Why we're hiring:

WPP is a creative transformation company, helping clients create growth by combining technology and creativity. As one of the world's largest marketing and advertising services organizations, we are committed to driving innovation and operational excellence across our vast global network.

You will be joining the Automation Operations Centre within WPP's Enterprise Technology, Automation & AI department. This is a pivotal time for us as we're building a dedicated, in-house team to deliver, manage, monitor, and optimize our growing portfolio of automation solutions. This team is at the forefront of our digital transformation, ensuring the seamless operation and continuous improvement of critical automation capabilities across WPP globally

You will play a crucial role in solution delivery and day-to-day technology management of the Global Automation Operations Centre (AOC) program. Reporting to the AAI Operations Director and AAI Product Lead, you will lead the architecture, standards, and advanced development requirements for our global automation portfolio. Alongside AAI Leadership, you will guide a crew of 6-10 developers to ensure the release of high-quality automation products on time and within budget.

The AOC is chartered to develop and delivery automation products, support global automation products or projects delivered by Automation delivery teams from around WPP. Our support apparatus gives those teams confidence and freedom to hand over their existing successes and continue innovating.

Are you a visionary technical leader with a deep mastery of the Microsoft Power Platform and a passion for engineering excellence? We are looking for an Automation Engineering Lead to drive our technical strategy and architectural standards. In this senior role, you will be responsible for conducting research spikes, providing technical guidance to development teams, and ensuring that our global automation suite is built on a foundation of robust, scalable, and maintainable components. You will combine your extensive experience from the D365/Dataverse era with modern ALM practices to keep our global operations at the cutting edge of AI and automation.

What you'll be doing:

Automation Engineering Lead (Engineering Excellence + AI-Driven Automation) 

We are looking for an experienced Automation Engineering Lead who combines a complete view across multiple engineering technology streams with a strong background in automation and AI-driven engineering practices across modern technology stacks. 

This is not a single-stack or platform-specific role. 

You will act as an enterprise engineering leader, responsible for designing scalable, high-performance solutions by evaluating the right engineering approach across diverse technology streams spanning APIs, backend services, modern frontends, cloud platforms, deployment architecture, and AI/ML capabilities. 

You will play a critical role in shaping engineering strategy, establishing end-to-end engineering processes, guiding engineering teams, and ensuring solutions are fit-for-purpose, scalable, and future-ready. 

 What You’ll Be Doing 

Solution Architecture & Technology Decisioning 

• Own end-to-end architecture for automation use cases across the enterprise  

• Evaluate and recommend the right approach across:  

• Cloud-native engineering (microservices, serverless, container platforms)  

• Custom engineering (APIs, backend services, UI frameworks)  

• AI-augmented automation combining ML services, LLMs, and intelligent workflows  

• Make informed trade-offs between build vs buy, custom vs platform, and AI-driven vs deterministic approaches based on scalability, cost, and maintainability  

• Act as a key decision-maker on the right technology stream and tooling for each engineering problem  

• Knowledge in Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, Dataverse) 

 Architectural Governance 

• Define and enforce global architecture standards, design patterns, and best practices  

• Establish reusable engineering frameworks and AI-driven automation accelerators across teams  

• Ensure consistency, scalability, and maintainability across implementations  

 Technical Leadership 

• Lead and mentor a team of 6–10 engineers  

• Provide hands-on guidance, solution reviews, and architectural oversight  

• Drive engineering excellence and a culture of continuous improvement  

 Advanced & Hybrid Development 

• Lead complex implementations involving:  

• Custom connectors and API integrations  

• AI/ML model integration and intelligent automation patterns  

• Backend services (.NET / Java / Node.js / Python) where required  

• Handle research spikes and evaluate new tools, frameworks, and capabilities  

 Integration & Data Architecture 

• Design robust integration solutions using:  

• REST APIs, webhooks, and service-based architectures  

• Event-driven and asynchronous processing patterns  

• Work with structured and unstructured data across:  

• Cloud data platforms (Azure Data Lake, BigQuery, Snowflake, etc.)  

