Senior Associate, Resource Management

The Staffing Strategist plays a critical role within WPP Media, responsible for connecting internal talent to client demand and ensuring effective, timely, and sustainable staffing outcomes. Acting as a key partner within the Resource Management function, this role balances the needs of our people, clients, and the business to optimise workforce deployment while supporting employee development and long‑term organisational performance.

Responsibilities

Connecting internal talent to client demand and ensuring effective, timely, and sustainable staffing outcomes; Balancing the needs of people, clients, and the business to optimise workforce deployment while supporting employee development and long‑term organisational performance; Translating workforce demand into actionable staffing solutions; Maintaining accurate people and skills data, understanding workforce capability, and proactively identifying opportunities to optimise utilisation, enable internal mobility, and reduce reliance on external hiring; Partnering with Capacity Planning Partners, Talent Acquisition, HR, and Client teams; Operating across key capabilities including Client Leadership, Media Management & Delivery (MMD), Data, Technology & Analytics, Growth & Marketing, Operations, Finance, and People; Partnering closely with Capacity Planning to align available talent with validated demand

Requirements

Experience in resource management, workforce planning, talent management, or HR‑related roles, ideally within a complex or matrixed organisation; Strong understanding of people management principles, employee development, and end‑to‑end talent lifecycle processes; Proven ability to build and maintain effective relationships across multiple stakeholder groups, including HR, Talent Acquisition, Client teams, and Resource Management; Strong data capability, with experience maintaining, analysing, and interpreting workforce and staffing data to inform decisions; Ability to balance people, client, and commercial priorities when making staffing and deployment recommendations; Experience working across multiple staffing channels, including internal mobility, external hiring, and contracting models; Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to manage expectations and provide clear, confident guidance; High attention to detail, particularly in relation to data accuracy, tracking, and reporting; Ability to operate with autonomy, proactively identifying risks, opportunities, and solutions to staffing challenges

Benefits

Competitive medical coverage; Group retirement plans; Vision and dental insurance; Generous paid time off; Preferential partner discounts; Employee mental health awareness days; Access to global WPP Media & WPP networks; Inclusive culture with employee resource groups and in‑office events