Data & Analytics Partner

VML; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

VML is looking for a Data & Analytics Partner to lead a new client onboarding. This role requires setting up and managing a team focused on data and analytics solutions. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in consulting, strong leadership skills, and a passion for data-driven marketing. You will work directly with clients to understand and solve their challenges, ensuring satisfaction and success. A collaborative approach and the ability to build relationships across varying levels of clients is essential.

Qualifications

• Exceptional experience leading data and analytics in a consulting/agency environment.
• Experience building relationships with clients from junior to C-suite.
• Significant experience at scoping, resourcing, and developing commercial proposals.

Responsibilities

• Lead a client-oriented team of data, technology and business consultants.
• Act as strategic partner and advisor for clients' data and AI goals.
• Drive client success and satisfaction.

Skills

Leadership

Data-driven marketing

Business development

Collaboration

Client relationship management

Tools

CRM systems

Analytics tools

Marketing technology platforms

Job description

Who We’re Looking For

VML is seeking a Data & Analytics Partner to lead the setup and onboarding of a new client. You will be a trusted partner to our client, navigating their business, understanding their challenges, and connecting across VML, as well as WPP at large, to ensure we are set up to deliver success with world‑class services and solutions.

This role leads an integrated Data & Analytics team across measurement & reporting, predictive modelling, data strategy solutions, covering media, CX, CRM and more. As such, you will need to organise, motivate and inspire to connect all (data and non‑data) disciplines in delivering success for our clients. Gravitas and strong collaboration are essential.

What You’ll Be Doing

Team setup, leadership & management

• Setup and lead a client‑oriented team of data, technology and business consultants, analysts and engineers, overseeing client onboarding plans and managing team workload.
• Direct and motivate the team to help them achieve their goals and deliver brilliant work for VML’s clients.

Data & Analytics leadership

• Act as strategic partner and advisor, helping clients to leverage the power of data, martech, analytics and AI to achieve their goals and drive effectiveness and efficiency.
• Develop proposals and methodologies for Data & Analytics consulting; encompassing data, marketing technology, AI and operations (process, skills, culture, business change etc.). Includes data, AI, martech and adtech transformation roadmaps, measurement frameworks and associated operating model development.
• Analytics & Data Science solutions; encompassing customer analytics (e.g. customer segmentation, predictive modelling), digital analytics (e.g. journey analysis, web/app, media analysis), business intelligence (e.g. dashboard reporting) and AI (e.g. conversational BI).
• Inspire our clients and VML with thought‑leadership and best practice.
• Work closely with our clients to help diagnose and solve their challenges, support their data & AI vision, and make it happen.
• Drive client success and satisfaction in all you do.

Business Development

• New business – be the go‑to data and analytics lead for pitches to deliver winning proposals and presentations.
• New & Organic business – be relentless at bringing new ideas and opportunities to grow our existing clients and bring our data offer to clients who work with us in other disciplines.

What You’ll Need

• Exceptional experience leading across data and analytics in a consulting/agency environment, setting up teams and operating models with clients.
• A belief in the value of data‑driven marketing & AI to deliver exceptional results.
• Experience of building relationships with clients from junior to C‑suite and dealing with the different and complex personalities involved.
• Someone who can unify groups from across a wide skill set and unify them behind a clear brief or goal and deliver excellent work for clients.
• A candidate with the ability to engage people with their presentation skills but show excellent active listening to create clear actions which meet client needs.
• A person with a love for data‑driven marketing and is constantly following trends to develop impactful and significant work for our clients.
• Significant experience at scoping, resourcing, and developing commercial proposals.
• Knowledge of data and analytics technologies across the marketing and digital ecosystem including media, commerce, social and digital platforms, CRM & loyalty.
• Knowledge of analytics solutions and how AI can be leveraged in marketing to drive growth – a technical analytics background is advantageous.
• Must have knowledge (you need not be a deep practitioner in all these areas, but do need to have a good appreciation across them):
• Data strategy consulting – data landscape (1st, 2nd, 3rd party data), data management, governance, roadmap and use case development.
• Analytics & AI – segmentation, predictive modelling, measurement & reporting, AI marketing applications and product development.
• Marketing technologies – data cloud solutions, clean rooms, analytics and reporting tools, CDPs, CRM / marketing automation, AI technologies.
• Marketing operations – operating models, process design, governance, data culture and skills development, client enablement and business change.

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.