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3340 - Global MM&D Lead – Openmind

Location: London

Reporting to: EVP, MM&D, Global Client President

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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

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 – Nestle. 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.

The MM&D Lead will serve as a consultative partner to our clients, constantly identifying opportunities for performance gains and in the process of doing so, will build a pipeline of organic growth opportunities spanning WPPs media solutions and products.

The ideal candidate will be one part expert practitioner in areas of Performance, Activation & Investment, and one part client leader. Key to this role is building a trusted partner relationship with clients with technical expertise as a foundation.

Key Responsibilities

Campaign Planning, Activation & Delivery

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