• SQL / external data systems  

• Dataverse 

• Optimize performance, scalability, and reliability of automation workflows  

 ALM & DevOps Strategy 

• Own and mature end-to-end engineering processes including ALM, code quality, and release governance across the organization  

• Implement CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, and infrastructure-as-code using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar  

• Drive adoption of code-first, version-controlled, and AI-assisted development practices  

 Stakeholder Collaboration 

• Partner with business and leadership teams to translate requirements into scalable technical solutions  

• Align architecture decisions with business goals, timelines, and budgets  

• Communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders  

 Security, Compliance & Supportability 

• Ensure solutions comply with enterprise security, governance, and data protection policies  

• Design solutions for operational readiness, observability, and smooth handover to support teams  

 What You’ll Need 

Experience 

• 12+ years in software engineering, solution architecture, or enterprise application development  

• Proven track record leading engineering teams across multiple technology streams with a strong background in automation and AI-driven engineering  

• Knowledge in Power platform or Dynamics 365 ecosystem 

 Engineering Process & AI-Automation Expertise 

• Deep expertise in:  

• End-to-end engineering processes (SDLC, code reviews, quality gates, release management) implemented at organizational scale  

• Deployment and technical architecture across cloud and hybrid environments  

• Automation engineering (CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, test automation, workflow automation)  

• Experience with:  

• Engineering AI workstreams (LLMs, agentic systems, intelligent automation)  

• Applying AI in automation (code generation, automated testing, intelligent code review, copilots)  

• Ability to drive engineering excellence and modernize platforms using AI-augmented approaches  

 Architecture & Engineering Breadth (Critical) 

• Strong experience with API design and REST-based integrations  

• Solid understanding of SQL, data modeling, and performance optimization  

• Hands-on experience with at least one backend technology (.NET / Java / Node.js / Python)  

• Exposure to modern frontend frameworks (React or similar)  

• Understanding of:  

• Microservices and distributed systems  

• Event-driven architecture (queues, messaging, pub/sub)  

• Proven ability to design and deliver solutions across diverse engineering streams with the right deployment and architecture choices  

 DevOps & ALM 

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated deployments  

• Familiarity with Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or similar tools  

• Strong understanding of environment strategy, solution segmentation, and release management  

 Leadership & Problem Solving 

• Proven ability to lead and mentor engineering teams  

• Strong architectural thinking and decision-making skills  

• Ability to solve complex, ambiguous technical challenges  

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills  

 Nice to Have 

• Experience with Azure services (Functions, Logic Apps, Service Bus, API Management)  

• Knowledge of enterprise integration patterns and iPaaS platforms  

• Hands-on experience embedding LLMs, agents, or copilots into automation and engineering workflows  

 Certifications 

• Certifications in AI/ML, DevOps, or enterprise architecture (TOGAF, SAFe, or equivalent), PL-600: Microsoft Power Platform Solution Architect (preferred)  

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?

#onsite

Why we're hiring:

We are looking for a Data Analyst to support in the continued development of WPP’s client operations analytics team, using business intelligence tools and visualisations to share with WPP HQ and the wider WPP network.

What you'll be doing:

Reporting into the Director of Data Operations, this role will work in several capacities including analysing data, creating technical solutions, assessing business issues, rolling out a software solution and building internal client relationships. In this role you will help to bring insights directly to the business, enabling senior stakeholders to make informed data driven decisions on a daily basis.

The role will be as follows:

• Support our ETL (Extract, Transform & Load) process for all current & future data feeds
• Work with all existing agencies data feeds to identify & resolve any validation concerns
• Create and/or manage WPP’s master data tables
• Assist with new agency/country implementation programmes
• Filter and “clean” data by reviewing validation reports and performance indicators to locate and correct code & data process problems
• Provide ad hoc analysis to key client stakeholders

Who you'll be working with:

You’ll be working closely with all of the Data & Insights team which currently consists of 13 people (8 based in UK, 2 based in Madrid & 3 based in India) who are nice group of individuals and are a close working team that all get on well, and who are looking forward to what this team could achieve in the future.

