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Facebook’s mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. Through our family of apps and services, we’re building a different kind of company that connects billions of people around the world, gives them ways to share what matters most to them, and helps bring people closer together. Whether we’re creating new products or helping a small business expand its reach, people at Facebook are builders at heart. Our global teams are constantly iterating, solving problems, and working together to empower people around the world to build community and connect in meaningful ways. Together, we can help people build stronger communities — we’re just getting started.

The Global Client & Category (GCC) Team is looking for a team-leader and brand-builder with deep experience in partnering with the world’s largest and most influential eCommerce companies to help them grow their business. The Category Lead will manage a cluster of Global eCommerce Clients and the internationally based teams that support them, including Global Client Leads and Global Solutions Partners. The Category Lead will be responsible for delivering against the aggregated performance metrics for the cluster and for leading across GCC and the broader Global Business Group (GBG) in driving solutions for leading indicator issues and opportunities. The Category Lead will focus primarily on: client and agency partner development; strategic planning and resource allocation; upstream value creation and innovation narratives; internal connection and collaboration, team and people leadership; operational effectiveness.
RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Lead a team of people across Europe and the US tasked with enabling the largest eCommerce Businesses and their agencies to connect and engage effectively with the people who matter to them, everywhere, every-day and on every device
  • Earn a place as a trusted advisor to our clients by partnering with them to understand their business objectives and help define where and how Facebook can play a role in achieving them
  • Provide thought-leadership and mentorship to your team on overall account planning, partnership creation and resource request business cases
  • Enable your team to create sustainable plans that will enable clients to maximize the business and brand-building potential of the Facebook platform in concert with other marketing channels
  • Partner with local, regional and global clients/agencies and educate FB HQ and cross-functional partners on resources and tools required to deliver for these clients
  • Partner with Regional and Local teams to ensure global alignment of teams and stakeholders both internally and externally to drive the highest levels of client service and impactful performance
  • Provide guidance and leadership on deal structures for all global accounts
  • Collaborate with internal local and cross-functional teams to ensure knowledge transfer, product design and to improve the process and impact of our work with clients
  • Create, deliver and advise on client and agency presentations and internal POV’s/updates
  • Represent Facebook at key client events
  • Develop and invest in a high performing team to help build their careers and drive impact for the business
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
  • 12+ years of work experience in the marketing/advertising industry with direct response experience
  • Experience working with/in the eCommerce industry
  • Experience managing and growing geographically varied teams with a range of experience
  • Analytical experience with experience in mobile advertising measurement/attribution
  • Experience using data to communicate the benefits of marketing opportunities to brands
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
  • Creative problem solver who is highly adaptable to change
  • Deep collaborator who has expertly navigated complex internal and external organizations demonstrating their ability to influence others and build trust
  • Ability to forge relationships with key decision makers and executives
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