Why we're hiring:

This is a senior leadership role with real scope and visibility. As Director of Security Governance & Posture, you will build and lead WPP's Technical Security Governance function — a team of domain specialists responsible for defining the security guardrails, posture expectations, and governance standards that protect one of the world's most complex and distributed technology estates.

You will not be managing firewalls or running a SOC. This role is about defining what good looks like, measuring whether we are getting there, and holding a large, fast-moving global organisation accountable for its security performance. You will own the governance framework across seven technical domains — Cloud, Vulnerability Management, Identity, Endpoint & Compute, AI & Agentic, Software Development, and Data Security — and lead the team that brings it to life.

If you thrive in complex, decentralised environments, know how to govern through influence rather than authority, and can turn messy security data into a clear story for a CISO or a board — this role is built for you.

What you'll be doing:

• Lead and develop a team of Technical Security Governance Leads, each owning a critical security domain, ensuring clear accountability, measurable outcomes, and continuous improvement.
• Own the governance framework — defining the standards, baselines, guardrails, and exception criteria that set the security performance bar across WPP's global technology estate.
• Drive posture measurement and performance reporting — owning the KPI/KRI framework that gives WPP's CISO and leadership team an honest, actionable picture of security risk and trajectory.
• Provide independent challenge and escalation — ensuring that material risks are identified, escalated, and treated, and that weak remediation plans or risk acceptances do not go unchallenged.
• Engage at the most senior levels — acting as the primary interface between Technical Security Governance and ET, DT&S, and business technology leadership, as well as Legal, Audit, and the CISO office.
• Build governance that works in practice — embedding security expectations into delivery workflows across a creative, fast-moving, globally distributed organisation without creating unnecessary friction.

What you'll need:

Essential Qualifications & Experience:

• Exceptional communication skills in English, both written and verbal, for diverse audiences.
• Bachelor's degree in Information Security, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• Demonstrable experience in technical security governance, security assurance, or risk-based security oversight within a global enterprise.
• Profound understanding of leading cybersecurity policies, standards, and frameworks (e.g., ISO 27001, NIST CSF).
• Extensive technical security knowledge spanning multiple domains, enabling effective leadership of specialist teams, credible challenge, and keen discernment of incomplete information.
• Proven executive communication abilities to translate complex risk and security posture data into clear, concise, and honest narratives for both senior leadership and non-technical stakeholders.
• Practical experience governing security across diverse regions and regulatory landscapes, with a solid grasp of GDPR and other major data protection frameworks.
• Comprehensive understanding of client data obligations, recognizing their critical reputational and commercial implications.

Nice to Have:

• Relevant industry certifications such as CISSP, or cloud platform certifications (Azure, AWS, GCP).
• Familiarity with security posture and detection tooling, including CNAPP/CSPM, EDR, vulnerability scanning, identity telemetry, and effective evidence management approaches.
• Working knowledge of agile methodologies.
• Experience operating within multinational, multicultural, and matrixed organisational structures.

Key Competencies & Behaviours

• Proactive Problem-Solver: Anticipates governance and compliance challenges, developing and implementing effective solutions.
• Collaborative Team Player: Builds and nurtures strong relationships across diverse teams (e.g., Legal, Enterprise Technology) to foster alignment and optimise efficiency.
• Detail-Oriented: Ensures meticulous accuracy and thoroughness in policy development, risk assessments, and reporting.
• Adaptable & Resilient: Thrives in dynamic, fast-paced environments, quickly adjusting to evolving priorities and regulatory requirements.
• Unwavering Ethical Integrity: Upholds the highest ethical standards, ensuring strict compliance with policies and safeguarding the organisation's reputation.
• Strong Analytical Thinker: Proficiently interprets complex data to identify critical insights and formulate actionable recommendations.
• Effective Communicator: Clearly articulates technical concepts, findings, and recommendations to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Who you are:

You're open: We are inclusive and collaborative; we encourage the free exchange of ideas; we respect and celebrate diverse views. We are open-minded: to new ideas, new partnerships, new ways of working.

You're optimistic: We believe in the power of creativity, technology and talent to create brighter futures or our people, our clients and our communities. We approach all that we do with conviction: to try the new and to seek the unexpected.

You're extraordinary: we are stronger together: through collaboration we achieve the amazing. We are creative leaders and pioneers of our industry; we provide extraordinary every day.

What we'll give you:

Passionate, inspired people – We aim to create a culture in which people can do extraordinary work.

Scale and opportunity – We offer the opportunity to create, influence and complete projects at a scale that is unparalleled in the industry.

Challenging and stimulating work – Unique work and the opportunity to join a group of creative problem solvers. Are you up for the challenge?

#LI-Hybrid 

Why we're hiring:

As Deputy Chief Information Security Officer at WPP, you will be the operational cornerstone of our Digital Security & Risk Management function, working closely with the CISO to translate WPP's cybersecurity strategy into tangible, measurable outcomes. You will lead the execution of our global security operating model, bridging deep technical security expertise with business execution to ensure consistent protection, secure innovation, and resilient operations across our extensive global technology estate.

What you'll be doing:

• Lead the operational execution of WPP’s global security operating model, coordinating technical governance, security analytics, and business-aligned security delivery.
• Ensure security architecture and control standards are operationalised across critical domains including Cloud, Identity, Endpoint, Infrastructure, and Vulnerability & Exposure Management.
• Own the governance, policy, risk and assurance for WPP Open, WPP’s pioneering agentic marketing platform.
• Partner strategically with the Business Security Services Directors (BSSs) across Media, Creative, Production, and Enterprise Solutions to embed security priorities and ensure consistent remediation.
• Own and drive operational cybersecurity performance metrics, translating technical data into clear organisational risk exposure for executive and board reporting.
• Champion a strong security culture, positioning security as an enabler of innovation, client trust, and platform resilience.
• Apply deep expertise in Artificial Intelligence's impact on cybersecurity, leveraging AI for threat detection, anomaly detection, and security operations optimization, and guiding executive stakeholders on emerging AI-driven threats.

What you'll need:

• Significant progressive leadership experience in cybersecurity, risk management, or technology.
• Proven track record of leading enterprise security programs or operations within large, complex global organisations.
• Deep operational expertise across Cloud security, Identity security, Vulnerability Management, Secure Software Development, and Data Governance. SaaS platform security background would be a nice to have.
• Strong experience applying leading security frameworks (e.g., NIST, ISO 27001, CIS Critical Security Controls).
• Demonstrated ability to manage security across cloud platforms, digital products, and complex identity environments.
• Strategic understanding and applied experience leveraging Artificial Intelligence in security contexts (e.g., threat detection, anomaly detection, SOAR).
• Exceptional ability to influence senior stakeholders, drive organisational change, and translate complex cyber risk into clear business language.

Who you are:

You're open: We are inclusive and collaborative; we encourage the free exchange of ideas; we respect and celebrate diverse views. We are open-minded: to new ideas, new partnerships, new ways of working.

You're optimistic: We believe in the power of creativity, technology and talent to create brighter futures or our people, our clients and our communities. We approach all that we do with conviction: to try the new and to seek the unexpected.

You're extraordinary: we are stronger together: through collaboration we achieve the amazing. We are creative leaders and pioneers of our industry; we provide extraordinary every day.

What we'll give you:

Passionate, inspired people – We aim to create a culture in which people can do extraordinary work.

Scale and opportunity – We offer the opportunity to create, influence and complete projects at a scale that is unparalleled in the industry.

Challenging and stimulating work – Unique work and the opportunity to join a group of creative problem solvers. Are you up for the challenge?

#LI-Hybrid 

Why we're hiring:

WPP Media, as part of WPP ET, is undergoing a significant transformation, modernising our ways of working, adopting cloud-native architectures, and prioritising AI and data-driven insights. This role is crucial for infusing AI-first thinking at every level. You will bridge the gap between high-level business strategy and hands-on technological exploration, acting as a catalyst for innovation. We need someone who can work closely with our teams to discover, design, and help deliver a truly reimagined future powered by AI, ensuring solutions align with our enterprise architectural principles and standards.

Are you a hands-on technologist with a solid understanding of the media or advertising business, eager to explore and apply cutting-edge AI? This isn't a traditional Enterprise Architect role focused purely on mapping and integration. Instead, we're seeking an aspiring architect who thrives on discovery and practical application.

You will be instrumental in exploring how emerging technologies, especially agentic AI, can fundamentally reimagine our business operations and client services. You'll also identify opportunities to accelerate our existing strategic programs, enhancing underlying systems (like ERPs) with AI rather than replacing them. This role is a unique opportunity to grow into a full Enterprise Architect by actively contributing to the strategic application of AI, working closely with product and engineering teams to turn vision into reality, all while learning to navigate and contribute to our architectural standards and governance processes.

Business Impact:

AI-Driven Innovation: Directly contribute to identifying, prototyping, and integrating agentic AI solutions that challenge conventional business models and create new value.

Operational Acceleration: Leverage AI to enhance the efficiency and intelligence of existing in-flight programs and core business systems.

Strategic Growth: Help shape the future technology landscape of WPP Media, defining how AI will underpin our next generation of products and services.

Learning & Development: Gain invaluable experience in enterprise-level architectural thinking, directly influencing major technology decisions and business strategy, including adherence to governance.

What you'll be doing:

• AI Opportunity Identification: Actively research and identify high-impact opportunities for leveraging agentic technologies and broader AI/ML capabilities across our media business operations and client offerings.
• Concept Prototyping & Validation: Work hands-on with cross-functional teams to prototype, test, and validate AI-driven concepts, demonstrating their potential to reimagine workflows or accelerate programs.
• AI-First" Solution Design: Collaborate with Solution Architects and Product Owners to embed AI capabilities into the design of new products and enhancements for existing systems.
• Business Process & AI Mapping: Assist in mapping current business processes, identifying specific areas where AI can be introduced for significant efficiency gains or new value creation, and contributing to high-level capability models.
• Technology Trend Monitoring: Keep abreast of the latest advancements in AI, machine learning, and agentic systems, sharing insights and potential applications with the wider team.
• Architectural Contribution & Governance Support: Contribute to defining and documenting architectural principles and patterns specifically tailored for AI-powered solutions, ensuring scalability, security, and ethical considerations. You will also support efforts to ensure new projects and solutions align with WPP's architectural standards and compliance guidelines.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Translate complex concepts into clear, actionable insights for business leaders, fostering understanding and buy-in for new initiatives.
• Learning & Growth: Actively engage with senior architects and technical leaders, seeking mentorship and opportunities to expand your enterprise architectural knowledge and skills.
• Focus on WPP ET goals that require architecting to align WPP Media to the rest of WPP ET, particularly in the area of AI capabilities 

Key 2026 Goals:

• AI-Driven Innovation & Exploration: Actively contribute to the identification, exploration, and initial validation of innovative AI and agentic technology applications that either reimagine core business operations or accelerate strategic programs.
• Strategic Solution Design: Collaborate with business and technology stakeholders to translate strategic objectives into high-level solution designs, ensuring alignment with defined business capabilities and technology roadmaps.
• Architectural Standards & Governance Contribution: Support the application and evolution of WPP's architectural principles and governance frameworks, contributing to the development of design standards and ensuring solution compliance.
• Continuous Architectural Development: Proactively engage in continuous learning and mentorship opportunities to deepen understanding of enterprise architecture practices, technology trends (especially AI), and their application within the media business.

