Agency: Havas Play
Job Title: Business Director
Reports To: Managing Partner
Role Summary
Business Director role that sits within the Activations Team, leading one of Havas Play’s biggest Sponsorship clients – HSBC, and managing parts of their UK sponsorship portfolio. This role will also oversee additional clients spanning both sport and entertainment, with requiring experience in delivering live experience campaigns, activations & events.
Key role in driving growth through opportunities within existing client base and by leading new business initiatives.
Purpose of Role
As an experienced senior leader, this role is focused on delivering market leading partnership campaigns and projects at Havas Play, overseeing a variety of clients, including one of our biggest clients – HSBC.
Requires exceptional client and team management skills, building brilliant relationships with internal stakeholders and external cross-agency groups.
Providing client counsel to senior clients and their teams, you will manage the overall performance of the client (s) and be accountable for financial growth.
Manage varying scale budgets, ensuring the team are following Havas Play finance process.
Key Responsibilities
* Deliver brilliant strategic & creative programmes for all client brand portfolios, offering trusted guidance and counsel
* Plan, create, deliver and execute best in class partnerships across the relevant client base
* Demonstrate and share in-depth knowledge of the sport & culture industry – network, people, trends, insights and trade industry bodies
* Demonstrate and share in-depth knowledge of key cultural territories relevant to Havas Play client business e.g. sport, music, gaming, film etc.
Client Specific
* HSBC - lead a team (inclusive of client services/account management, strategy, creative and studio) to manage a portfolio of multiple partnership properties, including Tennis, Motorsports, Golf, Arts & Culture, and Music
* Be a strong strategic partner to Strategy team, helping shape overall partnerships strategy for 2026 and beyond
* Key lead role with Rights Holders, ensuring relationships are kept tight.
People / Leadership
* Exceptional leadership skills – selfless, self aware, inspirational, acting as a role model and mentor, being seen as a visionary, decision maker and problem solver.
* To take lead responsibility of talent management, succession planning, recruitment and communication within their group.
Here at Havas across the group we pride ourselves on being committed to offering equal opportunities to all potential employees and have zero tolerance for discrimination. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants irrespective of age, sex, race, ethnicity, disability and other factors that have no bearing on an individual’s ability to perform their job.
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