Director, Strategic Partnerships - Data and Technology

Role Summary and Impact: The Director is a key role within WPP Media, responsible for leading a defined area of the business and ensuring leadership and operational excellence through effective planning and execution. They translate broader functional priorities into practical action, delivering results through others and driving improvements across processes, client service and commercial performance. This role requires strong leadership, sound judgment and the ability to manage complexity within a clearly defined area of responsibility. Capability Description: As Director, Strategic Partnerships, you will own the day-to-day relationship, governance and commercial delivery for an assigned set of strategic partners and a defined slice of WPP Media's data & technology partner ecosystem.

Responsibilities

Own management of a defined portfolio within WPP Media's data and technology partner ecosystem; Manage implementation of partner plans for your portfolio, holding internal stakeholders accountable to priorities, timelines and deliverables; Own tracking and reporting of partner investment and value delivery for your portfolio, with clear visibility for the VP on progress and outcomes; Lead data strategy and client teams in identifying and recommending the right data and technology partnerships for their needs; Manage procurement and partner administration processes for your portfolio end-to-end; Represent partnership priorities into agency and client teams; Manage partner implementation, tracking investment and value, and support making the call on which partnerships matter for WPP's Open platform

Requirements

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

Nice to have

Experience working with data, technology or platform partners would be beneficial

Benefits

Competitive medical, group retirement plans, vision, and dental insurance; Significant paid time off; Preferential partner discounts; Employee mental health awareness days; Global WPP Media & WPP networks; Employee resource groups; In-office events