You will also be working closely with the Data Manager, EVP of Marketing & Growth Operations, other stakeholders from WPP Operating Companies.

We've adopted a hybrid working approach to give more flexibility on where and how we work. Normally we work together in our amazing office twice a week.

This role reports to the Director of Data Operations within the Enterprise Data Group team.

What you'll need:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Proficiency in SQL and Python (pandas, PySpark) for data analysis
• Hands-on experience with Databricks or a comparable cloud platform (Snowflake, BigQuery)
• Familiarity with modern data formats (CSV, JSON, Parquet, Delta)
• Attention to detail and a willingness to learn new tools
• Fundamental understanding of REST APIs is desirable, but not mandatory
• Exposure to AI-assisted analytics workflows (e.g. Claude, Copilot, Genie) is a plus

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 

About WPP Media 

WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients and communities. For more information, visit wpp.com. 

WPP Media is WPP’s global media collective. In a world where media is everywhere and in everything, we bring the best platform, people, and partners together to create limitless opportunities for growth. For more information, visit wppmedia.com 

At WPP Media, we believe in the power of our culture and our people. It’s what elevates us to deliver exceptional experiences for both our clients and each other. In this role it will be critical to embrace WPP & WPP Media’s shared core values: 

• Be Extraordinary by Leading Collectively to Inspire transformational Creativity. 
• Create an Open environment by Balancing People and Client Experiences by Cultivating Trust. 
• Lead Optimistically by Championing Growth and Development to Mobilize the Enterprise. 
  
  

Role Summary and Impact 

As part of the Global Operations Centre (GOC), you will work closely with teams across the United States, Europe, and Asia to deliver high-impact solutions in a collaborative, multicultural environment. We are looking for an Associate Director Cross channel who will do: 

• Client & Channel Leadership Act as the lead and primary point of contact for key digital marketing channels—including Search, Social, Programmatic Buying Units (PBU), Ad Operations, or Commerce (all or couple of them). Represent the Global Operations Center (GOC) in all channels wise agency/market interactions, ensuring expectations are managed and consistently met. Serve as the custodian of activation excellence for assigned channels, driving trust and accountability across global stakeholders. 

• Campaign Activation & Performance Oversight Oversee the activation, and optimization of campaigns across multiple channels and designated markets. Ensure flawless execution that aligns with broader media strategies and brand objectives. Work in close partnership with local and regional teams to maintain consistency, enhance performance, and deliver measurable impact through detailed reporting and actionable insights. 

• Stakeholder Management & Business Partnership Build and maintain strong relationships with internal market teams (Europe, U.S., Asia, MEA, AUNZ), agency partners, and cross-functional groups. Act as a strategic advisor, offering data-driven solutions tailored to regional needs while upholding global standards. Partner with leadership and internal clients to drive innovation, resolve challenges, and influence strategic decisions that contribute to business growth. 

• Operational Excellence & Governance Design, implement, and manage scalable workflows and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to enhance operational efficiency, campaign quality, and consistency. Enforce compliance with global taxonomy, quality assurance, and platform governance standards. Analyze operational data and feedback to identify improvement areas, ensure process adherence, and escalate issues to the appropriate stakeholders for resolution. 

• Team Leadership & Talent Development Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of subject matter experts responsible for campaign execution, optimization, and reporting. Foster a collaborative, accountable, and growth-oriented team culture. Ensure efficient team resourcing, continuous skills development, and alignment with organizational objectives through regular feedback, coaching, and performance evaluation. 
• Innovation, Automation & Business Growth Proactively identify new business opportunities within existing accounts and emerging markets. Collaborate with directors and senior leadership to develop compelling discussions for onboarding new scopes of work. Champion the adoption of internal and external automation tools and technology solutions to drive operational efficiency and future-proof activation capabilities. 
• Coordination with internal team to overall smooth running for operations.
   

Skills and Experience 

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

• 6+ year's professional experience in digital media execution
• You are at least one biddable media platform expert out of Google Ads, Meta, DV 360 with hands on experience across other platforms including but not limited to SA 360, Bing Search, DCM, Amazon ads, Twitter, LinkedIn and more.
• You are proficient in Microsoft Excel and Google Sheet
• Minimum team size handled 8-20 people. 

