Executive Planning Director

Established in 2004, OLIVER is the world’s first and only specialist in designing, building, and running bespoke in-house agencies and marketing ecosystems for brands. We partner with over 300 clients in 40+ countries and counting. Our unique model drives creativity and efficiency, allowing us to deliver tailored solutions that resonate deeply with audiences.  As a part of The Brandtech Group, we're at the forefront of leveraging cutting-edge AI technology to revolutionise how we create and deliver work. Our AI solutions enhance efficiency, spark creativity, and drive insightful decision-making, empowering our teams to produce innovative and impactful results. Role:  Executive Planning Director Location:  Manila, Philippines   About the role:  We are seeking an exceptional Regional Executive Planning Director to define and lead the strategic planning vision across APAC. This is a senior regional leadership role responsible for shaping the future of planning at OLIVER APAC, elevating the discipline across markets, and ensuring our strategic product drives both creative excellence and business growth. The ideal candidate is an influential planning leader with deep regional experience, a strong point of view on the future of strategy in the era of AI and agentic, and the ability to build high-performing communities of talent across diverse markets. This person will partner closely with regional and market-level leadership, including C-suite stakeholders, to create strategic roadmaps for growth, innovation, and thought leadership.   What you will be doing:  1. Set the Vision and Roadmap for Strategic Planning Across the Region: - Define and articulate the strategic planning vision for OLIVER APAC, aligned with the agency’s business ambitions and AI-first, agentic operating model. - Build and lead a regional roadmap for the strategic planning department, including capability development, best practices, tools, frameworks, and innovation priorities. - Champion the role of strategy as a core driver of creative excellence, client impact, commercial growth, and transformation. - Identify emerging consumer, cultural, technological, and category trends across APAC and translate them into actionable strategic opportunities. - Ensure planning outputs are data-informed, culturally relevant, and designed for an increasingly AI-enabled marketing ecosystem. 2. Build a Robust Regional Council of Strategic Planners: - Create, convene, and lead a strong council of strategic planning talent from across APAC markets. - Foster a connected, collaborative planning community that shares insights, methodologies, and best practices across the region. - Establish standards of excellence for planning, including strategic rigor, storytelling quality, and measurable business impact. - Identify, mentor, and develop top planning talent, building a strong succession pipeline for the function. - Promote a culture of curiosity, innovation, ...