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About the Role

This role offers an exceptional opportunity to join our expanding Global Investment Team, working across high-profile clients and contributing directly to our mission of driving client transformation. You will leverage your existing media knowledge and gain hands-on experience in strategic investment management, digital partnerships & innovation, and global engagement. This role is exciting, fast-paced, and provides a fantastic platform to develop your media career rapidly, giving you a competitive edge.

Responsibilities

Develop a holistic overview of WPP Media global investment targets.
Support WPP Media's advanced trading products.
Identify holistic media value opportunities at an unprecedented scale.
Collaborate with WPP Media global partners.
Identify and implement innovative investment solutions and strategies, integrating advanced AI and data-driven insights.
Work with our most significant clients and collaborate seamlessly with colleagues across global markets.
Manage and develop more junior team members, responsible for driving high-quality work and learning agendas.
Manage and lead key workstreams for critical global clients, delivering to deadlines, resolving challenges and simplifying results story to gain attention and traction.
Key involvement in global new business pitches, supporting to create the most competitive and holistic offers.
Involvement in workstreams around WPP Media's advanced trading products, and a focus on unlocking holistic media value opportunities.

Requirements

Media professionals with experience ready to take on more responsibility.
Experience may have been built at an auditor, as a buyer within a local market, at a media vendor or within a regional or global investment management agency team.
Advanced aptitude for maths and attention to detail.
Curious nature to ask questions, understand the context and build the data story.
Advanced skills in data analysis.
Developing data visualisation skills using industry-leading tools such as Power BI.
Developing and managing strategic and sometimes complex relationships with colleagues across teams and key external partners, influencing outcomes.
Developing and nurturing strong relationships with global clients.
Actively contribute to and take step to lead a positive environment, fostering team spirit, driving inclusion and high-level collaboration across parties on complex projects.
Proactively develop solution-focused approaches, leading client and auditor conversations to discuss, align, and resolve challenges, using innovation in your approach.
Further develop your market intelligence, understanding global media markets, media channel evolution, measurement approaches, and trading metrics at a strategic level and look for opportunities within their application.
Lead on identifying practical applications for technology and AI usage within the teams’ operational processes, to maximise efficiency and unlock new ways of working.
A proactive approach and a hunger for learning.
Proven capability at prioritising, adapting, and maintain a solutions-focused approach in a demanding, global environment.
Ability to bring junior team members on the journey.
A commercial approach in creating solutions and managing commitments.

Skills

Data analysis
Data visualisation
Power BI
Collaboration
Strategic relationships
Client relationship management
Problem-solving
Strategic thinking
Market intelligence
Technology and AI usage
Project management
Mentorship
Commercial approach

Location

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

Associate Director
Global Investment

Benefits

Competitive medical insurance
Group retirement plans
Vision insurance
Dental insurance
Significant paid time off
Preferential partner discounts
Employee mental health awareness days

About the Company

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

Equal Opportunity

WPP Media is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to characteristics.
We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection in this open and supportive environment.
If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.