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. Our benefits include competitive medical, group retirement plans, vision, and dental insurance, significant paid time off, preferential partner discounts, and employee mental health awareness days.   

WPP Media is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to 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. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process. 

Why we're hiring:

The Cyber Risk and Compliance team ensures that WPP Creative Technology Operations adhere to internal policies, standards and control requirements to meet regulatory, client and external audit obligations.

This role is primarily focused on providing second‑line assurance over Technology Operations, including infrastructure, platforms, identity, service management and operational processes, ensuring controls are designed appropriately and operating effectively.

The role is pivotal in embedding robust Data & Technology controls across Tech Ops, supporting audit readiness (including SOX 404), and driving more consistent, standardised and repeatable operational control practices. Working closely with Financial Risk & Control and Technology Operations leadership, the role ensures Tech Ops teams are equipped to demonstrate control performance clearly and consistently.

What you'll be doing:

• Provide second‑line assurance over Technology Operations control environments, including infrastructure, cloud platforms, identity and access management, service management and operational processes
• Act as a key risk and controls partner to Technology Operations leadership, providing independent oversight, challenge and assurance
• Perform control design and operating effectiveness reviews across Tech Ops processes, including change, access, incident, problem, backup and resilience controls
• Lead and support internal, external and client audits primarily impacting Technology Operations, acting as the central point of coordination and assurance
• Monitor, challenge and support remediation of audit deficiencies relating to Tech Ops control failures, ensuring sustainable fixes rather than point solution
• Be a key liaison with the markets to assist in timely completion of audits (internal, external or client), providing support and guidance as required
• Communicate effectively with Control Owners, Operators, Business platform Directors and other senior stakeholders.
• Ensure all stakeholders are informed about progress, risks, and issues.
• Develop Standard Operating Procedures and Risk and Controls Matrix for application control environment
• Play a key role in monitoring audit deficiencies - from challenging the validity of deficiencies in audit close meetings, to supporting markets in developing remediation plans
• Review remediation documentation to ensure plan has been implemented correctly
• Identify appropriate mitigating controls for audit deficiencies, considering both controls on the IT and financial framework which adequately addresses the risk identified
• Perform detailed walkthroughs of automated controls, to review system configuration and ensure risk associated to the control has been addressed
• Provide up to date reporting of audit readiness to the Director
•  Line management of Technology Risk & Controls Analysts, including objective setting, performance management and ongoing development
• Provide day‑to‑day direction, coaching and technical oversight to analyst team members across audits, control reviews and remediation activity
• Allocate work across the analyst team to ensure efficient coverage of audit, SOX and client assurance requirements
• Review analyst deliverables to ensure quality, consistency and alignment with WPP control standards and assurance methodologies
•  Act as an escalation point for complex control, audit or stakeholder issues raised by analysts
•  Support capability development within the analyst team, including coaching on SOX, ITGCs, application controls and audit best practice
• Contribute to building a high‑performing, collaborative team culture focused on accountability, learning and continuous improvement

What you'll need:

• Strong understanding of Technology Operations control environments, including ITGCs, platform operations, IAM, infrastructure, cloud and service management controls
• Experience providing assurance over run‑the‑business technology functions, rather than solely project or change initiatives
• Ability to challenge Technology Operations teams constructively on control design, evidence quality and sustainability
• Hands‑on experience reviewing operational processes such as change management, access management, incident/problem management and availability/resilience

• Understands the importance of strong IT controls and maintaining a positive user experience
• Prior experience in internal and external IT audits
• Robust understanding in SOX controls framework. Experience working with external auditors on SOX compliance within large-scale transformation programmes.
• Ability to work independently and proactively work on solutions to self-identified problems
• Attention to detail - Applying quality standards to all tasks undertaken and ensuring that nothing is overlooked.
• Ability to collaborate with business and technology stakeholders to explain the technology risk implications, and communicate in a language that is appropriate to the audience
• Ability to adjust priorities and manage time appropriately and wisely in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships across departments and global markets
• Highly organised with ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and to analyse data effectively, efficiently and accurately.

