CX Lead (CX Account Manager) - Commerce

WPP Enterprise Solutions; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Training opportunities

Pension

Medical insurance

Life assurance

Social events

Holiday buy/sell

Family friendly policies

Retail discounts

Much more

Job summary

VML Enterprise Solutions, part of WPP Enterprise Solutions, seeks a CX Account Manager in the UK to lead customer experience initiatives for top clients. You will orchestrate cross-functional teams, shape CX strategies, and drive value across digital experience programs.

You’ll manage client relationships, negotiate contracts, and mentor junior staff while delivering on time and within budget. A strong track record in commerce-focused CX is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience growing clients from one-off projects into long-term relationships.
• Proven ability to scope, present and deliver CX strategies.
• Strong project management and cross-functional collaboration.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Devise, present and execute customer experience strategies for multiple clients.
• Lead CX projects with cross-functional teams to deliver on time and budget.
• Manage client expectations, negotiations and transitions into delivery.
• Build long-term relationships and identify opportunities to grow accounts.

Skills

Client growth

CX project mgmt

Stakeholder comms

Team leadership

Job description

Who We Are

WPP Enterprise Solutions designs, builds, and operates the growth systems that competitive businesses rely on. In a world where Al is reshaping how companies drive growth, we lead clients in business transformation and marketing modernization, connecting strategy directly to execution. Our 12,000 experts in engineering and platforms, commerce, consulting, content transformation, CRM, and CX work within a unified global operating unit across 40+ markets. WPP Enterprise Solutions works alongside best-in-class partners including Adobe, AWS, Braze, Google, Microsoft, Salesforce, and Shopify, as well as innovators in AI, to deliver growth solutions tailored to the needs of our clients’ businesses. VML, part of WPP, supports WPP Enterprise Solutions by helping brands activate transformation through creativity and experience.

Who We Are

WPP Enterprise Solutions designs, builds, and operates the growth systems that competitive businesses rely on. In a world where Al is reshaping how companies drive growth, we lead clients in business transformation and marketing modernization, connecting strategy directly to execution. Our 12,000 experts in engineering and platforms, commerce, consulting, content transformation, CRM, and CX work within a unified global operating unit across 40+ markets. WPP Enterprise Solutions works alongside best-in-class partners including Adobe, AWS, Braze, Google, Microsoft, Salesforce, and Shopify, as well as innovators in AI, to deliver growth solutions tailored to the needs of our clients’ businesses. VML, part of WPP, supports WPP Enterprise Solutions by helping brands activate transformation through creativity and experience.

CX/Experience Lead (CX Account Manager) needed to join our Customer Experience team at VML Enterprise Solutions

The opportunity

We’re looking for an intelligent, results‑driven individual with strong client handling and CX project management experience to develop client eCom strategies, grow new business from, and strategically lead, client projects. You will be given the opportunity to lead CX projects for a wide range of clients, working with our cross functional teams to delivery high quality outcomes that delivery business value and meet client needs. Working closesly with other CX Managers, content, UI, UX, research and more, this is a great opportunity for someone who loves the world of commerce and adding value to client briefs and projects.

What you’ll be doing

Devise, present and execute customer experience strategies for multiple clients

• Work with the senior members across our 30-strong CX team, and the wider business which includes Experience Design (UX/UI), Content, Analytics, Developers, Solutions Architects and Consultancy/Trading to deliver successful, multi‑discipline projects on time and on budget
• Work with the Experience Partner in creating long‑term strategies for our biggest clients
• Establish deep relationships across all of our clients, as well as within VML’s wider business and our WPP partners to embed our delivery, globally
• Responsible for contract negotiations and the smooth transition of the client relationship into delivery

Strategic Lead for CX projects

• Understand our clients’ industry, business and personal objectives in order to offer strategic CX solutions
• Manage resourcing and timelines, ensuring delivery of key milestones against schedule and budget
• Commercially minded, able to create and manage budgets and monitor costs and ROI
• Manage client expectations, escalations and build strong cilent relationships
• Responsible for quality and client satisfaction