What you'll need:

• Media Business Acumen: Solid understanding of the media and advertising industry, including its key players, workflows, and operational challenges. Familiarity with common media production tools and workflows.
• AI/ML Foundations: Demonstrated interest and foundational knowledge in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning concepts, including Generative AI and/or agentic systems. You should be excited by the potential of AI to transform business operations and client offerings.
• Business Analysis & Requirements Gathering: Proven ability to gather, analyze, and document business requirements, translating them into actionable insights and technical specifications.
• Business Process Understanding: Experience in analyzing business workflows and processes, with an eye towards identifying areas for improvement or re-imagination through technology.
• Technical Acumen: Strong grasp of modern technology stacks, cloud platforms (e.g., Azure, AWS, GCP), APIs, data structures, and the software development lifecycle. Working knowledge of public cloud technologies and basic DevOps principles.
• Solution-Oriented Problem Solving: Ability to break down complex business challenges into manageable parts, identify opportunities for technological intervention (especially AI), and propose practical, innovative solutions.
• Communication & Collaboration: Strong oral, presentation, and written communication skills. Ability to clearly articulate technical concepts to diverse stakeholders and foster effective collaboration.
• Stakeholder Engagement & Interpersonal Skills: Proven ability to build rapport, influence, and collaborate effectively with various stakeholders, including business leaders, product owners, solution architects, and development teams.
• Growth Mindset & Curiosity: Eagerness to learn, adapt to new technologies, and proactively seek opportunities for professional development within the enterprise architecture domain. This includes an interest in Enterprise Architecture frameworks (like TOGAF®) and methodologies.
• Collaboration Tools Proficiency: Proficiency in modern collaboration tools, including the Microsoft 365 ecosystem, for effective remote and hybrid teamwork.

Who you are:

You're open: We are inclusive and collaborative; we encourage the free exchange of ideas; we respect and celebrate diverse views. We are open-minded: to new ideas, new partnerships, new ways of working.

You're optimistic: We believe in the power of creativity, technology and talent to create brighter futures or our people, our clients and our communities. We approach all that we do with conviction: to try the new and to seek the unexpected.

You're extraordinary: we are stronger together: through collaboration we achieve the amazing. We are creative leaders and pioneers of our industry; we provide extraordinary every day.

What we'll give you:

Passionate, inspired people – We aim to create a culture in which people can do extraordinary work.

Scale and opportunity – We offer the opportunity to create, influence and complete projects at a scale that is unparalleled in the industry.

Challenging and stimulating work – Unique work and the opportunity to join a group of creative problem solvers. Are you up for the challenge?

#LI-Hybrid

Senior Product Owner, WPP Open (Work Management)

About WPP Open: WPP Open is at the forefront of transforming how WPP delivers value to its clients. We are building a unified product ecosystem that empowers our agencies and clients with cutting-edge tools and data-driven insights. Our product organization is driven by a clear vision, strategic execution, and a commitment to continuous innovation. 

The Opportunity: We are seeking a Senior Product Owner to join our WPP Open product team within Work Management. You will hold end-to-end ownership of a critical product capability, from strategic ideation through to successful launch and continuous optimization. You will define, champion, and translate strategy within the overarching WPP Open vision into actionable product backlogs, proactively driving complex feature sets to market, mentoring team members, and collaborating closely with engineering teams and diverse stakeholders to deliver measurable, high-impact product outcomes that directly contribute to WPP Open's success. 

About Work Management: This program of work is central to WPP’s continued success, helping augment our world-class AI with a back-office workflow platform. The value add is to enable agencies to manage their work end-to-end within our innovative platform.  

What you'll do: 

• Product Strategy & Vision Ownership: Take full, end-to-end accountability for a designated product capability. Define its detailed product strategy, vision, and roadmap, ensuring alignment with the broader WPP Open vision and strategic themes. Proactively identify market opportunities, user needs, and technological advancements to shape its future, and continuously evolve the strategy based on insights and performance. 

• End-to-End Product Lifecycle Leadership: Lead the entire product lifecycle for your capability, from initial concept and discovery through development, launch, and continuous post-launch optimization. Drive cross-functional teams, anticipate risks, and ensure timely delivery of high-quality solutions that meet defined success metrics. 

• Outcome-Driven Product Backlog Management: Own and manage complex or high-impact product backlogs for your designated area, ensuring they are meticulously prioritized, well-defined, and directly support the product strategy and overall WPP Open roadmap. Translate high-level strategy and user needs into clear, actionable epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria with measurable outcomes. 

• Cross-functional Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement: Act as the central orchestrator, working closely with engineering teams, UX/UI designers, and other product stakeholders throughout the product development lifecycle. Drive alignment, resolve impediments, and proactively engage a diverse range of stakeholders, including senior managers and end-users, to gather feedback, build consensus, and influence the roadmap. 

• Data-Driven Continuous Improvement: Establish and manage robust mechanisms for gathering user feedback and analysing product performance data. Translate insights from market performance, user feedback, and analytics directly back into the product roadmap to drive continuous improvement. 

• Complex Problem Solving & Strategic Decision Making: Analyse and resolve complex product-related problems, considering broader implications and introducing new approaches to improve efficiency. Demonstrate strong prioritization and decision-making skills, especially under ambiguity, to ensure valuable features are delivered and strategic goals are met. 

• Mentorship & Team Development: Actively mentor and guide sharing best practices, fostering a culture of continuous learning. 

What you'll need: 

• Extensive experience in product management or a similar product ownership role, with a demonstrable track record of successfully owning, defining, and driving critical product capabilities from idea to launch and beyond with significant autonomy. 

• Proven ability to translate strategic vision into actionable product backlogs, managing complex or high-impact areas, and consistently achieving measurable business outcomes. 

• Understanding and practical experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban). Agile certification (e.g., CSPO, SAFe PO/PM) is highly desirable. 

• Demonstrated leadership experience, including mentoring, coaching, and influencing cross-functional teams and stakeholders to achieve shared goals. 

• An analytical mindset with the ability to leverage data, user feedback, and market insights to inform product decisions, measure success, and drive continuous improvement. 

• A track record of successfully delivering features and driving post-launch performance, with a focus on achieving clear, testable outcomes. 

• Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyse complex challenges, consider broader implications, and introduce innovative approaches. 

Why WPP Open? At WPP Open, you'll be part of a pioneering team building the future of marketing and advertising. We offer a collaborative and innovative environment where your contributions will have a tangible impact. You'll have the opportunity to work on challenging projects, grow your skills, and shape the product landscape for one of the world's leading creative transformation companies. Join us and help us build the future of WPP! 

Why we're hiring:

An exciting opportunity for a commercially astute Legal Counsel to join WPP's global Legal team in London. You'll provide practical, focused legal expertise to our agency commercial and client teams worldwide. This role demands a proactive professional who can not only draft and negotiate complex contracts but also strategically support commercial negotiations, ensuring WPP's practices uphold both legal requirements and ethical obligations in a dynamic environment. Flexibility is key as assignments evolve, and some agreed-upon travel may be required.

You'll join a global WPP Legal team of around 70, with a core team of 20 based in London. We're looking for a passionate and energetic individual who thrives on autonomy and responsibility within a fast-paced in-house legal environment, working alongside exceptional lawyers.

What you'll be doing:

• Drafting, negotiating, and advising on a wide range of commercial contracts, including client agreements (creative, social media, production), IP licenses, vendor, talent, and influencer contracts, and developing user-friendly legal templates.
• Advising on advertising clearance and litigation risk mitigation.
• Actively supporting client pitches and contract renegotiations
• Providing global legal support and strategic advice to WPP agencies.
• Training stakeholders on critical legal issues impacting the media and marketing industry (IP, advertising, data privacy, AI).
• Collaborating with our global legal team to uphold high professional standards.

What you'll need:

• Qualified solicitor (or equivalent) with a minimum of 3 years’ post-qualification experience.
• Proven experience in contract drafting (commercial or M&A backgrounds welcome) is essential.
• Strong working knowledge of intellectual property, advertising, data privacy, and artificial intelligence law.
• Demonstrated ability to lead negotiations and develop strategic commercial approaches.
• Excellent collaboration skills, working effectively across multidisciplinary teams and jurisdictions.
• Fluent English is essential; additional European languages (especially French or Italian) are highly desirable.

Who you are:

You're open: We are inclusive and collaborative; we encourage the free exchange of ideas; we respect and celebrate diverse views. We are open-minded: to new ideas, new partnerships, new ways of working.

You're optimistic: We believe in the power of creativity, technology and talent to create brighter futures or our people, our clients and our communities. We approach all that we do with conviction: to try the new and to seek the unexpected.

You're extraordinary: we are stronger together: through collaboration we achieve the amazing. We are creative leaders and pioneers of our industry; we provide extraordinary every day.

What we'll give you:

Passionate, inspired people – We aim to create a culture in which people can do extraordinary work.

Scale and opportunity – We offer the opportunity to create, influence and complete projects at a scale that is unparalleled in the industry.

Challenging and stimulating work – Unique work and the opportunity to join a group of creative problem solvers. Are you up for the challenge?

#LI-Hybrid 

Why we're hiring:

An exciting opportunity for a commercially astute Senior Legal Counsel to join WPP's global Legal team in London. This pivotal role will provide practical, focused legal expertise to our agency commercial and client teams worldwide. It requires a proactive professional who can not only draft and negotiate complex contracts but also strategically support and lead commercial contract negotiations, ensuring WPP's practices uphold both legal requirements and ethical obligations in a dynamic environment. Flexibility is key as assignments evolve, and some agreed-upon travel may be required.

