Lead, MM&D

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This is a critical and distinguished leadership position within WPP Media, responsible for leading large divisions, departments, or strategic business units, driving innovation, and ensuring that strategic initiatives are successfully executed to contribute to the organization's growth and competitive advantage. This position demands not only deep functional expertise but also exceptional leadership capabilities, strategic foresight and the ability to inspire and empower diverse teams to achieve ambitious corporate goals, making them key architects of both current performance and future direction.  

We are seeking a dynamic, outcomes-oriented candidate, to lead our MM&D (Media Management & Delivery) teams for one of our largest global clients – Estee Lauder Companies. This is a key role which will be the senior point of contact who is accountable for ensuring impeccable quality of media delivery, with a forensic focus on outcomes. 

•   Oversee the end-to-end delivery of all media campaigns for assigned global clients, ensuring all contractual commitments, performance KPIs, and quality standards are consistently met or exceeded.
•    Steward frequent and rigorous optimization processes, ensuring the highest quality standards are in place and that campaign performance is constantly delivering in line with or above client expectations.
•    Ensure that all investment pricing & quality objectives are achieved whilst constantly surfacing opportunities for incremental value creation.
•    Articulate the impact of campaign performance to senior clients and WPP leadership strategically, aligning insights with macro business objectives and demonstrating tangible ROI.
•    Champion the adoption of WPP Media Solutions in campaign planning & activation
•    Implement and enforce best practices for media activation, trafficking, and reporting across global teams.

•    Proven track record of driving operational excellence and large-scale organizational transformations at a global scale, with successful implementation of new operating models, processes, and technologies.
•    Exceptional leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and motivate teams at all levels, and build strong relationships with senior stakeholders (internal and external).
•    Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities, with a solutions-oriented mindset.
•    Demonstrated expertise in leading strategy development and execution in complex, cross-functional, multi-market environments.
•    Experience in data, technology, and tooling within a media or marcomms agency context.
•    A partnership-led approach, comfortable working with agency and client stakeholders, as well as third parties.
•    Reputation as a change agent, able to identify new routes to growth and drive innovation.
•    Responsible, accountable leader with significant international media leadership experience.
•    Deep understanding of Agile and Lean principles and methodologies, with practical experience applying these frameworks to drive operational improvements.
•    Ability to coach and mentor teams on Agile and Lean practices, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
•    Empathetic leader comfortable with detailed, written communications.
•    Experience managing technical product specialists and related SMEs.
•    Experience managing large multi-market and networked teams, preferably with agile working experience.

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 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. 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.

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