SVP, Commercial - Global Client Solutions

Responsibilities

• Strategic Commercial Leadership: Build & evolve commercial propositions for a portfolio of our existing Global Clients that maximizes growth and profitability for WPP Media and its clients.
• Be a subject matter expert and partner to Global Client Leads with respect to their hubbed activity, supporting on pricing, negotiations, staffing, management of contribution margin and investmen

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About WPP Media WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world's leading brands. With exceptional talent, trusted data and intelligence, and world-class partnerships - all united by our pioneering agentic marketing platform, WPP Open - we help clients navigate change, capture opportunity, and deliver transformational growth. WPP Media is WPP's AI-driven media operating unit, bringing together media, data, and partnerships to deliver creative personalisation at scale. Connected through WPP Open and powered by Open Intelligence, clients see exactly where, how, and why their media investment is working. For more information, visit wppmedia.com . SVP Commercial - Global Client Solutions (GCS) Reporting to: CFO - WPP Media UK, & Global Client Solutions (GCS) Role Summary: A senior commercial leadership role with end-to-end responsibility for driving growth, profitability, and operational excellence across a portfolio of Global Client Solutions activity, while partnering closely with client leadership, finance, people, and operations teams. About the Business WPP Media is WPP's global media collective. In a world where media is everywhere and in everything, we bring the best platform, AI, Data, People and partners together to create limitless opportunities for growth. For more information, visit www.wppmedia.com We have a bold ambition: to make WPP Media the undisputed leader in our industry. We are evolving our business operating model, our ways of working and placing data, technology and AI at the heart of everything we do for our people and our clients. Vision '30 Priorities Join us in shaping the future of our industry with Vision '30 - our ambitious strategy to lead in the AI era. We are revolutionizing our business to unlock limitless growth opportunities for our clients and ourselves, built on four core priorities: Collaboration: Foster unprecedented levels of data collaboration across WPP and partners through WPP Open, turning every channel into a smarter opportunity. Data & Technology: Leverage our AI-powered Open Intelligence solution, connecting vast data to uncover unique insights, deliver predictive performance and superior brand experiences through our globally consistent DPAM process. Innovation: Drive true innovation by generating intelligence from trillions of privacy-by-default data points, focusing on the 'why' behind customer behaviour to create unparalleled competitive advantages. People: Developing future-ready talent involves evolving our focus from traditional media planning to strategic business outcomes, advanced technology and real-time measurable results, as AI increasingly automates media investment by 2030. WPP Media is a single client centric company with a portfolio of go to market brands. Wavemaker, EssenceMediacom, Mindshare and T&P are our agency teams; these house multiple local and global clients. In addition, we have several dedicated client brands, such as OpenDoor (Amazon) and Media Futures Group (Google). All of these teams are supported by consistent capabilities, enterprise level tools and systems and our market leading OPEN platform. Role Summary and Impact The Senior Vice President (SVP) is a critical, impactful leader within WPP Media's Global Client Solutions, demanding deep expertise and strong leadership. This position is integral to stabilising, evolving, and growing our business within the highly competitive global media landscape, specifically for global hubbed activity for our portfolio of Global Clients . The SVP Commercial will be responsible for driving decision making on growth and commercial success of this activity. The successful candidate will possess a robust set of problem-solving and analytical skills, coupled with an exceptional aptitude for influencing and collaborating effectively with senior internal stakeholders, including our Global Chief Client Officer, Global Client Presidents and the Global Client Leads. Unique Selling Proposition (USP): This role offers the opportunity to take overall commercial ownership of significant portfolio of activity, driving significant commercial growth on high profile global clients , achieving operational excellence , and serving as a key position where you can make a profound difference to the GCS business. Key Interfaces Mike Nichols (CFO WPP Media UK & GCS) - direct reporting line Finance and Operations Lead Group FP&A Director UK & GCS Global Chief Client Officer and Global Client Presidents Global Client Leads - key commercial partners Global People Lead - for HR-related matters

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