You'll join a global WPP Legal team of around 70, with a core team of 20 based in London. We're looking for a passionate and energetic individual who thrives on autonomy and responsibility within a fast-paced in-house legal environment, working alongside exceptional lawyers.

What you'll be doing:

• Drafting, negotiating, and advising on a wide range of complex commercial contracts, including client agreements (particularly for media planning and buying services) and vendor contracts (such as advertising and advertising technology services, and influencer engagements).
• Providing global legal support and expert advice to WPP agencies, particularly media agencies and new business teams.
• Training stakeholders on critical legal issues impacting the media and marketing industry (advertising, data privacy, AI, IP).
• Actively supporting client pitches, renegotiations, and developing user-friendly legal templates.
• Advising on litigation risk mitigation, including contract and data privacy compliance.
• Collaborating with the global WPP Legal team to ensure consistency and uphold high professional standards.

What you'll need:

• Qualified solicitor (or equivalent) with a minimum of 7 years’ post-qualification experience.
• Essential proven experience in drafting commercial contracts, media experience is preferred but not essential.
• Strong working knowledge of contract law, data privacy law, artificial intelligence regulations, and intellectual property.
• Demonstrated ability to lead negotiations and develop strategic approaches for complex commercial transactions.
• Excellent collaboration skills, working effectively across multidisciplinary teams and jurisdictions.
• Fluent English is essential.

Who you are:

You're open: We are inclusive and collaborative; we encourage the free exchange of ideas; we respect and celebrate diverse views. We are open-minded: to new ideas, new partnerships, new ways of working.

You're optimistic: We believe in the power of creativity, technology and talent to create brighter futures or our people, our clients and our communities. We approach all that we do with conviction: to try the new and to seek the unexpected.

You're extraordinary: we are stronger together: through collaboration we achieve the amazing. We are creative leaders and pioneers of our industry; we provide extraordinary every day.

What we'll give you:

Passionate, inspired people – We aim to create a culture in which people can do extraordinary work.

Scale and opportunity – We offer the opportunity to create, influence and complete projects at a scale that is unparalleled in the industry.

Challenging and stimulating work – Unique work and the opportunity to join a group of creative problem solvers. Are you up for the challenge?

#LI-Hybrid 

Why we're hiring:

WPP is embarking on a major 3-year Transformation to simplify, modernise, and unify its technology platforms across the group. This change is critical to: 

• Enable cost-effective transformation and operational efficiency 

• Accelerate adoption of AI, data, and digital platforms 

• Ensure consistent delivery of value and benefits across all agencies and markets 

• Minimise disruption and maximise engagement during large-scale change 

A dedicated Strategy and Transformation Director is needed to orchestrate the people side of this transformation, ensuring that new ways of working are adopted, benefits are realised, and change fatigue is minimised.

What you'll be doing:

• Champions Enterprise Technology Portfolio Global Discipline (incl. tools, templates and processes) across the Business Platforms and Corporate function and fosters an energised change culture that embraces change and collaboration, to enable the agency clusters to become more agile and responsive to future technological advancements and the priorities of WPP as a whole. 

• Drafts the Business Platforms and Corporate function sub-portfolio strategy and delivery plan for the CIO Corporate & Business Platform, ensuring alignment with the Enterprise Technology global themes and wider Technology Strategy. 

• Ensures that the portfolio continues to reflect and balance the goals of Enterprise Technology and Global portfolio priorities and Strategic Outcomes to maximise consumption, ROI and WPP outcomes. 

• Owns the roadmap of technology change for the Business Platforms and Corporate function ensuring that business impacts are understood, facilitating smooth transitions, preventing change fatigue, avoiding interference with key business activities (e.g. Pitches) and ensuring adoption / consumption of new technology.  

• Analyses the portfolio progress against this roadmap and prepares regular sub-portfolio dashboard and reports for the function Check-In and Portfolio Progress Committee ensuring anomalies or areas of concern are highlighted and making recommendations to decision makers, as required. 

• Provides delivery assurance within the Business Platforms and Corporate function transformation scope, ensuring Programme and Projects are delivered in line with the confirmed guidelines and delivery standards including programme financial and benefit mgt. 

• Supports with preparing and administering the Business Platforms and Corporate function sub-portfolio initiatives, through the gated Transformation Delivery Lifecycle. 

• Co-ordinates all ‘transform’ demand into Enterprise Technology governance and assurances processes to ensure new initiatives are consistently commissioned and communicated to key stakeholders. 

• Support in the early mobilisation of new initiatives and assembling the required squads within Business Platforms and Corporate function, partnering with the relevant Business Platforms and Corporate function SMT as well as the strategic portfolio office and involved programme disciplines. 

• On behalf of the S&T Director, monitors transformation resources within the Business Platforms and Corporate function Delivery Squad and reports allocation and requirements regularly to the Strategy and Portfolio Office. 

• Maintains the Business Platforms and Corporate function sub-portfolio cost and benefits forecast, updating regularly to reflect actuals and new initiatives being approved. 

• Ensures Business Platforms and Corporate function Business cases and other Enterprise Technology artefacts are prepared consistently with Enterprise Technology financial standards, governance, assurance and benefits eligibility rules. 

• Establish and maintains the Business Platforms and Corporate function sub-portfolio-level RAID register, ensuring entries are appropriately analysed, managed and escalated as required. 

• Co-ordinates sub-portfolio planning, estimation and prioritisation exercises and reports changes to the Strategy & Portfolio Office to approve. 

• Ensure dependencies into, out of and within the sub-portfolio are effectively managed and issues escalated as required. 

• Identifies constraints within the sub-portfolio and works to overcome them.
• Acts as secretariat for any Business Platforms and Corporate function level strategy & transformation governance. 
• Identifies improvements in portfolio management practices through PIRs, periodic sub-portfolio reviews and health checks and champion's best practice. 

What you'll need:

Critical Knowledge and Experience: 

• Extensive strategy and portfolio management experience 
• Excellent knowledge and experience of strategy development and portfolio management  
• Excellent knowledge and experience in Information Technology 

Skills: 

• Strategic Thinking and Design
• Strategy Development
• Business Planning
• Data Analysis & Reporting
• Portfolio Management
• Demand Planning & Management
• Business Case Development
• Value and Benefits Tracking
• Stakeholder Management
• Stakeholder Engagement  
• Financial/Budget Management
• Agile Acumen & Experience
• Change Management
• Customer-centric Thinking
• Problem-solving & Innovation
• Team Management & Leadership

Who you are:

You're open: We are inclusive and collaborative; we encourage the free exchange of ideas; we respect and celebrate diverse views. We are open-minded: to new ideas, new partnerships, new ways of working.

You're optimistic: We believe in the power of creativity, technology and talent to create brighter futures or our people, our clients and our communities. We approach all that we do with conviction: to try the new and to seek the unexpected.

You're extraordinary: we are stronger together: through collaboration we achieve the amazing. We are creative leaders and pioneers of our industry; we provide extraordinary every day.

What we'll give you:

Passionate, inspired people – We aim to create a culture in which people can do extraordinary work.

Scale and opportunity – We offer the opportunity to create, influence and complete projects at a scale that is unparalleled in the industry.

Challenging and stimulating work – Unique work and the opportunity to join a group of creative problem solvers. Are you up for the challenge?

#LI-Hybrid

Why we're hiring:

The Product Writer plays a critical role in creating and managing naming, terminology and language for our colleague and client experiences across WPP Open, our digital platform.  

This role is ideal for someone who is comfortable working shaping language for software and working on emerging technologies and experiences. You will be passionate about user-centred language, and keen to collaborate with cross-functional teams to solve complex challenges. Reporting to a Product Design Lead, the product writer will contribute language informed by insight to user journeys, directly impacting the usability and success of our platform WPP Open. 

What you'll be doing:

• Take full ownership of their language on their workstream from discovery though to delivery with a strong product mindset. 

• Collaborate with design to translate product requirements and user needs into user flows for various products and services in our platform. 

• Conduct user research and usability testing, leveraging insights to inform language decisions and word choices. 

• Establish and maintain a WPP lexicon of names and terms.  

• Ensure consistency with language principles and the broader experience vision defined by our Product Design Leads.  

• Collaborate with Product Managers and Marketeers to develop language and naming to represent WPP Open to the world. 

• Review and approve language across experiences.  

• Advocate for user-centred design principles, accessibility and usability standards across the platform, ensuring our experience is inclusive and easy to understand. 

• Actively participate in Agile team ceremonies, contributing to sprints and continuous improvement. 

• Writing release notes and articles for the software. 

What you'll need:

• 5 to 8 years of experience as writer with experience working on digital products or software. 

• A portfolio showcasing your expertise in language and language research, as your ability to create impactful and user-centred writing. 

• Abillity to contribute language to leading design tools such as Figma, and collaboration tools such as Miro.   

• Deep understanding of human-centred design principles, language best practices, and usability. 

• Experience working with and contributing to language systems.  

• Knowledge of usability and accessibility guidelines (WCAG). 

• Strong communication, collaboration and presentation skills, with proven ability to articulate language decisions and concepts clearly. 

• Experience generating naming and managing language architecture.  

Bonus Skills: 

• Understanding of product design processes. 

• Experience writing for SaaS products. 

• Interest and experience of AI-powered software. 

• Leading naming across a software

Who you are:

You're open: We are inclusive and collaborative; we encourage the free exchange of ideas; we respect and celebrate diverse views. We are open-minded: to new ideas, new partnerships, new ways of working.

You're optimistic: We believe in the power of creativity, technology and talent to create brighter futures or our people, our clients and our communities. We approach all that we do with conviction: to try the new and to seek the unexpected.

You're extraordinary: we are stronger together: through collaboration we achieve the amazing. We are creative leaders and pioneers of our industry; we provide extraordinary every day.

What we'll give you:

Passionate, inspired people – We aim to create a culture in which people can do extraordinary work.

Scale and opportunity – We offer the opportunity to create, influence and complete projects at a scale that is unparalleled in the industry.

Challenging and stimulating work – Unique work and the opportunity to join a group of creative problem solvers. Are you up for the challenge?

