Director, Strategic Partnerships - Joint Business Planning

As the Director, Strategic Partnerships, Joint Business Planning, you will support the development and delivery of key strategic partner relationships, helping to align partner investment, capabilities and joint plans with WPP’s growth priorities. You will work closely with senior internal stakeholders to strengthen governance, improve coordination and ensure that strategic partnerships are delivering practical value for clients and the business.

Responsibilities

Lead the delivery of Joint Business Plans with strategically important, multi-touch partners that are integral to the WPPMedia ecosystem; Translate partner plans into clear workstreams, owners, timelines and measurable deliverables; Monitor progress against agreed actions, resolving blockers and escalating risks where required; Deep understanding of your partner portfolio, managing the relationship and communication with the partners and internal stakeholders; Support coordination of governance and tracking for partner plans to ensure commitments are being met and opportunities for value creation are identified; Lead the governance process for assigned partner plans, including business reviews, action tracking, stakeholder updates and performance reporting; Maintain clear visibility of commitments, risks, dependencies and opportunities across partner activity; Ensure senior stakeholders have timely, accurate information to support decision-making; Track value delivery across assigned partners; Identify opportunities to unlock client growth, improve adoption of partner capabilities and support new business or innovation initiatives; Work with commercial and client teams to ensure partnership activity is connected to measurable business outcomes

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 insurance; Group retirement plans; Vision insurance; Dental insurance; Significant paid time off; Preferential partner discounts; Employee mental health awareness days; Access to global WPP Media & WPP networks; Employee resource groups; In-office events