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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.

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

About Wavemaker: A Leading WPP Media Brand

Wavemaker positively provokes growth for clients by reshaping consumer decision-making and experiences through media, content, and technology. Our name is both our mission and our method. We do our best work for brave brands and people who relish being challenged to go further and faster, together.

Role Summary and Impact

Data underpins every area of our business and the world of media. But with so much data at our fingertips, sometimes it can feel like looking for a needle in a haystack. The Business Intelligence & Data Visualisation team have the exciting challenge of not only finding the needles but also identifying the best ones to analyse.

Managing the BI team, you will utilise your skills to remove the complexity and density of data to provide transformational & actionable insights for our clients. You will help to steer the team’s decisions around new product offerings and develop areas of expertise that best meet market demands and attract new customers.

In this role, you will:

  • Act as a champion for engineering data and translate opportunities and implications to the business, while leading the BI team to develop bespoke data solutions to meet advanced BI specification.
  • Oversee the team in delivering business intelligence & data visualisation to the highest standard.
  • Be responsible for supporting and monitoring the performance, training and development of junior members of the team.
  • Take an active role in driving revenue through the increased adoption of our BI product suite.
  • Actively seek out new trends, industry news/updates and product launches and work with the wider AIMs team to develop new, innovative products.
  • Maintain an expert understanding of digital advertising and ad serving technology (e.g. ad serving, vendor ad servers, web analytics, attribution, etc.) and gain advanced accreditation where relevant.
  • Have a expert understanding and where required support/train internal & external users with all visualisation tools available at WM (e.g. Excel, Power BI, Tableau, Data Studio, Omniscope, etc) and Google Cloud Platform.
  • Have a level of competency in using SQL, Python/R or other statistical programming language.

Skills And Experience

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.
  • Practice Area Knowledge
  • Problem Solving
  • Stakeholder Relationships
  • Effective Communication
  • Tools Proficiency
  • Data Engineering & Analysis
  • Business Intelligence and Visualisation
  • Innovation & Collaboration

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.

Please note this is a UK based role and requires individuals to have the right to work in this location

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

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Seniority level

  • Seniority levelDirector

Employment type

  • Employment typeFull-time

Job function

  • Job functionBusiness Development and Sales
  • IndustriesAdvertising Services, Marketing Services, and Technology, Information and Internet

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