#LI-Hybrid 

Why we're hiring:

WPP's Enterprise Technology (ET) is undergoing a significant transformation. We're seeking an ET ITFM Platform Implementation Director on a 6 month FTC basis, to lead the end-to-end implementation of a Group-wide IT Financial Management (ITFM) and Technology Business Management (TBM) platform.

This critical role will replace legacy manual processes, establishing a modern, scalable financial architecture that fundamentally reshapes how ET plans, budgets, forecasts, and recharges technology spend across 700+ operating companies. A key milestone includes rebuilding the FY2027 budget process for automation and improved decision-making.

This isn't a back-office initiative; it's a hands-on, transformative role directly impacting ET's operating model. The ideal candidate will have deep enterprise system implementation and finance/FP&A experience, capable of leading large-scale global programs, managing detail, and presenting to senior leadership.

What you'll be doing:

Your Impact & Responsibilities:

This is a hands-on leadership role where you will drive a critical transformation across WPP. You'll be at the forefront of modernising our financial architecture and processes, directly shaping how technology spend is managed across a global enterprise.

Driving ITFM/TBM Platform Implementation:

• Lead the full lifecycle implementation of our Group-wide IT Financial Management (ITFM) and Technology Business Management (TBM) platform, ensuring delivery on scope, time, and budget.
• Architect the future: Define the solution architecture and data model, collaborating with vendors and internal teams for cost modelling, service costing, recharges, and benchmarking.
• Get hands-on: Directly configure the platform – building cost models, allocation hierarchies, validating data mappings, and meticulously testing outputs for accuracy.
• Integrate seamlessly: Partner with ET’s tech and data teams to establish robust integration points with existing platforms (ERP, CMDB, cloud tools), creating a unified technology ecosystem.
• Manage strategic partnerships: Oversee vendor relationships and third-party implementation partners, ensuring accountability for deliverables, quality, and timelines.
• Orchestrate adoption: Design and execute a phased rollout plan across ET and all WPP Networks, followed by establishing crucial data governance and reporting frameworks to ensure accurate, auditable financial data.
• Embed into operations: Drive the integration of the platform’s outputs into the working rhythms of ET Business Platforms, Technology Operations, Cyber, Risk & Compliance (CRC), and Network ET teams, ensuring widespread adoption beyond finance.

Transforming Planning & Budgeting:

• Redesign our budget process: Lead the complete overhaul and implementation of ET’s FY2027 budget process, replacing manual, spreadsheet-driven methods with a structured, automated, and auditable framework via the new platform.
• Define financial clarity: Own the definition of ET budget structures, cost taxonomies, and planning inputs, establishing what needs to be included for comprehensive financial oversight.
• Empower decision-making: Develop advanced budgeting and forecasting models that provide granular transparency (service, cost-centre, and operating-company levels), enabling faster, evidence-based investment and cost decisions for ET leadership.
• Collaborate for alignment: Work closely with ET Finance and Network finance teams to define requirements, challenge assumptions, and ensure alignment with WPP’s strategic objectives.
• Automate for accuracy: Implement automated allocation and recharge methodologies, drastically improving accuracy and efficiency across all ET cost pools.
• Ensure financial integrity: Personally validate all key model outputs, reconciliations, and recharge calculations, ensuring the numbers are unequivocally correct before go-live.

Strategic Leadership & Governance:

• Be the programme’s senior voice: Act as the primary point of contact for the programme across ET, Networks, and operating companies.
• Bridge strategy and execution: Serve as the crucial link between ET Strategy & Transformation’s change agenda and the financial delivery requirements of ET Finance.
• Drive governance: Establish and chair a programme steering committee, providing clear, regular reporting on progress, risks, and dependencies to the Finance Director, Enterprise Technology, and senior Group leadership.
• Cultivate relationships: Build strong, collaborative partnerships across all ET verticals (Business Platforms, Technology Operations, CRC, Strategy & Transformation) and with Network ET teams, as well as procurement, tax, treasury, and operational teams.
• Lead critical communications: Own the communications plan for the FY2027 Budget process rollout across WPP.

Change Catalyst & Adoption Champion:

• Craft the change journey: Develop and own a comprehensive change management strategy covering stakeholder engagement, communications, training, and adoption measurement to ensure successful Group-wide uptake.
• Communicate with impact: Lead stakeholder communications throughout the system transition, providing regular updates, impact assessments, and readiness briefings tailored for diverse audiences.
• Navigate resistance: Proactively identify and manage resistance to change, demonstrating value and building advocacy for the new platform and processes.
• Empower through training: Design and deliver robust training programmes and support materials to upskill finance and technology teams on new ways of working.
• Build a lasting legacy: Establish a clearly defined operating model, ensuring named owners are in place for ongoing budget cycles, forecasting, allocations, and platform maintenance.

Team Leadership:

• Build & Inspire a High-Performing Team: Recruit, lead, and develop a project team of permanent staff and external contractors.
• Mentor & Develop: Provide coaching and mentoring, fostering professional development and a collaborative, results-oriented environment.
• Drive performance: Set clear objectives, manage performance, and ensure your team consistently delivers against programme milestones.

What you'll need:

Essential Skills & Experience:

• Financial Acumen: A professional finance or accounting qualification (e.g., ACA, ACCA, CA, CIMA, CPA) is highly preferred. Candidates without a formal qualification who demonstrate equivalent senior-level financial expertise in IT financial management, TBM, or finance transformation will also be considered.
• Proven Implementation Leadership:  Significant experience leading enterprise-scale system implementations in complex, global environments, with a strong focus on IT finance, TBM, or ITFM domains. Crucially, you'll have a track record of hands-on involvement in platform configuration and data modelling, not just program oversight.
• ITFM & TBM Mastery: Deep understanding of IT Financial Management principles, including service costing, cost allocation, technology benchmarking, and TBM frameworks (e.g., TBM Council taxonomy).
• Strategic FP&A & Budgeting: Demonstrable ability to redesign and implement large-scale budgeting and FP&A processes, leveraging technology for automation and insight.
• Vendor & Partner Management: Proven success in managing third-party vendors and implementation partners throughout full program lifecycles.
• Complex Financial Environments: Experience operating in intricate recharge and cost-allocation landscapes, ideally within a multi-national group structure.
• Data & Analytics Rigor: Exceptional analytical skills, comfortable handling and interpreting large, complex data sets.
• Project & Program Management: A robust track record of successful project and program delivery, consistently meeting multiple deadlines under pressure.
• Change Agent: Proven experience driving change management and platform adoption across diverse business units and geographies.
• Technology Fluent: Highly comfortable engaging with solution architects, data engineers, and platform vendors on technical design decisions (without needing to be a developer).
• Communication & Influence: Excellent communication, presentation, and influencing skills, capable of engaging and inspiring senior stakeholders.
• Tool Proficiency: Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, experience with ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle), and data visualisation tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau).
• Accounting Knowledge (Preferred): Familiarity with accounting standards (IFRS) and financial reporting in large, multi-currency group environments is a plus.

About You:

• Proactive & Accountable: You take full ownership, are results-oriented, and drive initiatives forward with a strong sense of responsibility.
• Detail-Oriented & Strategic: Equally comfortable diving into the specifics – interrogating data, testing configurations, and validating outputs – as you are presenting strategic insights to a steering committee.
• Empathetic Leader: Proven experience building, leading, and mentoring teams (10+ people) through complex, fast-paced programs.
• Critical Thinker: Exceptional problem-solving abilities, coupled with critical, strategic, and commercial thinking.
• Collaborative & Influential: Strong interpersonal skills, adept at building credibility and influencing senior leadership across a matrix organisation and comfortable working effectively across organisational boundaries (tech, transformation, finance).
• Adaptable & Resilient: Thrives in dynamic environments, comfortable with ambiguity, and skilled at managing competing priorities.
• Passionate about Impact: Genuinely energised by the intersection of technology and finance, driven to build platforms that fundamentally change how an organisation operates, not just how it reports.

Who you are:

You're open: We are inclusive and collaborative; we encourage the free exchange of ideas; we respect and celebrate diverse views. We are open-minded: to new ideas, new partnerships, new ways of working.

You're optimistic: We believe in the power of creativity, technology and talent to create brighter futures or our people, our clients and our communities. We approach all that we do with conviction: to try the new and to seek the unexpected.

You're extraordinary: we are stronger together: through collaboration we achieve the amazing. We are creative leaders and pioneers of our industry; we provide extraordinary every day.

What we'll give you:

Passionate, inspired people – We aim to create a culture in which people can do extraordinary work.

Scale and opportunity – We offer the opportunity to create, influence and complete projects at a scale that is unparalleled in the industry.

Challenging and stimulating work – Unique work and the opportunity to join a group of creative problem solvers. Are you up for the challenge?

#LI-Hybrid 

Why we're hiring:

This role is responsible for the end-to-end project management and delivery execution of the ServiceNow transformation programme at WPP.

You will manage the planning, coordination, and delivery of a large-scale platform reset, ensuring that all workstreams are executed in a controlled, structured, and timely manner.

Working under the direction of the ServiceNow Transformation Lead, you will coordinate across internal teams and strategic partners including ServiceNow and Kyndryl to ensure delivery remains aligned to scope, timelines, and intended outcomes.

This role is focused on execution discipline, delivery governance, and programme coordination, enabling the successful transformation of ServiceNow into a modern, AI-enabled service platform.

