Manager, Strategic Partnerships

Responsibilities

• Joint Business Plan Support and Delivery
• Support the delivery of Joint Business Plans with strategically important partners, including Meta, TikTok, Google, Amazon, ITV and Sky.
• Help maintain governance and tracking for partner plans to ensure commitments are being met and opportunities for value creation are identified.
• Work with senior stakeholders to support alignment between partner activity and WPP's broader growth priorities.
• Monitor delivery against agreed actions and highlight issues or risks to senior leaders where needed.
• Strategic Client and Agency Enablement
• Support the connection between strate

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Additional Information

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 . 2598 - Manager, Strategic Partnerships ONE WPP - Vision '30 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 We empower ambitious experts to deliver extraordinary work by challenging ordinary thinking. If you are passionate about an AI-driven future, thrive in a collaborative and data-centric environment, and are driven to deliver unparalleled growth, we invite you to be part of our transformative journey. 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 a number of client specific brands built to service specific clients. These include OpenDoor (Amazon), MFG (Google), OpenMind (Nestle), OpenConnect (BT/EE) 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 Manager is a hands-on operational role within WPP Media, responsible for delivering agreed objectives within a defined area of the business. They support the execution of plans, manage day-to-day activity through others, and ensure operational standards, process adherence and stakeholder service quality. This role requires strong organisation, sound judgement and the ability to solve practical problems within established guidelines and with support from senior leaders. Capability Description As the Manager of Strategic Partnerships, you will support the delivery of key strategic partner relationships and help ensure that partnership activity is coordinated effectively across internal teams. You will work closely with senior stakeholders to support the implementation of partner plans, maintain tracking and reporting, and help ensure that agreed actions are progressing in line with business priorities. This role will focus on day-to-day partnership administration and operational delivery, including supporting joint plans, coordinating partner-facing initiatives, monitoring delivery against commitments and helping identify opportunities to improve value from existing relationships. You will work across a range of partners and internal teams to ensure that activity is well organised, deadlines are met and stakeholders remain aligned. You will also support the coordination of WPP Media's data and technology partner ecosystem, helping manage partner activity, internal communication and delivery tracking. The role requires strong relationship management, attention to detail and the ability to support multiple stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.

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