Client Development Lead

WPP; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Pension plan

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Paid time off

Partner discounts

Mental health days

Job summary

WPP is seeking a Client Development Lead to drive strategic growth and transformation across priority global clients. The role blends hands-on client engagement with portfolio governance and cross-functional leadership, across UK and global accounts.

The position offers hybrid UK work and exposure to enterprise-level growth opportunities. You will partner with senior stakeholders, shape growth programmes, and lead complex multi-client initiatives while embedding scalable models and best

Qualifications

• Experience in senior client leadership, strategy, growth, or transformation roles.
• Strong understanding of agency, platform, and networked business models.
• Ability to work across strategy, governance, and delivery.
• Commercial mindset with strong structuring and prioritisation skills.
• Confidence working across complex stakeholder environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead growth planning, governance rhythms, and commercial accountability across the client portfolio.
• Design and deliver strategic client programmes (retention, redesign, transformation initiatives).
• Lead complex, multi-stakeholder growth projects and initiatives.
• Embed best practice, learning, and scalable growth models across clients.
• Contribute to cross-client insight, pattern detection, and capability development.

Skills

Senior client leadership

Strategic growth

Stakeholder management

Program governance

Commercial mindset

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Client Development Lead, Client Teams, GCS

Location: London, United Kingdom

Department: Client Teams

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 ourpioneeringagentic 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.

Job Title: Client Development Lead
Team: Global Growth & Transformation
Function: Client Growth (CG&O)
Location: UK (Hybrid)

About WPP Media

WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients and communities. For more information, visit wpp.com.

WPP Media is WPP’s global media collective. In a world where media is everywhere and in everything, we bring the best platform, people, and partners together to create limitless opportunities for growth. For more information, visit wppmedia.com.

About Global Growth & Transformation

Global Growth & Transformation brings together growth, transformation, and operational excellence to shape the future of how WPP Media partners with its most important clients. The team works across global accounts and markets to define best practice, embed new ways of working, and activate the full strength of the WPP network to drive sustainable growth, stronger relationships, and long-term client value. This is a senior, high-impact environment operating at the cutting edge of client growth, transformation, and enterprise partnership.

Role Summary and Impact

The Client Development Lead is a senior growth role responsible for driving strategic growth, retention, and transformation programmes across priority global clients. The role combines hands‑on client engagement with portfolio-level governance, programme leadership, and cross-client value creation. It sits at the intersection of strategy, commercial leadership, and programme delivery, shaping how growth is designed, governed, and activated across the client portfolio. The role offers exposure to multiple global clients and the opportunity to influence growth at both account and enterprise level.

Working across the portfolio, the responsibilities include:

• Lead growth planning, governance rhythms, and commercial accountability across the client portfolio
• Design and deliver strategic client programmes (retention, redesign, transformation initiatives)
• Lead complex, multi-stakeholder growth projects and initiatives
• Embed best practice, learning, and scalable growth models across clients
• Contribute to cross-client insight, pattern detection, and capability development

Skills and Experience

• Commercially minded, structured, and delivery-focused
• Comfortable working at both client and portfolio level
• Strong stakeholder management and programme leadership capability
• Collaborative, pragmatic, and growth-oriented

You are likely to bring

• Experience in senior client leadership, strategy, growth, or transformation roles
• Strong understanding of agency, platform, and networked business models
• Ability to work across strategy, governance, and delivery
• Commercial mindset with strong structuring and prioritisation skills
• Confidence working across complex stakeholder environments

Why This Role

A high‑impact growth leadership role with exposure to global clients, senior stakeholders, and strategic transformation programmes, offering long-term development in enterprise growth and portfolio leadership.

Life at WPP Media & Benefits

Our passion for shaping the next era of media includes investing in our employees to help them do their best work, and we’re just as committed to employee growth as we are to responsible media investment. WPP Media employees can tap into the global WPP Media & WPP networks to pursue their passions, grow their networks, and learn at the cutting edge of marketing and advertising. We have a variety of employee resource groups and host frequent in‑office events showcasing team wins, sharing thought leadership, and celebrating holidays and milestone events. Our benefits include competitive medical, group retirement plans, vision, and dental insurance, significant paid time off, preferential partner discounts, and employee mental health awareness days.

WPP Media is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular 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.

We believe the best work happens when we’re together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That’s why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process. Please note this is a UK based role and requires individuals to have the right to work in this location.

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