What you'll be doing:

Programme & Project Delivery

• Manage the end-to-end delivery plan for the ServiceNow transformation programme
• Define and maintain detailed project plans, milestones, dependencies, and critical path
• Ensure delivery is aligned to agreed scope, timelines, and priorities set by the Transformation Lead
• Coordinate multiple concurrent workstreams including platform rebuild, migration, and rollout

Execution Management

• Drive day-to-day execution discipline across all delivery teams
• Track progress, manage risks, and proactively resolve delivery issues
• Ensure clear ownership and accountability across all activities
• Maintain tight control of scope, avoiding unmanaged change or deviation

Partner & Vendor Coordination

• Coordinate delivery activities across Kyndryl and ServiceNow
• Ensure alignment between internal teams and external partners
• Track partner deliverables and ensure commitments are met
• Escalate delivery risks or gaps promptly and clearly

Governance & Reporting

• Establish and run programme governance routines (steerco, delivery forums, status reviews)
• Provide clear, concise reporting on progress, risks, issues, and dependencies
• Maintain RAID logs and ensure active management of risks and issues
• Support executive-level updates with structured, data-driven inputs

Planning, Adoption, and Roll Out 

• Manage integrated planning across all workstreams, ensuring sequencing and dependencies are understood
• Coordinate rollout planning
• Ensure readiness for deployment, including testing, communications, and training alignment
• Track adoption progress and escalate risks to successful rollout

What you'll need:

• Extensive experience of leading strategic and complex projects across full SDLC, with demonstrated capability of managing multiple projects simultaneously.
• Proven track record of successful mobilisation and delivery of ambitious, strategic, and operationally complex projects with internal and external cross-functional teams.
• Proven track record as a people leader and influencer with motivational and engagement skills including the ability to lead globally dispersed teams.  
• Quick-to-learn and adaptable to changing priorities, with the ability to reshape, reconfigure and realign solutions to meet challenging deadlines without jeopardising the successful delivery of the project.
• Ability to build and maintain relationships by engaging and working inclusively to establish credibility, solve problems, build consensus, and achieve objectives.
• A self-starter with impeccable organisational and time management skills, focusing on value and outcomes; enthusiastic with a can-do attitude.
• Strategic and critical thinker – blending technical, operational and commercial strategic considerations into decision making, while continuously challenging the status-quo.   Story telling with data – strong skills in building the case for change, identifying the business outcomes, value proposition for the respective area.
• Brilliant communicator – strong stakeholder management skills; able to turn complex technical messages into effective, succinct communications; ability to manage and influence stakeholders with competing priorities.
• Functional analysis skills to enable the capture and breakdown of well-formed requirements and priorities. 

Who you are:

You're open: We are inclusive and collaborative; we encourage the free exchange of ideas; we respect and celebrate diverse views. We are open-minded: to new ideas, new partnerships, new ways of working.

You're optimistic: We believe in the power of creativity, technology and talent to create brighter futures or our people, our clients and our communities. We approach all that we do with conviction: to try the new and to seek the unexpected.

You're extraordinary: we are stronger together: through collaboration we achieve the amazing. We are creative leaders and pioneers of our industry; we provide extraordinary every day.

What we'll give you:

Passionate, inspired people – We aim to create a culture in which people can do extraordinary work.

Scale and opportunity – We offer the opportunity to create, influence and complete projects at a scale that is unparalleled in the industry.

Challenging and stimulating work – Unique work and the opportunity to join a group of creative problem solvers. Are you up for the challenge?

#LI-Hybrid

Why we're hiring:

The Cyber Security Metrics Analyst plays a pivotal role in shaping & production of high‑quality executive reporting, operational insights, and performance metrics across a complex, global technology organisation. This role requires analytical capability, strong business acumen, and the ability to translate complex data into clear, compelling narratives for senior leadership.

As a self-starter, this individual will proactively extract data from multiple operational security tooling, utilise report creation tools, and design comprehensive dashboards for leadership teams, ensuring clear, timely, and impactful communication of operational security metrics. Through effective stakeholder management, they will collaborate across teams to gather requirements, collect data, analyse data, present findings, and facilitate informed decision-making, ultimately enhancing our operational security effectiveness and resilience.

What you'll be doing:

• Production of daily, weekly and monthly KPIs and KRIs reporting within deadlines and ensure fast & accurate response to ad-hoc reporting requests
• Development of insightful reports, robust performance dashboards, and support strategic decision‑making by simplifying complex information into concise, executive‑level messaging and presentations
• Collect, analyse and present complex operational security metrics in a repeatable and where practicable an automated manner.
• Simplify complex data into clear, concise key messages, ensuring leadership can make informed decisions quickly.
• Build narrative-driven insights that explain trends, highlight emerging risks, and find opportunities for improvement.
• Translate raw data into structured stories using charts, graphs, and visual representations aligned with executive expectations.
• Bring flexibility and a positive attitude towards delivery of services in a fast-paced environment with inherent risks and multiple stakeholders with differing priorities
• Maintain data accuracy through validation and quality checks and attention to detail
• Seek opportunities to simplify reporting processes and automate recurring data preparation tasks

Who you'll be working with:

You will work closely with Enterprise Technology teams, Security Operations and Engineering teams as well as with stakeholders in Security across WPP.

What you'll need:

• Experience in analytics, reporting, PMO, business operations, or data analysis within technology or similarly complex organisations
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (ideally including Power Query, Pivot tables, Formulas)
• Experience working with multiple data sources, report creation in Power BI
• Computer Science Degree or equivalent desirable but not essential
• Experience of working as a reporting analyst or data analyst within large and complex operational security change programmes
• High degree of competency in using tools such as MS Excel, MS Power Automate, PowerPoint, Word and Jira and any other industry standard tools
• Experience of business intelligence solutions to create data visualisations/dashboards to inform decision making (e.g. Power BI)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with experience producing executive-level presentations and concise messaging
• Confidence engaging with stakeholders and facilitating discussions based on data-driven insights
• Strong analytical, critical-thinking, and problem-solving capability. Able to simplify complex information at speed
• Maintain attention to detail in generation and validation of reports, ensuring data accuracy and consistency across all metrics to support reliable decision making and uncover critical trends
• Automation of reports, significantly reducing manual effort and enhancement of timelines and frequency of data delivery
• Demonstrate resilience and persistence and drive to maintain progress and resolve issues

Who you are:

You're open: We are inclusive and collaborative; we encourage the free exchange of ideas; we respect and celebrate diverse views. We are open-minded: to new ideas, new partnerships, new ways of working.

You're optimistic: We believe in the power of creativity, technology and talent to create brighter futures or our people, our clients and our communities. We approach all that we do with conviction: to try the new and to seek the unexpected.

You're extraordinary: we are stronger together: through collaboration we achieve the amazing. We are creative leaders and pioneers of our industry; we provide extraordinary every day.

What we'll give you:

Passionate, inspired people – We aim to create a culture in which people can do extraordinary work.

Scale and opportunity – We offer the opportunity to create, influence and complete projects at a scale that is unparalleled in the industry.

Challenging and stimulating work – Unique work and the opportunity to join a group of creative problem solvers. Are you up for the challenge?

#LI-Hybrid 

WPP is embarking on a major 3-year Transformation to simplify, modernise, and unify its technology platforms across the group. This change is critical to: 

• Enable cost-effective transformation and operational efficiency
• Accelerate adoption of AI, data, and digital platforms
• Ensure consistent delivery of value and benefits across all agencies and markets
• Minimise disruption and maximise engagement during large-scale change 

A dedicated Programme Director is needed to orchestrate the people side of this transformation, ensuring that new ways of working are adopted, benefits are realised, and change fatigue is minimised. 

Why we're hiring:

WPP’s Tenant Consolidation programme will unite WPP on a single, consolidated Microsoft 365 tenant to enable seamless collaboration, one identity for every user, and full compliance—while reducing complexity, cost, and risk across the group. 

The Programme Director is accountable for the overall success of a programme, ensuring delivery of strategic outcomes and benefits realisation. This role provides leadership, governance, and direction across multiple projects and workstreams, aligning them to organisational objectives and stakeholder expectations.  Key responsibilities include: 

• Strategic Leadership: Define and maintain the programme vision, objectives, and roadmap, ensuring alignment with business strategy.
• Governance & Assurance: Establish robust governance frameworks, manage risks, and ensure compliance with organisational standards.
• Benefits Realisation: Drive delivery of measurable business benefits, tracking progress against agreed KPIs and outcomes.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders, sponsors, and delivery teams to secure commitment and resolve issues.
• Resource & Financial Management: Oversee programme budgets, resource allocation, and vendor management to optimise cost and value.
• Change & Adoption: Ensure readiness and adoption of new capabilities, minimising disruption and embedding change effectively. 

What you'll be doing

• Develop the global vision and roadmap for the programme 

• Build strong relationships with leaders to influence and drive collaboration  

• Establish and lead transformation programmes across WPP Enterprise Technology 

• Ensure deliverables are of the highest quality with clearly articulated scope and quantifiable business benefits 

• Be accountable for programme definition, planning, orchestration, and delivery 

• Identify, define and manage all aspects of the programme’s projects. Including, but not limited to, the overall programme project plan, execution, resource management, risk and issue tracking, quality, governance, change management, risk management, communications and budget 

• Coordinate dependencies, including those with projects, suppliers and stakeholders outside of the programme 

• Creates visibility across teams to mitigate coordination challenges (with Service Owners and Providers as applicable) 

• Develop and maintain programme risk management plans. Coordinates programme risk identification, qualification, response development and control 

• Work closely with the PMOs to ensure the programme is reported on accurately 

• With PMOs, run stage gates for each project in the programme 

• Acts as liaison between stakeholders, sponsors and steering committee and manages these relationships 

• Conduct financial analyses on programme alternatives including cost/benefit analysis, to determine programme feasibility and direction 

• Develop and compose business cases to support the justification of programme investment 

• Manage third party suppliers/partners to contract commitments  

• Performance manage project management staff and provide coaching and feedback to support thier professional growth. 

• Ensure the programme projects use Strategy and Transformation delivery standards and tools (Transformation Delivery Framework, and Wrike) 

• Supporting the PPM Centre of Excellence by identifying and championing areas where improvements may benefit project performance 

• Share activities and lessons learnt across PM community 

What you’ll need: 

Experience & Background 

• Extensive experience leading largescale, complex technology transformation programmes in a global or multi-entity organisation. 

• Proven track record of delivering enterprise wide platforms, cloud migrations, infrastructure modernisation, or major application deployments. 

• Strong background in portfolio, programme, and project management, with familiarity in both waterfall and hybrid delivery. 
• Demonstrated experience working in environments with multiple vendors, system integrators, and third-party delivery partners. 

Leadership & Strategic Capability 

• Ability to define and articulate a clear programme vision, roadmap, and benefits case. 

• Strong leadership presence with the ability to influence senior stakeholders, including C-suite, functional heads, and agency/market leaders. 

• Experience leading matrixed teams and managing cross-functional delivery across geographies. 
• Demonstrated ability to set the right delivery culture, behaviours, and expectations. 

Governance, Control & Delivery Excellence 

• Deep understanding of programme governance, including stage gates, reporting, RAID management, and financial controls. 

• Ability to establish and maintain robust delivery frameworks, quality standards, and assurance. 

• Skilled in risk management, including identifying systemic risks, interdependency conflicts, and developing mitigation plans. 
• Ability to ensure regulatory, security, and compliance alignment across programme components. 

