Catalyst Academy - Netherlands - Digital Product Management

About the role

VML, part of WPP, is a leading creative company that combines brand experience, customer experience, and commerce, creating connected brands to drive growth. VML is celebrated for its innovative and human first, award-winning work for blue chip client partners including AstraZeneca, Colgate-Palmolive, Dell, Ford, Microsoft, Nestlé, The Coca-Cola Company, and Wendy's. The agency is recognized by the Forrester Wave™ Reports, as a Leader among Marketing Creative and Content Service Providers, Commerce Services, Global Digital Experience Services, Global Marketing Services and, most recently, Marketing Measurement & Optimization. In addition, VML's specialist health network, VML Health, is one of the world's largest and most awarded health agencies. VML's global network is powered by 26,000 talented people across 55+ markets, with principal offices in Kansas City, New York, Detroit, London, São Paulo, Shanghai, Singapore, and Sydney. About WPP WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world's leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company - powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. For more information, visit WPP.com . The Product Management department at VML Netherlands operates at the intersection of business, technology, and customer experience, translating complex client challenges into actionable, scalable digital solutions. We are a client-facing team embedded within the Commerce domain, working closely with stakeholders across Data, UX, Engineering, Marketing and Delivery to drive end-to-end product outcomes. Our core responsibility spans the full product lifecycle-from early discovery and problem framing to delivery and continuous optimization. We play a key role in shaping opportunities during the pre-sales and discovery phases, ensuring that client needs are clearly defined and aligned with measurable business value. This includes identifying growth levers in areas such as eCommerce, search & discovery, personalization, and AI-driven automation. The team combines strategic thinking with hands-on execution, supporting both innovation initiatives and large-scale implementations. We standardize ways of working to ensure consistency and scalability across projects, while continuously iterating based on performance data and user insights. Ultimately, the department acts as a bridge between business ambition and technical execution-ensuring that digital products not only deliver functional value but also drive measurable commercial impact for our clients.

Requirements

• Structured Problem Solving (Product Thinking)
• Base Technical Knowledge & AI Literacy (Hands-on Mindset)
• Data-Driven Thinking & Experimentation
• What you'll learn:
• Problem to Solution Identification & Translation
• Applied AI as Driver of Commerce Growth (Build & Operationalize)
• End-to-End Product Delivery in a Consulting Environment
• What you'll get from us:
• Be part of an exceptional industry-leading entry-level programme that combines training modules with practical work experience, where you will receive:
• Competitive salary
• Real work and responsibilities
• In-depth training curriculum
• 1 week onboarding including training, eLearning and group projects
• Bespoke client briefs throughout the 12 months
• Access to the wider WPP network
• A multitude of groups and communities you can be part of
• The opportunity to make your mark
• #LI-EMEA #LI-HYBRID
• WPP (VML) is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.
• VML is a WPP agency (NYSE: WPP). For more information, please visit www.vml.com , and follow along on Instagram , LinkedIn , and X .

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