Trading Manager EUI

Responsibilities

The EUI Trading team are experts in commercial Trading across both agencies and direct clients and sit within the heart of GBS. We collaborate with all areas of the TikTok business enabling our expertise in driving priorities for TikTok through optimal Trading agreements with our key partners; driving mutual growth and outcomes.

As Trading Manager, you will be responsible for the ongoing, day-to-day execution of the Agencies Investment.

This individual will sit in the trading team and report to the EUI Head of Trading and collaborate closely with the Head of Agencies and BNL Head of Trading/Head of Trading EUI, who will have ownership at a high level of the Agency and Trading Investment relationships.

The candidate's core role will be owning contracting, execution, and invoicing of the various services provided to agencies. They must also monitor the overall budget allocated to agency services while ensuring the achievement of the negotiated objectives.

Cross-functional collaboration with the Legal, Ads Commercialisation, Finance & Strategy teams will also be key.

Responsibilities
- Lead and manage projects throughout their entire lifecycle, including the identification and analysis of business needs, definition of project scope and objectives, preparation and negotiation of contractual agreements, and supervision of all activities leading to successful project delivery.
- Develop, monitor, and control project budgets, ensuring accurate forecasting, cost optimization, and strict adherence to financial budgets and organizational guidelines.
- Coordinate and synchronize cross-functional teams, fostering collaboration and effective communication, while proactively promoting awareness of, and compliance with, all applicable legal, regulatory, and financial requirements relevant to the projects.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:
- Proven experience in project management with minimum of 2-3 years experience.
- Good understanding of legal and financial matters for commercial contracting.
- Strong expertise in budget management.

Preferred Qualifications:
- Strong analytical skills with exceptional attention to detail both written and numerical.
- Independent self-starter and enjoys working to a fast pace and can adapt to market/team nuances and management of simultaneous projects and work streams.
- Experience working within the marketing / advertising industry.
- Knowledge of Agency HoldCos/experience working with agencies from a publisher/platform.
- High proficiency in technical applications and Microsoft office with the ability to fast adoption of internal systems.