Financial & Commercial Management 

• Strong capability in budget ownership, forecasting, cost control, and benefits realisation. 

• Experience conducting business cases, cost–benefit analysis, and ROI assessments. 
• Ability to manage vendors against contractual commitments and performance KPIs. 

Stakeholder Engagement & Communication 

• Exceptional comms skills, able to simplify complex programme detail into exec-level insight. 

• Ability to build trusted relationships with senior sponsors, delivery teams, and external partners. 
• Skilled in managing change impacts, driving adoption, and minimising business disruption. 

Change, Adoption & Business Readiness 

• Experience overseeing change management, including communications, training, and readiness. 

• Ability to ensure new processes, technologies, and capabilities are embedded and sustained. 
• Comfortable addressing change fatigue, capability gaps, and resistance points. 

Technical Competence 

• Strong understanding of relevant enterprise technologies. 
• Ability to balance technical constraints, architectural requirements, and business needs. 

Personal Attributes 

• Highly organised, resilient, and comfortable operating in ambiguous or evolving environments. 

• Strong problem solver with ability to make clear decisions under pressure. 

• Inclusive, people centred leader who motivates high-performing teams.

Who you are:

You're open: We are inclusive and collaborative; we encourage the free exchange of ideas; we respect and celebrate diverse views. We are open-minded: to new ideas, new partnerships, new ways of working.

You're optimistic: We believe in the power of creativity, technology and talent to create brighter futures or our people, our clients and our communities. We approach all that we do with conviction: to try the new and to seek the unexpected.

You're extraordinary: we are stronger together: through collaboration we achieve the amazing. We are creative leaders and pioneers of our industry; we provide extraordinary every day.

What we'll give you:

Passionate, inspired people – We aim to create a culture in which people can do extraordinary work.

Scale and opportunity – We offer the opportunity to create, influence and complete projects at a scale that is unparalleled in the industry.

Challenging and stimulating work – Unique work and the opportunity to join a group of creative problem solvers. Are you up for the challenge?

#LI-Hybrid

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. 

We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. 
 
We have been building the world's most valuable brands for 50 years and have global reach across 100+ markets, with deep local expertise.
 
Our people are the key to our success. We're committed to fostering a culture of creativity, belonging and continuous learning, attracting and developing the brightest talent, and providing exciting career opportunities that help our people grow. 
 

Why we're hiring:

This Product Designer plays a critical role working on our WPP Design System.

The role is a specialised role and we're interested in hearing from designers that have worked on design systems at enterprise scale. In particular, experience with AI and/or multi-platform design systems (for apps, interactive TV, VoD, chat) would be useful. The designer will collaborate with our teams in WPP locations to understand needs and push our design system forward.

What you'll be doing:

• Take full ownership of building and maintaining design systems at enterprise scale
• Conduct user research and usability testing, leveraging insights to inform design decisions and validate solutions.  
• Translate requirements and user needs into flows, prototypes, components, documentation and patterns for various products and services in our platform.  
• Ensure consistency with experience principles and the broader "North Star" UX vision defined by our Product Design Leads.   
• Collaborate with Product Managers and Developers to ensure the feasibility and integrity of design solutions.  
• Ensure design files are well-detailed and work with developers to execute accurately).  
• Advocate for user-centred design principles and accessibility and usability standards across the platform, ensuring our designs are inclusive and easy to use for everyone.  

What you'll need:

• 5 to 8 years of experience in UX/UI or product design with demonstrated experience leading design initiatives and projects.   
• A strong portfolio showcasing your expertise in product, UX/UI design, design research, design systems usage as well as your ability to design impactful and user-centred design solutions and your contribution to complex projects.  
• Expert level proficiency in leading design tools such as Figma, and collaboration tools such as Miro as well as usability testing tools.    
• Deep understanding of human-centred design principles, interaction design best practices, and usability.  
• Extensive experience working with and contributing to design systems.   
• Strong knowledge of usability and accessibility guidelines (WCAG).  
• Strong communication, collaboration and presentation skills, with proven ability to articulate design decisions and complex design concepts clearly.  
• Experience working in Agile teams and ability to deliver high quality designs in a fast paced environment.  

Bonus Skills:  

• Basic understanding of service design or ecosystem mapping.  
• Experience designing for SaaS products.  
• Interest in data visualization or AI-enhanced experiences.  
• Additional knowledge of Usability and Accessibility Guidelines beyond basic requirements.  
• Familiarity with Figma is critical and working knowledge of AI-related design-code tools is a plus. 

About WPP Open X

WPP Open X is a ground-breaking, bespoke agency model designed exclusively for The Coca-Cola Company (TCCC). This innovative structure brings together the best talent and capabilities from across the WPP network to deliver unparalleled creativity, strategic insight, and operational excellence. Our mission is to redefine the agency-client partnership, fostering a culture of deep collaboration, agility, and measurable impact.

Why we're hiring:

WPP Open X is seeking a highly organised, proactive, and exceptionally skilled Executive Assistant to provide comprehensive administrative and operational support to our senior executives. This pivotal role requires an individual who thrives in a fast-paced, demanding environment, adept at managing diverse administrative tasks both independently and collaboratively.  This office-based position will be primarily based at WPP's Sea Containers House in London, with an expected presence of at least 3 – 4 days per week.

What you'll be doing:

You will be essential in ensuring the smooth operation of executive functions, demonstrating flexibility, composure, and a proactive approach even under pressure. The ideal candidate possesses excellent written and verbal communication skills, meticulous attention to detail, and sound decision-making abilities, whilst always upholding the utmost professionalism and confidentiality. This role would suit a highly organised individual who excels in fast-paced environments and is eager to contribute to a dynamic global team.

• Provide high-level administrative support to WPP Open X executives, ensuring their schedules and operations run seamlessly.
• Proactively manage complex executive calendars, strategically optimising time and anticipating demands.
• Arrange comprehensive domestic and international travel, including detailed logistics and visa procurement.
• Proactively identify opportunities to develop and optimise internal administrative processes to enhance overall efficiency and productivity within the team.
• Manage executive expense reporting, ensuring accuracy and strict adherence to company policies Maintain continuous awareness of ongoing task progress, providing regular updates and communicating timelines effectively to relevant stakeholders.
• Prepare, edit, and format various documents, reports, and presentations with precision and a high level of quality, often under tight deadlines.
• Organise and compile comprehensive briefing materials for a range of engagements, including internal meetings, client presentations, external conferences, and speaking engagements, ensuring executives are thoroughly prepared.
• Assist in the seamless coordination and execution of key events such as industry gatherings, internal team meetings, offsite sessions, private dinners, and corporate hospitality events, from planning to post-event follow-up.

What you'll need:

• Proven Executive Assistant Experience: Demonstrable track record in a similar high-level support role, ideally within a dynamic creative or agency environment, adept at managing complex executive needs.
• Advanced Technical Proficiency: Mastery of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Strategic Organisation & Prioritisation: Exceptional ability to manage complex calendars, master multitasking, and strategically prioritise demanding workloads with meticulous attention to detail.
• Impactful Communication: Confident, articulate, and professional communicator, adept at engaging and influencing personnel at all levels, including senior leadership, clients, and global partners.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Ability to build and nurture strong working relationships with diverse stakeholders, including TCCC clients, internal teams across WPP Open X and the broader WPP network. Possess a deep understanding of the organisational ecosystem to facilitate seamless collaboration.
• Proactive Problem-Solving: A solutions-oriented mindset with keen foresight, capable of anticipating needs and proactively resolving issues with unwavering accuracy.
• Unwavering Professionalism & Discretion: Exhibits the highest degree of professionalism, responsibility, and reliability, with an absolute commitment to confidentiality.
• Adaptability & Collaboration: Highly flexible with a positive, 'can-do' attitude, thriving in fast-paced environments, capable of independent action and seamless team collaboration.

Who you are:

You're open: We are inclusive and collaborative; we encourage the free exchange of ideas; we respect and celebrate diverse views. We are open-minded: to new ideas, new partnerships, new ways of working.

You're optimistic: We believe in the power of creativity, technology and talent to create brighter futures or our people, our clients and our communities. We approach all that we do with conviction: to try the new and to seek the unexpected.

You're extraordinary: we are stronger together: through collaboration we achieve the amazing. We are creative leaders and pioneers of our industry; we provide extraordinary every day.

What we'll give you:

Passionate, inspired people – We aim to create a culture in which people can do extraordinary work.

Scale and opportunity – We offer the opportunity to create, influence and complete projects at a scale that is unparalleled in the industry.

Challenging and stimulating work – Unique work and the opportunity to join a group of creative problem solvers. Are you up for the challenge?

#LI-Hybrid 

Why we're hiring:

The Product Design Lead is an experienced, craft-led role within our product design team, responsible for leading design execution and quality across complex workstreams on our digital platform, WPP Open. Reporting to the Head of Design / Design Director, the Product Design Lead will work closely with cross-functional teams, champion user-centred design practices, and contribute positively to the growth and craft of the wider design team.

Key Responsibilities:

Design Ownership & Execution

• Take full end-to-end ownership of complex design workstreams, from discovery through to delivery, demonstrating a strong product mindset and a high degree of independence.
• Translate complex product requirements and user needs into clear user flows, wireframes, prototypes, high-fidelity designs, and detailed design specifications.
• Ensure all design deliverables are thorough, well-structured, and developer-ready — with clear specifications, consistent naming conventions, annotations, and supporting documentation.
• Consistently produce design work that meets a high bar for craft, usability, and accessibility, setting a quality standard for the wider team.

UX Vision & Design Direction

• Defines, owns, and evangelises the North Star for their product area
• Proactively identify usability gaps, friction points, and experience opportunities within their workstream, surfacing well-considered recommendations to the Product Design Lead.
• Contribute informed, evidence-based input that helps shape design direction at the workstream level, feeding insights upward to influence broader product experience decisions.

Research & Insight

• Lead evaluative research activities within their workstream, including usability testing, concept testing, and synthesis of findings, using insights to validate and iterate on design solutions.
• Develops and evolves comprehensive B2B personas and end-to-end customer journey maps
• Apply a rigorous, hypothesis-driven approach to design, ensuring decisions are grounded in user evidence and clear rationale.

Design Systems & Standards

• Oversees design system quality and consistency across their product area; collaborates with Design System team
• Identify and flag gaps, inconsistencies, or opportunities for improvement in the design system to the appropriate team.
• Advocate for and uphold usability and accessibility standards (WCAG) across all workstreams, embedding inclusive design practices into everyday ways of working.

