Companies WPP Media Talent Acquisition Manager

About the role

WPP Media · Onsite

About WPP Media

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. With exceptional talent, trusted data and intelligence, and world-class partnerships – all united by our pioneering agentic marketing platform, WPP Open – we help clients navigate change, capture opportunity, and deliver transformational growth. 

WPP Media is WPP's AI-driven media operating unit, bringing together media, data, and partnerships to deliver creative personalisation at scale. Connected through WPP Open and powered by Open Intelligence, clients see exactly where, how, and why their media investment is working.

For more information, visit wppmedia.com.

Role Summary and Impact  

The TA Manager is responsible for leading a high-performing Talent Acquisition team within an end-to-end recruiting model. This role ensures consistent, high-quality hiring delivery by managing team capacity, driving operational excellence, and developing recruiting talent across different levels of seniority. 

The TA Manager plays a critical role in connecting hiring demand with execution, aligning priorities, enabling proactive talent strategies, and ensuring the team delivers against business needs. While primarily focused on leadership and system performance, the role maintains involvement in complex or high-impact searches to stay close to the market and support successful outcomes. 

Key Responsibilities  

  • Ensure high-quality execution of the end-to-end TA model and proactively manage risks 
  • Align workload with hiring needs and enable proactive pipelining 
  • Set expectations, coach performance, and build a high-performing environment 
  • Support complex situations and manage expectations with the business 
  • Lead high-impact or complex roles 
  • Ensure accurate tracking, reporting, and use of TA systems 
  • Reinforce adoption of the TA model and continuous improvement 

 

Skills and Experience  

If this opportunity looks right for you, we are looking for candidates who have:  

  • Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Business Administration, or a related field  
  • 5+ years of experience in Talent Acquisition or Recruitment Operations, ideally in global or high-volume environments  
  • Proven experience leading and setting performance metrics for your team 
  • Experience in reporting, with a strong ability to engage stakeholders through clear, data-driven conversations. 
  • Advanced English proficiency (C1), written and spoken  
  • Strong knowledge of recruitment best practices, TA process improvement and employment legislation  

 

Life at WPP Media & Benefits  

Our passion for shaping the next era of media includes investing in our employees to help them do their best work, and we’re just as committed to employee growth as we are to responsible media investment. WPP Media employees can tap into the global WPP Media & WPP networks to pursue their passions, grow their networks, and learn at the cutting edge of marketing and advertising. We have a variety of employee resource groups and host frequent in-office events showcasing team wins, sharing thought leadership, and celebrating holidays and milestone events.  

WPP Media is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.  

We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.  

Please read our Privacy Notice (https://www.wppmedia.com/pages/privacy-policy) for more information on how we process the information you provide.  

While we appreciate all applications received, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. 


#LI-Promoted

Please read our Privacy Notice for more information on how we process the information you provide. 

Ready to apply to WPP Media?
Apply to WPP Media
Apply now
🤖

Whoa — hold up

JobsRadar was built for real people having a rough time in their job search — not for automated requests. You're clicking way too fast and you're now temporarily blocked.

Come back later. If you're genuinely job hunting, we've got your back — just act like a human.

Catch your next role the second it’s posted.

Create a free account and we’ll watch the boards for you — the instant a job matches your search, it lands in your inbox or Telegram. No digging, no refreshing.

Create free account

Free forever · takes 30 seconds · already have one?

Get the worldwide-remote edge.

Join our Telegram channel for the stuff that helps you land the role — salary benchmarks, the weekly market pulse, and new-feature drops. No spam, just signal.

Join the channel — it's free