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About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and visionary leader to spearhead our clients experimentation led growth initiatives. The Optimisation Principal will be responsible for defining and driving the overall growth strategy in partnership with our client, cultivating a culture of rapid learning, and ensuring sustainable business impact through a rigorous, data-driven approach.

Responsibilities

Serve as the Principal lead for all global Optimisation activities, overseeing daily operations and strategic direction for the client.
Develop a deep understanding of the client's business landscape and challenges to identify and drive high-impact, growth-focused solutions.
Manage program resources, budgets, and timelines, ensuring the successful, on-schedule, and in-scope delivery of both tactical and strategic initiatives.
Leverage a strong commercial acumen to optimise resource allocation, monitor throughput, and rigorously track Return on Investment (ROI).
Contribute to strategic forecasting and provide comprehensive performance reporting.
Cultivate and maintain robust, strategic relationships with all client stakeholders across global regions.
Champion Experimentation-Led Growth (ELG) across the organisation, fostering a mindset that moves beyond mere 'optimisation' to establish robust, evidence-driven operating systems.
Define and implement a comprehensive ELG framework, methodologies, and best practices.
Lead cross-functional teams to design, execute, and analyse experiments that drive key business metrics.
Develop and scale an infrastructure for continuous testing, learning, and iteration.
Translate complex data insights into actionable strategies that ensure sustained business impact.
Lead the technical planning and execution of all optimisation programs, leveraging in-depth knowledge of the underlying technology stack.
Architect integrated solutions by understanding the capabilities, limitations, and interoperability of these technologies, ensuring they are strategically deployed to maximise impact and deliver against growth objectives.

Requirements

Transform complex business challenges into growth-focused optimisation strategies; set ambitious goals, build roadmaps, and understand the market.
Act as an influencer, fostering experimentation and continuous improvement; adept at leading, mentoring, communicating across levels, and driving change.
Instil an Experimentation-Led Growth mindset, moving beyond basic A/B testing to a systemic, evidence-driven approach with scientific rigor and strong hypothesis generation.
Navigate diverse market needs, cultural nuances, and regional complexities to implement effective global strategies.
Profound knowledge of optimisation technologies and their integration for growth initiatives.
Design integrated solutions, demonstrating how platforms work together seamlessly for business outcomes.
Strong understanding of data infrastructure (pipelines, warehousing, governance) related to experimentation.
Meticulous planning, execution, and oversight, ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery.
Proficiency in agile/waterfall methodologies, resource allocation, and risk management.
Define and implement efficient processes and repeatable frameworks for experimentation, technical delivery, and reporting.
Leverage insights to identify opportunities, validate hypotheses, measure impact, and recommend strategy.
Strong analytical skills, statistical understanding for A/B testing, and complex dataset interpretation.
Understand financial implications, tie initiatives to measurable ROI, and proficiency in forecasting & budgeting.
Excel at performance reporting and compelling storytelling for diverse audiences (technical to executive).
Build strong global client relationships: Act as a trusted advisor, practicing active listening and expert expectation management.
Collaborate seamlessly: Work across product, engineering, marketing, and data science teams, influencing without direct authority.

Skills

Experimentation Platforms (e.g., Adobe Target, Optimizely): Advanced features, server/client-side, statistical interpretation.
Analytics Suites (e.g., GA4, Adobe Analytics, Amplitude): Advanced segmentation, custom reporting, event tracking.
Content Management Systems (CMSs) (e.g., AEM, Sitecore): Personalisation & content delivery support.
Customer Data Platforms (CDPs) (e.g., Segment, Tealium): Data ingestion, unification, segmentation, activation.
Recommendation & Personalisation Engines (e.g., Dynamic Yield, Braze): Algorithm types, real-time personalisation, integration.

Location

Global

Work Type

Hybrid
Permanent

Experience Level

Experienced

Benefits

Discretionary bonus scheme
Training opportunities
Competitive pension
Medical insurance
Life assurance
Social events
Opportunities to buy and sell holidays
Family friendly policies
Discounts with hundreds of retailers

About the Company

VML is a global creative company that combines brand experience, customer experience, and commerce to create connected brands that drive growth. Guided by a Human First philosophy, VML is known for its innovative work for brands and consistently ranks among the world’s leading creative companies, including the WARC Creative 100. VML’s global network spans 55+ markets with principal offices in Buenos Aires, Kansas City, London, New York, São Paulo, Shanghai and Singapore.
VML is part of WPP, the trusted growth partner for the world's leading brands. Powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform WPP Open, WPP unites cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, creativity, production, enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel.
WPP Enterprise Solutions designs, builds, and operates the growth systems that competitive businesses rely on. In a world where Al is reshaping how companies drive growth, we lead clients in business transformation and marketing modernisation, connecting strategy directly to execution.
Our 12,000 experts in engineering and platforms, commerce, consulting, content transformation, CRM, and CX, work within a unified global operating unit across 40+ markets. WPP Enterprise Solutions works alongside best-in-class partners including Adobe, AWS, Braze, Google, Microsoft, Salesforce, and Shopify, as well as innovators in AI, to deliver growth solutions tailored to the needs of our clients’ businesses. We have received distinction as a leader in Commerce Services and CX Strategy Consulting by the Forrester Wave™

Equal Opportunity

WPP (VML) 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.