Collaboration & Communication

• Act as an internal consultant and design evangelist across the organisation by working closely with Product Managers, Engineers, and other cross-functional partners to align on priorities, ensure feasibility of design solutions, and maintain the integrity of design through to implementation.
• Communicate design rationale clearly and confidently to cross-functional team members and product stakeholders, explaining decisions in terms of user needs, business goals, and design principles.
• Often leads Agile ceremonies; manages design debt and dependencies proactively

Mentoring & Team Contribution

• Formally manages and mentors a team of designers; responsible for team growth and performance by Supporting the development of more junior designers through informal guidance, sharing of knowledge, and leading by example in craft and ways of working.
• Contribute positively to team culture, helping to raise the collective bar for design quality and collaborative practice.

Skills & Qualifications:

• 8+ years of experience in UX/UI or product design with demonstrated experience owning complex design workstreams independently and delivering high-quality outcomes.
• A strong portfolio showcasing design craft, rigorous UX thinking, and evidence of working across the full design process — from research and discovery through to high-fidelity delivery and design specification.
• Expert-level proficiency in Figma, including component management and advanced prototyping, and strong working knowledge of collaboration tools such as Miro and usability testing platforms.
• Deep understanding of human-centred design principles, interaction design best practices, information architecture, and usability.
• Extensive experience working with and contributing to design systems, with a strong eye for consistency, scalability, and adherence to established patterns.
• Solid knowledge of usability and accessibility guidelines (WCAG), with practical experience applying these in real product contexts.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to translate high-level business strategy and enterprise objectives into experience vision
• Proven ability to work autonomously in fast-paced, ambiguous environments, managing priorities and delivering high-quality work within Agile sprint cycles.
• Experience working in Agile teams, contributing meaningfully to ceremonies and iterative delivery processes.

Bonus Skills:

• Familiarity with service design concepts or ecosystem mapping.
• Strong preference for experience designing for SaaS or enterprise platforms at scale is important
• Experience with or strong interest in data visualisation or AI-enhanced user experiences.
• Actively sought — important for platform direction demonstrating an understanding of mobile-first or app-native interaction patterns.
• Additional knowledge of accessibility standards beyond WCAG baseline requirements.
• Familiarity with Sketch, Adobe Illustrator, or Photoshop.

Who you are:

You're open: We are inclusive and collaborative; we encourage the free exchange of ideas; we respect and celebrate diverse views. We are open-minded: to new ideas, new partnerships, new ways of working.

You're optimistic: We believe in the power of creativity, technology and talent to create brighter futures or our people, our clients and our communities. We approach all that we do with conviction: to try the new and to seek the unexpected.

You're extraordinary: we are stronger together: through collaboration we achieve the amazing. We are creative leaders and pioneers of our industry; we provide extraordinary every day.

What we'll give you:

Passionate, inspired people – We aim to create a culture in which people can do extraordinary work.

Scale and opportunity – We offer the opportunity to create, influence and complete projects at a scale that is unparalleled in the industry.

Challenging and stimulating work – Unique work and the opportunity to join a group of creative problem solvers. Are you up for the challenge?

#LI-Hybrid 

Lead Product Owner – Creative Capabilities, WPP Open

About WPP Open: 

WPP Open is at the forefront of transforming how WPP delivers value to its clients. We are building a unified product ecosystem that empowers our agencies and clients with cutting-edge tools and data-driven insights. Our product organisation is driven by a clear vision, strategic execution, and a commitment to continuous innovation.

The Opportunity: 

The Lead Product Owner for Creative Capabilities in WPP Open is responsible for shaping and delivering marketing tools for the Creative team in WPP.  This role oversees the full product life-cycle—from discovery through delivery—ensuring solutions are grounded in real user needs and measurable business outcomes.

You’ll bring understanding of marketing processes and agency creative workflows, with hands-on experience partnering with creative teams. You’ll have (and continue to analyse) clear insights into the competitive landscape of marketing agencies and be able to assess and deliver new features and ways of working with our creative teams. A key part of the role is leading product discovery: clarifying problems, mapping journeys, running workshops/interviews, validating concepts, and turning insights into prioritised product requirements.

In parallel, you’ll drive product excellence in delivery—aligning stakeholders, managing the backlog, defining acceptance criteria, and working closely with design and engineering to deliver high-quality, scalable capabilities within WPP Open.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Delivery Planning & Cross-Capability Direction:

• Own the translation of strategic vision for a group of capabilities, defining the end-state, direction, and an overarching plan of work across other product areas with a +6-month horizon.
• Lead high-level product discovery to deeply understand strategic user needs, market opportunities, and technical feasibility relevant to your group of capabilities, informing the strategic delivery plan.
• Develop and maintain the strategic delivery plans and high-level roadmaps for your group of capabilities, outlining the prioritised sequence of feature development, enhancements, and initiatives for execution by the pods.
• Provide strategic direction and guidance to Senior and Product Owners, ensuring their detailed planning and execution align with the +6-month horizon and overall delivery strategy.

Comprehensive Product Delivery Planning & Alignment:

• Translate overarching strategic vision into comprehensive, actionable delivery strategies and high-level plans for your group of capabilities, ensuring seamless alignment with the broader product strategy.
• Collaborate closely with engineering leads and Product Design to ensure technical feasibility, optimal implementation, and user-centric design are integrated into overall strategic delivery plans.
• Facilitate cross-team prioritisation and dependency management across multiple development teams and product areas, working to resolve conflicts and ensure smooth flow of value.

Stakeholder Management & Communication:

• Proactively engage with a diverse range of senior stakeholders, including the business SMEs, product leads, design leads, delivery leads, engineering leads, and key senior stakeholders, to gather feedback, clarify strategic intent, and build consensus for complex product initiatives.
• Communicate overall product progress, strategic plans, and insights to senior stakeholders, ensuring clarity in complex discussions and articulating the measurable impact of delivered capabilities.
• Influence prioritisation decisions at a cross-team level, advocating for the most impactful work and managing expectations effectively.

Performance Measurement & Value Realisation:

• Define and track relevant Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for your group of capabilities, measuring both delivery efficiency and the realisation of intended value from executed features.
• Ensure product outcomes directly contribute to the business KPIs established by key senior stakeholders, demonstrating a clear understanding of the value being created through execution.
• Drive continuous iteration and improvement across your group of capabilities, leveraging user feedback, data insights, and market performance to optimise execution and value delivery.

What you'll need:

• Progressive experience in product ownership, with demonstrable leadership in strategic delivery planning.
• Proven ability to translate strategic vision into comprehensive, actionable delivery plans and roadmaps for a group of capabilities.
• Extensive experience in leading high-level product discovery, defining end-state and direction, and providing strategic guidance to other Product Owners.
• Deep expertise in Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) at scale, including practices that support rapid, iterative delivery and post-launch optimisation.
• Proven ability to lead, influence, and align multiple cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders towards efficient and outcome-driven delivery.
• An analytical mindset, with the ability to leverage data and user insights to drive process improvements, measure delivery performance, and inform continuous product iteration.
• Demonstrable experience in developing comprehensive rollout strategies, managing product launches, and ensuring operational readiness.

*Internal applicants - all locations are considered

Why we're hiring:

WPP is at the forefront of the marketing and advertising industry's largest transformation. Our Global CIO is leading a significant evolution of our Enterprise Technology capabilities, bringing together over 2,500 technology professionals into an integrated global team. This team will play a crucial role in enabling the ongoing transformation of our agencies and functions.

WPPs Finance, ERP and Consolidation Programme will consolidate and modernise WPPs finance and ERP systems onto Workday and Maconomy, supporting operational efficiency and global standardisation by transitioning from legacy systems, scaling delivery capacity, and aiming for a global ERP Finance template with necessary customisations. 

A dedicated Programme Director is needed to orchestrate the people side of this transformation, ensuring that new ways of working are adopted, benefits are realised, and change fatigue is minimised.

The Programme Director is accountable for the overall success of a programme, ensuring delivery of strategic outcomes and benefits realisation. This role provides leadership, governance, and direction across multiple projects and workstreams, aligning them to organisational objectives and stakeholder expectations.  Key responsibilities include: 

• Strategic Leadership: Define and maintain the programme vision, objectives, and roadmap, ensuring alignment with business strategy. 

• Governance & Assurance: Establish robust governance frameworks, manage risks, and ensure compliance with organisational standards. 

• Benefits Realisation: Drive delivery of measurable business benefits, tracking progress against agreed KPIs and outcomes. 

• Stakeholder Engagement: Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders, sponsors, and delivery teams to secure commitment and resolve issues. 

• Resource & Financial Management: Oversee programme budgets, resource allocation, and vendor management to optimise cost and value. 
• Change & Adoption: Ensure readiness and adoption of new capabilities, minimising disruption and embedding change effectively

What you'll be doing:

• Develop the global vision and roadmap for the programme 

• Build strong relationships with leaders to influence and drive collaboration  

• Establish and lead transformation programmes across WPP Enterprise Technology 

• Ensure deliverables are of the highest quality with clearly articulated scope and quantifiable business benefits 

• Be accountable for programme definition, planning, orchestration, and delivery 

• Identify, define and manage all aspects of the programme’s projects. Including, but not limited to, the overall programme project plan, execution, resource management, risk and issue tracking, quality, governance, change management, risk management, communications and budget 

• Coordinate dependencies, including those with projects, suppliers and stakeholders outside of the programme 

• Creates visibility across teams to mitigate coordination challenges (with Service Owners and Providers as applicable) 

• Develop and maintain programme risk management plans. Coordinates programme risk identification, qualification, response development and control 

• Work closely with the PMOs to ensure the programme is reported on accurately 

• With PMOs, run stage gates for each project in the programme 

• Acts as liaison between stakeholders, sponsors and steering committee and manages these relationships 

• Conduct financial analyses on programme alternatives including cost/benefit analysis, to determine programme feasibility and direction 

• Develop and compose business cases to support the justification of programme investment 

• Manage third party suppliers/partners to contract commitments  

• Performance manage project management staff and provide coaching and feedback to support thier professional growth. 

