Director, Strategic Partnerships - Data and Technology
On-siteLondon, England, United Kingdom
London, England, United KingdomOn-siteFull TimeSenior LevelEnterprise
Full TimeSenior LevelEnterprise
Job Summary
Own the day-to-day relationship, governance, and commercial delivery for a defined portfolio of strategic partners within WPP Media's data and technology ecosystem. Manage implementation of partner plans, track investment and value delivery, and represent partnership priorities to agency and client teams. Lead data strategy to recommend the right partnerships, oversee procurement and partner administration processes end-to-end, and make calls on which partnerships matter for the Open platform. Work closely with the VP and senior internal stakeholders to ensure operational excellence and drive improvements across processes.
Required Qualifications
- Experience in strategic partnerships, commercial roles, business development or client-facing roles within the media, advertising or technology sectors
- Strong understanding of the media and digital advertising landscape
- Experience supporting joint plans, partnership activity or cross-functional commercial programmes
- Good relationship management skills with the ability to work effectively across internal and external stakeholders
- Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and coordinate activity across teams
- Commercial awareness and an understanding of how partnerships create value for clients and the business
- Strong communication and presentation skills
- Ability to influence and collaborate without direct authority
- Ability to lead or manage a team and support day-to-day delivery
- Comfortable operating within defined frameworks while identifying opportunities to improve processes and outcomes
Desired Qualifications
- Experience working with data, technology or platform partners would be beneficial
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