishmanhillard.com

About Omnicom PR Group (OPRG)

Omnicom PR Group (OPRG) is the largest global network of communications and consulting agencies in the world. It is home to three of the top global PR agencies FleishmanHillard, Ketchum, Porter Novelli and more than a dozen specialist agencies in corporate and public affairs, political consulting and advertising, language strategy, global health strategy and organizational transformation. OPRG is part of Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE: OMC). www.TeamOPRG.com.

FleishmanHillard is an equal-opportunity employer and encourages applications from all qualified individuals. We thank all applicants for their interest however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Information collected will be strictly used for employment purposes.