Major player in building a pipeline for the Experience team

• Spot opportunities to grow CX/EX within existing accounts for the agency; work with senior members of the wider team to create pitch‑winning responses and lead pipeline account plans

Deliver winning pitches & proposals

• Liaise with global and local clients, Account Leads, and Experience team members (CX, UX, UI and Content) to scope projects, create responses and present compelling solutions

Create process efficiency and automation where possible

• Look for efficiencies across the team and breadth of work, so that we can continue to accelerate our offering

Line management responsibility of juniors

• Responsible for leading, mentoring, coaching and inspiring your team through day to day management as well as appraisals and objective setting

What we want from you

• Experience growing clients from one-off projects into long‑term clients
• Experience hunting down opportunities and creating pitch / proposals that answer client needs (RFIs, RFPs as well as proactive approaches)
• Experience managing CX projects and collobrating with UX/UI and content/Data teams
• Ideally you will have experience working within an agency or consultancy and have prior eCommerce experience
• Strong project management skills
• Proven experience developing and delivering against client account plans and associated strategies
• Experience building, growing and managing a team
• You must be ommercially focussed and understanding the value as well as the price of a project
• Strong comminication skills, track record of communicating with multiple stakeholders both internally and with the client, at all levels
• Strong writing skills – you have the ability to write proposals/presentations, tell a story and distil complex presentations, or in-depth research into bite‑sized actionable recommendations
• Extremely organised, efficient and calm, able to get up to speed quickly

What we can offer you

Alongside the opportunity to work with some of the most exciting brands around the world, we’ll also prioritise your career development and help you grow your skills. We’ll empower you to make a difference, allow you to be yourself, and respect who you are.

Permanent Only

• discretionary bonus scheme
• training opportunities
• competitive pension
• medical insurance
• life assurance
• social events
• opportunities to buy and sell holidays
• family friendly policies
• discounts with hundreds of retailers
• much more

Our culture thrives on our core values, designed for impact‑driven individuals: Heart, Brains and Courage.

We lead with Heart, fostering empathy and trust where genuine connections and human‑centric work flourish.

We empower your Brains for innovation, valuing relentless curiosity and collaborative intelligence to solve complex challenges.

And we champion Courage, inspiring you to speak up, embrace experimentation, and advocate for bold solutions that push our thinking to be better than yesterday.

AT VML Enterprise Solutions

Our Enterprise Solutions division houses strategic consultants, creative and technical architects and skilled developers and operators that together help some of the world’s leading organisations to deliver outstanding digital experiences across all major routes to market worldwide: marketplaces, online retailers, D2C, B2B and social platforms. With over 4,200 experts in 55 operational centres across 34 countries, our capabilities span the entire buying journey from customer acquisition, through engagement, to conversion and loyalty, driving multi‑channel growth for world‑leading brands.

We work with some of the most exciting brands such as The Coca‑Cola Company, EY, Bosch, Unilever, Ford, DFS, Mercedes‑Benz, Johnson & Johnson, Nestlé, Sainsbury’s, Selfridges, Shell and Tiffany & Co. We’ve built over 500 platforms for brands and retailers and generate in excess of $29bn annually for our clients and work with over 50 strategic partners including Adobe, SAP, Salesforce, HCL, Shopify, Sitecore, BigCommerce, commerce tools and Acquia. Our reputation is based on our people, and we believe we have some of the best in the business.

As our business grows internationally, we’re looking for new people to join us on our journey to inspire and take a key role in shaping some of the best commerce solutions, services, and websites in the world. Working as a team, no problem is insurmountable; we share in our client’s successes and believe that anyone can show creative bravery no matter what their role is in the team.

About WPP

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 agentic marketing platform, WPP Open – we help clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. For more information, visit WPP.com.

WPP (VML/WPP Enterprise Solutions) 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.