• Prior exposure to data migration assurance and reconciliation processes.
• Relevant experience and or professional certifications (e.g., CISA, CIA, CRISC) are advantageous.
• Fluency in Spanish is essential for this role
• Demonstrable experience managing, coaching or mentoring analysts or junior team members in a risk, audit or compliance environment
• Ability to translate complex audit and control requirements into clear, actionable guidance for analyst teams
• Strong review and quality assurance skills, with the ability to challenge work constructively and raise standards
• Confidence in prioritising and balancing team workloads across multiple concurrent audits or initiatives
• Effective leadership and stakeholder management skills, including handling escalation, feedback and performance conversations
• Structured and methodical approach to developing team capability and embedding consistent ways of working Ability to lead by example in a fast‑paced, high‑expectation, global environment

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 

About WPP Media 

WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients and communities. For more information, visit wpp.com. 

WPP Media is WPP’s global media collective. In a world where media is everywhere and in everything, we bring the best platform, people, and partners together to create limitless opportunities for growth. For more information, visit wppmedia.com 

At WPP Media, we believe in the power of our culture and our people. It’s what elevates us to deliver exceptional experiences for both our clients and each other. In this role it will be critical to embrace WPP & WPP Media’s shared core values: 

• Be Extraordinary by Leading Collectively to Inspire transformational Creativity. 
• Create an Open environment by Balancing People and Client Experiences by Cultivating Trust. 
• Lead Optimistically by Championing Growth and Development to Mobilize the Enterprise. 

Job Description (Executive): Foreign Language Expert – Digital Marketing

Role Title:

Executive – Foreign Language Expert (Digital Marketing)

Languages Required:

• German – Executive
  • French – Executive

Department:

Digital Marketing (Search, Social, Programmatic)

Reports to:

Associate Director

Overview

WPP Media is the world’s largest media investment company and part of WPP, responsible for one in every three ads globally.

We are looking for Foreign Language Experts to bridge communication between the offshore hub and European markets, ensuring that digital marketing campaigns are linguistically accurate, culturally relevant, and effectively executed across regions.

Role Purpose

This role plays a critical part in enabling seamless market integration by combining language expertise with digital marketing understanding. The individual will support campaign execution, client communication, and localization to drive impactful outcomes across EMEA markets.

Key Responsibilities

Translation & Localization:
• Translate campaign content, ad copies, and marketing materials
• Ensure cultural relevance and brand tone consistency

Client Communication:
• Act as a bridge between offshore teams and market stakeholders
• Participate in client calls and presentations

Campaign & Digital Support:
• Support Search, Social, and Programmatic teams
• Assist in campaign setup, QA, and optimization

Language Proficiency:
• Fluent in German / French
• Minimum B2 level or equivalent

Digital Marketing Understanding:
• Basic to intermediate understanding of digital marketing

Experience Requirements

Executive: 1–3-year, experience in digital marketing or localization preferred

Additional Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
  • Familiarity with tools like Wrike or Jira is a plus

Key Competencies

• Communication & stakeholder management
  • Attention to detail
  • Cultural awareness
  • Collaboration
  • Problem-solving

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. Our benefits include competitive medical, group retirement plans, vision, and dental insurance, significant paid time off, preferential partner discounts, and employee mental health awareness days.   

WPP Media is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to 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. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process. 

Why we're hiring:

The Cyber Risk and Compliance team ensures that WPP Media are adhering to internal policies and procedures so that WPP Media meets regulatory, client and external audit requirements. The role is pivotal to embed robust Data & Technology controls, driving compliance with our policies, and ensuring audit readiness for obligations such as SOX 404 IO. As a key member of the Media compliance team, you will deliver control assurance and actively coach project teams, while also playing a strategic role in shaping the group’s compliance and controls posture to be more consistent, standardised, and repeatable.

