WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients, and communities.
Working at WPP means being part of a global network of more than 115,000 accomplished people in 110 countries. WPP has headquarters in New York, London and Singapore and a corporate presence in major markets worldwide.
We create transformative ideas and outcomes for our clients through an integrated offer of communications, experience, commerce, and technology.
WPP and our award-winning agencies work with most of the world's biggest companies and organisations – from Ford, Unilever and P&G to Google, HSBC, and the UN. Our clients include 61 of the FTSE 100, 307 of the Fortune Global 500, all 30 of the Dow Jones 30 and 62 of the NASDAQ 100. WPP are the leader in the Bloomberg Gender Equality Index and 20th in the FTSE 100 rankings for Women on Boards.
Why we're hiring:
At WPP, technology is at the heart of everything we do, and it is WPP IT’s mission to enable everyone to collaborate, create and thrive. WPP IT is undergoing a significant transformation to modernise ways of working, shift to cloud and micro-service-based architectures, drive automation, digitise colleague and client experiences and deliver insight from WPP’s petabytes of data.
GroupM is the leading global media investment management operation serving as the parent company to WPP media agencies including Mindshare, EssenceMediaCom and Wavemaker each global operations in their own right with leading market positions.
GroupM’s primary purpose is to maximize performance of WPP’s media agencies by operating as leader and collaborator in trading, content creation, sports, digital, finance, proprietary tool development and other business-critical capabilities. GroupM’s focus is to deliver unrivalled marketplace advantage to its clients, stakeholders and people.
As our Implementation Manager, you will play a pivotal role in planning and delivering new implementations on the Media Central platform across all GroupM markets in the EMEA Region. This role offers a unique opportunity to align with market and business units to global standards, lead Business Analysis, QA, Cutover and Data Migration for system implementation, and ensure smooth transitions by collaborating with diverse teams and stakeholders.
What you'll be doing:
Key responsibilities include supporting market implementation of Media Central, participating in technical discussions, working with vendor teams, conducting post-implementation reviews, assisting the Product Team on platform design and improvement, and serving as the primary point of coordination between local market teams and the global team.
What you'll need:
The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's/Master's degree in Information Systems, Technology, Business Management, or a related field, or possesses an equivalent combination of education and work experience. Experience in implementing workflow tools (specifically Dynamics 365 Business Central) is beneficial but not essential. Knowledge and experience in project management methodologies such as Agile/PMI/Lean, and working in a technical environment with APIs and Integrations, including API protocols and formats (e.g., SOAP, REST, XML, and JSON), are required.
If you are highly organized, have excellent planning skills, possess a strong business change background, and can manage upwards and influence in a complex environment, we would love to hear from you. At WPP, we value your unique perspective and believe that our diversity is our strength. Join us and maximize the performance of WPP’s media agencies by delivering unrivalled marketplace advantage to our clients, stakeholders, and people.
Who you are:
You're open: We are inclusive and collaborative; we encourage the free exchange of ideas; we respect and celebrate diverse views. We are accepting: of new ideas, new partnerships, new ways of working.
You're optimistic: We believe in the power of creativity, technology and talent to create brighter futures or our people, our clients and our communities. We approach all that we do with conviction: to try the new and to seek the unexpected.
You're extraordinary: we are stronger together: through collaboration we achieve the amazing. We are creative leaders and pioneers of our industry; we provide extraordinary every day.
What we'll give you:
Passionate, inspired people – We promote a culture of people that do extraordinary work.
Scale and opportunity – We offer the opportunity to create, influence and complete projects at a scale that is unparalleled in the industry.
Challenging and stimulating work – Unique work and the opportunity to join a group of creative problem solvers. Are you up for the challenge?
WPP is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, age, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, military/veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability. We believe in creating a dynamic work environment that values diversity and inclusion and strives to recruit a diverse slate of candidates to help us achieve that goal.
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