Senior Director, Data Enablement (Clients)

WPP; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

WPP in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Director, Data Enablement (Clients) to lead data enablement initiatives for key client partnerships. You will shape vendor relationships, drive data accessibility workflows, and oversee contractual obligations across a global, matrixed organization.

You will partner with Open Audiences and other teams to align stakeholders, manage revenue pacing, and deliver scalable data solutions that enable marketing transformation.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a leadership role focused on data enablement, vendor management, or partnership operations.
• Strong understanding of contractual processes and legal requirements associated with data partnerships.
• Demonstrated ability to design and implement effective operational processes and workflows.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Analytical mindset with a focus on data-driven decision-making.
• Experience working in a matrixed, global organization.

Responsibilities

• Manage strategic data vendors and accelerate their growth across WPP.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for vendors and WPP, project managing and aligning stakeholders for new initiatives.
• Revenue & Performance Management: manage pacing of revenue with the Open Audiences team to ensure delivery against targets.
• Workflow & Product Enablement: build and maintain data accessibility workflows across WPP tools; scope product requirements to scale data assets.
• Contractual Oversight: manage contractual relationships and requirements with data vendors.
• Cross-Functional Engagement: engage the right teams to execute new deliverables.

Skills

Leadership

Data enablement

Vendor management

Stakeholder management

Project management

Data-driven decision making

Cross-functional collaboration

Global/global-scale experience

Job description

Senior Director, Data Enablement (Clients)

United Kingdom

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.

We work with the world's most valuable brands and have global reach across 100+ markets, with deep local expertise.

Our people are the key to our success. We're committed to fostering a culture of creativity, belonging and continuous learning, attracting and developing the brightest talent, and providing exciting career opportunities that help our people grow.

For more information, visit WPP.com.

WPP’s Data & Technology Solutions is the WPP’s unified global data products and technology team. We work with our agencies and clients to build data data-driven solutions and technology product to power marketing transformation.

WPP Open is our AI platform for marketing, it connects marketing professionals, data, tools and AI in a single place. WPP Open is the simplest, safest and fastest way to realize the benefits of scaled AI – delivering better-informed creative ideas faster, at scale and at lower cost.

We’re endlessly curious and our team of thinkers, builders, creators and problem solvers are over 2,000 strong, across 20 markets around the world.

Who we are looking for:

We are seeking a strategic and commercially driven leader to oversee data enablement for key clients. The ideal candidate will bring deep experience managing strategic data vendor relationships and accelerating their growth within a global organization, while collaborating effectively across cross-functional teams to align stakeholders and deliver new initiatives. This individual will be responsible for managing revenue pacing against targets, building and scaling workflows for data accessibility, and overseeing contractual requirements. A strong project manager, they will confidently engage and mobilize teams across the organization to drive execution and deliver impactful results.

What you'll be doing:

• Manage strategic data vendors and accelerate their growth across WPP.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for vendors and WPP, project managing and aligning stakeholders for new initiatives.

Revenue & Performance Management

• Manage and maintain pacing of revenue alongside the Open Audiences team to ensure delivery against targets.

Workflow & Product Enablement

• Build and maintain workflows of data accessibility across WPP tools, including scoping product requirements to scale data assets.

Contractual Oversight

• Manage and maintain contractual relationships and requirements with data vendors.

Cross-Functional Engagement

• Be the sole person responsible for engaging the right teams across the organization to execute new deliverables.

What you'll need:

• Proven experience in a leadership role focused on data enablement, vendor management, or partnership operations.
• Strong understanding of contractual processes and legal requirements associated with data partnerships.
• Demonstrated ability to design and implement effective operational processes and workflows.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Analytical mindset with a focus on data-driven decision-making.
• Experience working in a matrixed, global organization.

Who you are:

You're open: We are inclusive and collaborative; we encourage the free exchange of ideas; we respect and celebrate diverse views. We are open-minded: to new ideas, new partnerships, new ways of working.

You're optimistic: We believe in the power of creativity, technology and talent to create brighter futures or our people, our clients and our communities. We approach all that we do with conviction: to try the new and to seek the unexpected.

You're extraordinary: we are stronger together: through collaboration we achieve the amazing. We are creative leaders and pioneers of our industry; we provide extraordinary every day.

What we'll give you:

Passionate, inspired people – We aim to create a culture in which people can do extraordinary work.

Scale and opportunity – We offer the opportunity to create, influence and complete projects at a scale that is unparalleled in the industry.

Challenging and stimulating work – Unique work and the opportunity to join a group of creative problem solvers. Are you up for the challenge?

#LI-Hybrid

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.

WPP 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.