You will work closely with colleagues in Financial Risk and Control to ensure IT controls are fully aligned and integrated with financial controls. This role ensures project and delivery teams are equipped to demonstrate control performance clearly and consistently. The focus is on guiding teams to meet their obligations and targeting assurance activity where it adds the greatest value.

What you'll be doing: 

• Be a key liaison with the markets to assist in timely completion of audits (internal, external or client), providing support and guidance as required
• Communicate effectively with Control Owners, Operators, Business platform Directors and other senior stakeholders.
• Ensure all stakeholders are informed about progress, risks, and issues.
• Develop Standard Operating Procedures and Risk and Controls Matrix for application control environment
• Play a key role in monitoring audit deficiencies - from challenging the validity of deficiencies in audit close meetings, to supporting markets in developing remediation plans
• Review remediation documentation to ensure plan has been implemented correctly
• Identify appropriate mitigating controls for audit deficiencies, considering both controls on the IT and financial framework which adequately addresses the risk identified
• Perform detailed walkthroughs of automated controls, to review system configuration and ensure risk associated to the control has been addressed
• Provide up to date reporting of audit readiness to the Director of CRC Media

What you'll need:

• Understands the importance of strong IT controls and maintaining a positive user experience
• Prior experience in internal and external IT audits
• Robust understanding in SOX controls framework. Experience working with external auditors on SOX compliance within large-scale transformation programmes.
• Ability to work independently and proactively work on solutions to self-identified problems
• Attention to detail - Applying quality standards to all tasks undertaken and ensuring that nothing is overlooked.
• Ability to collaborate with business and technology stakeholders to explain the technology risk implications, and communicate in a language that is appropriate to the audience
• Ability to adjust priorities and manage time appropriately and wisely in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships across departments and global markets
• Highly organised with ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and to analyse data effectively, efficiently and accurately.
• Prior exposure to data migration assurance and reconciliation processes.
• Relevant experience and or professional certifications (e.g., CISA, CIA, CRISC) are advantageous.

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?

Why we're hiring:

The Cyber Risk and Compliance team ensures that WPP Media are adhering to internal policies and procedures so that WPP Media meets regulatory, client and external audit requirements. The role is pivotal to embed robust Data & Technology controls, driving compliance with our policies, and ensuring audit readiness for obligations such as SOX 404 IO. As a key member of the Media compliance team, you will deliver control assurance and actively coach project teams, while also playing a strategic role in shaping the group’s compliance and controls posture to be more consistent, standardised, and repeatable.

You will work closely with colleagues in Financial Risk and Control to ensure IT controls are fully aligned and integrated with financial controls. This role ensures project and delivery teams are equipped to demonstrate control performance clearly and consistently. The focus is on guiding teams to meet their obligations and targeting assurance activity where it adds the greatest value.

What you'll be doing: 

• Be a key liaison with the markets to assist in timely completion of audits (internal, external or client), providing support and guidance as required
• Communicate effectively with Control Owners, Operators, Business platform Directors and other senior stakeholders.
• Ensure all stakeholders are informed about progress, risks, and issues.
• Develop Standard Operating Procedures and Risk and Controls Matrix for application control environment
• Play a key role in monitoring audit deficiencies - from challenging the validity of deficiencies in audit close meetings, to supporting markets in developing remediation plans
• Review remediation documentation to ensure plan has been implemented correctly
• Identify appropriate mitigating controls for audit deficiencies, considering both controls on the IT and financial framework which adequately addresses the risk identified
• Perform detailed walkthroughs of automated controls, to review system configuration and ensure risk associated to the control has been addressed
• Provide up to date reporting of audit readiness to the Director of CRC Media

What you'll need:

• Understands the importance of strong IT controls and maintaining a positive user experience
• Prior experience in internal and external IT audits
• Robust understanding in SOX controls framework. Experience working with external auditors on SOX compliance within large-scale transformation programmes.
• Ability to work independently and proactively work on solutions to self-identified problems
• Attention to detail - Applying quality standards to all tasks undertaken and ensuring that nothing is overlooked.
• Ability to collaborate with business and technology stakeholders to explain the technology risk implications, and communicate in a language that is appropriate to the audience
• Ability to adjust priorities and manage time appropriately and wisely in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships across departments and global markets
• Highly organised with ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and to analyse data effectively, efficiently and accurately.
• Prior exposure to data migration assurance and reconciliation processes.
• Relevant experience and or professional certifications (e.g., CISA, CIA, CRISC) are advantageous.