• Ensure the programme projects use Strategy and Transformation delivery standards and tools (Transformation Delivery Framework, and Wrike) 

• Supporting the PPM Centre of Excellence by identifying and championing areas where improvements may benefit project performance 

• Share activities and lessons learnt across PM community

What you'll need:

1. Experience & Background 

• Extensive experience leading largescale, complex technology transformation programmes in a global or multi-entity organisation. 

• Proven track record of delivering enterprise-wide platforms, cloud migrations, infrastructure modernisation, or major application deployments. 

• Strong background in portfolio, programme, and project management, with familiarity in both waterfall and hybrid delivery. 

• Demonstrated experience working in environments with multiple vendors, system integrators, and third-party delivery partners. 

2. Leadership & Strategic Capability 

• Ability to define and articulate a clear programme vision, roadmap, and benefits case. 

• Strong leadership presence with the ability to influence senior stakeholders, including Csuite, functional heads, and agency/market leaders. 

• Experience leading matrixed teams and managing cross-functional delivery across geographies. 

• Demonstrated ability to set the right delivery culture, behaviours, and expectations. 

3. Governance, Control & Delivery Excellence 

• Deep understanding of programme governance, including stage gates, reporting, RAID management, and financial controls. 

• Ability to establish and maintain robust delivery frameworks, quality standards, and assurance. 

• Skilled in risk management, including identifying systemic risks, interdependency conflicts, and developing mitigation plans. 

• Ability to ensure regulatory, security, and compliance alignment across programme components. 

4. Financial & Commercial Management

• Strong capability in budget ownership, forecasting, cost control, and benefits realisation. 

• Experience conducting business cases, cost–benefit analysis, and ROI assessments. 

• Ability to manage vendors against contractual commitments and performance KPIs. 

5. Stakeholder Engagement & Communication

• Exceptional comms skills, able to simplify complex programme detail into exec level insight. 

• Ability to build trusted relationships with senior sponsors, delivery teams, and external partners. 

• Skilled in managing change impacts, driving adoption, and minimising business disruption. 

6. Change, Adoption & Business Readiness

• Experience overseeing change management, including communications, training, and readiness. 

• Ability to ensure new processes, technologies, and capabilities are embedded and sustained. 

• Comfortable addressing change fatigue, capability gaps, and resistance points. 

7. Technical Competence

• Strong understanding of relevant enterprise technologies. 

• Ability to balance technical constraints, architectural requirements, and business needs. 

8. Personal Attributes

• Highly organised, resilient, and comfortable operating in ambiguous or evolving environments. 

• Strong problem solver with ability to make clear decisions under pressure. 

• Inclusive, people centred leader who motivates high performing teams. 

Who you'll be working with:

WPP is embarking on a major 3-year Transformation to simplify, modernise, and unify its technology platforms across the group. This change is critical to: 

• Enable cost-effective transformation and operational efficiency 

• Accelerate adoption of AI, data, and digital platforms 

• Ensure consistent delivery of value and benefits across all agencies and markets 

• Minimise disruption and maximise engagement during large-scale change 

Who you are:

You're open: We are inclusive and collaborative; we encourage the free exchange of ideas; we respect and celebrate diverse views. We are open-minded: to new ideas, new partnerships, new ways of working.

You're optimistic: We believe in the power of creativity, technology and talent to create brighter futures or our people, our clients and our communities. We approach all that we do with conviction: to try the new and to seek the unexpected.

You're extraordinary: we are stronger together: through collaboration we achieve the amazing. We are creative leaders and pioneers of our industry; we provide extraordinary every day.

What we'll give you:

Passionate, inspired people – We aim to create a culture in which people can do extraordinary work.

Scale and opportunity – We offer the opportunity to create, influence and complete projects at a scale that is unparalleled in the industry.

Challenging and stimulating work – Unique work and the opportunity to join a group of creative problem solvers. Are you up for the challenge?

#LI-Hybrid

Why we're hiring:

WPP is embarking on a major 3-year Transformation to simplify, modernise, and unify its technology platforms across the group. This change is critical to: 

• Enable cost-effective transformation and operational efficiency
• Accelerate adoption of AI, data, and digital platforms
• Ensure consistent delivery of value and benefits across all agencies and markets
• Minimise disruption and maximise engagement during large-scale change. 

A dedicated Senior Project Manager is needed to orchestrate the people side of this transformation, ensuring that new ways of working are adopted, benefits are realised, and change fatigue is minimised. 

WPP’s GCP Migration programme is migrating key workloads and infrastructure to Google Cloud Platform (GCP) as part of a $400 million, five-year strategic partnership with Google. This move aims to accelerate modernisation, improve operational efficiency, and unlock advanced AI and data capabilities across the group. 

What you'll be doing:

• Plan, manage, and execute migration workstreams to time, cost, quality, and compliance standards.
• Ensure alignment with programme objectives and strategic outcomes. 
• Maintain RAID, produce status reporting, and coordinate assurance across technical and cross‑functional teams.
• Ensure adherence to Strategy and Transformation standards, tools, processes, and compliance requirements. 
• Act as a liaison between engineering teams, partners (Google, Kyndryl), and WPP Technology Operations, ensuring decisions are informed and escalations handled promptly.
• Work closely with the Programme Director, Landing Zone, Network, Discovery/Migration teams, and SMEs to keep design, testing, and migration waves on track.
• Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders and sponsors.
• Communicate project status, risks, and decisions clearly and regularly.  
• Manage project budgets, resource allocation, and vendor relationships.
• Track costs and benefits to ensure value delivery.  
• Coordinate business readiness, support planning, and ensure migration impacts are understood and managed.
• Drive readiness and adoption of new technologies and processes.
• Minimise disruption and embed change effectively across teams. 
• Contribute to the Portfolio and Programme Management (PPM) community, fostering continuous learning and career progression.
• Coach and mentor project teams to embed a high-performing culture aligned with organisational values.  
• Maintain accurate role assignments and project documentation.
• Support governance reporting and ensure timely updates in project management tool.

What you'll need:

• Extensive experience of leading strategic and complex projects across full SDLC, with demonstrated capability of managing multiple projects simultaneously.
• Proven record of accomplishment in successful mobilisation and delivery of ambitious, strategic, and operationally complex projects with internal and external cross-functional teams.
• Proven track record as a people leader and influencer with motivational and engagement skills including the ability to lead globally dispersed teams.  
• Quick-to-learn and adaptable to changing priorities, with the ability to reshape, reconfigure and realign solutions to meet challenging deadlines without jeopardising the successful delivery of the project.
• Ability to build and maintain relationships by engaging and working inclusively to establish credibility, solve problems, build consensus, and achieve objectives.
• A self-starter with impeccable organisational and time management skills, focusing on value and outcomes; enthusiastic with a can-do attitude.
• Strategic and critical thinker – blending technical, operational, and commercial strategic considerations into decision making, while continuously challenging the status-quo.  
• Story telling with data – strong skills in building the case for change, identifying the business outcomes, value proposition for the respective area.
• Brilliant communicator – strong stakeholder management skills; able to turn complex technical messages into effective, succinct communications; ability to manage and influence stakeholders with competing priorities.
• Functional analysis skills to enable the capture and breakdown of well-formed requirements and priorities. 

Who you are:

You're open: We are inclusive and collaborative; we encourage the free exchange of ideas; we respect and celebrate diverse views. We are open-minded: to new ideas, new partnerships, new ways of working.

You're optimistic: We believe in the power of creativity, technology and talent to create brighter futures or our people, our clients and our communities. We approach all that we do with conviction: to try the new and to seek the unexpected.

You're extraordinary: we are stronger together: through collaboration we achieve the amazing. We are creative leaders and pioneers of our industry; we provide extraordinary every day.

What we'll give you:

Passionate, inspired people – We aim to create a culture in which people can do extraordinary work.

Scale and opportunity – We offer the opportunity to create, influence and complete projects at a scale that is unparalleled in the industry.

Challenging and stimulating work – Unique work and the opportunity to join a group of creative problem solvers. Are you up for the challenge?

#LI-Hybrid

We are part of a leading multinational PLC, known for helping the world’s largest enterprises grow. We’re now expanding our WPP Open SaaS offering — and looking for an experienced, entrepreneurial Enterprise Account Executive to lead the charge. This is a unique role: you’ll be one of the first AE dedicated to this product in the UK, with responsibility to expand across EMEA. You will work closely with the WPP Open Senior Executive Team to build the sales function from the ground up, with the initial focus on securing early wins and establishing a scalable model for identifying and converting client demand for your territory.

What you'll be doing:

• Drive New Business: Identify and develop new opportunities for WPP Open within a defined territory, targeting enterprise accounts to secure new opportunities.
• Own the Sales Cycle: Manage the entire sales process, target for closing six-figure deals within these accounts —from prospecting and qualification to closing deals.
• Engage Strategic Stakeholders: Build relationships across multiple lines of business, engaging with C-level executives, Marketing operational leaders, and key decision-makers.
• Deliver Tailored Solutions: Develop a deep understanding of customer needs and demonstrate how WPP Open solutions can solve their marketing strategic and operational challenges.
• Showcase Value: Present use-case-specific pitches and demos, independently or in collaboration with our WPP Open Growth Consulting, to highlight the measurable impact of the solutions.
• Engage closely with WPP Agencies, External partners and SaaS partners to accelerate deal cycles
• Leverage Team Support: Partner with your virtual team, including business development representatives, growth consulting, customer success, marketing managers, and partner managers, to drive success.

Strategy and Growth:

• Direct Sales & Pipeline Management: Personally run client and agency sales meetings, conduct discovery sessions, deliver demos, and manage the sales process through to contract signature. You will proactively manage the sales pipeline to drive deal progression and ensure the CRM is meticulously maintained.
• Collaboration & Growth: Work closely with marketing on lead generation campaigns, coordinate with pre-sales on larger opportunities, and collaborate with the Commercial Operations Lead on pricing. You will also develop affiliate, reseller, and partner programs to expand market reach.

What you'll need:

• Proven SaaS Sales Experience: A strong track record of success in enterprise SaaS sales, with a focus on securing new business and consistently achieving revenue targets.
• Expertise in Complex Sales: Experience managing long, multi-stakeholder sales cycles within large enterprise accounts.
• Industry Knowledge: Familiarity with enterprise applications, Marketing and the ability to engage with C-level executives.
• Strong Communication Skills: Exceptional presentation and storytelling abilities to confidently influence senior stakeholders and decision-makers.
• Collaborative Mindset: A team-oriented approach, leveraging internal and external resources to achieve shared goals.