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?

About WPP Media 

WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients and communities. For more information, visit wpp.com. 

WPP Media is WPP’s global media collective. In a world where media is everywhere and in everything, we bring the best platform, people, and partners together to create limitless opportunities for growth. For more information, visit wppmedia.com 

At WPP Media, we believe in the power of our culture and our people. It’s what elevates us to deliver exceptional experiences for both our clients and each other. In this role it will be critical to embrace WPP & WPP Media’s shared core values: 

• Be Extraordinary by Leading Collectively to Inspire transformational Creativity. 
• Create an Open environment by Balancing People and Client Experiences by Cultivating Trust. 
• Lead Optimistically by Championing Growth and Development to Mobilize the Enterprise. 

Role Summary and Impact

As part of our Global Operations Centre (GOC), you will partner with teams across the U.S., Europe, and Asia to deliver high-performance programmatic media solutions across multiple DSPs and channels.

You will lead strategy, execution, and optimization of display, video, native, CTV,  and emerging programmatic formats—ensuring global best practices are upheld while tailoring strategies to local market needs. This is a role for a programmatic expert who thrives at the intersection of data, technology, and media activation.

Skillset requirement:

Programmatic Strategy & Leadership

• Serve as the global lead for programmatic activation across all buying platforms.
• Develop strategies that leverage audience targeting, contextual intelligence, and dynamic creative optimization (DCO).
• Represent GOC in all programmatic-focused agency/market interactions, ensuring flawless communication and delivery.

Campaign Activation & Optimization

• Oversee setup, QA, optimization, and pacing of campaigns across DV360, The Trade Desk, Amazon DSP, Yahoo DSP, and other platforms.
• Implement structured testing across formats, creatives, and bidding strategies.
• Optimize toward CPA, ROAS, reach, or other KPIs using both manual levers and automated bidding.

Data, Measurement & Insights

• Partner with analytics teams to build custom dashboards and reporting frameworks.
• Apply multi-touch attribution, brand lift studies, and incrementality testing to evaluate performance.
• Ensure consistent taxonomy, naming conventions, and tracking across markets.

Stakeholder & Partner Management

• Collaborate with market teams, creative partners, and platform reps to drive programmatic innovation.
• Guide local markets in adapting global programmatic playbooks while allowing for regional flexibility.

Operational Excellence

• Design SOPs for campaign workflows, QA, and optimization standards.
• Ensure compliance with brand safety, viewability, fraud prevention, and privacy regulations.
• Lead integration of automation tools, AI optimizers, and API-based workflows.

Team Leadership

• Manage and mentor a team of programmatic traders and specialists, fostering growth in emerging areas like CTV and programmatic audio.
• Encourage certification completion (e.g., DV360, The Trade Desk Edge Academy, Amazon DSP).

Innovation & Growth

• Identify new inventory, data partners, and technology opportunities to expand programmatic capabilities.
• Lead tests on new formats such as AR-enabled display, retail media programmatic, and shoppable video.

What We’re Looking For

• 8+ years in digital marketing with a strong focus on programmatic media.
• Hands-on expertise in DV360, The Trade Desk, Amazon DSP, and other major buying platforms.
• Strong understanding of data onboarding, audience segmentation, and DMP/CDP integrations.
• Experience managing large budgets across multi-market, multi-channel programmatic campaigns.
• Proficiency in Excel, Google Sheets, and data visualization/reporting tools.
• Demonstrated ability to train and scale high-performing teams.
• Analytical, solution-oriented mindset with excellent communication skills.

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. Our benefits include competitive medical, group retirement plans, vision, and dental insurance, significant paid time off, preferential partner discounts, and employee mental health awareness days.   

WPP Media is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to 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. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.