Senior Director, Solutions Deployment and Partner Strategy

wppmedia; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

WPP Media in the United Kingdom seeks a Senior Director of Solutions Deployment and Partner Strategy to orchestrate go-to-market deployment of our advanced capabilities, acting as the single contact between Media Solutions and Global Investment and central partnerships teams.

You will drive partner assessments, deployment frameworks, and collaborate with the Head of Commercial Strategy on commercialization and opportunity sizing.

Responsibilities

• Global Investment & Central Partnerships Liaison: serve as the main contact for global investment and partnerships teams, prioritising partner requests from Media Solutions leaders and markets.
• Partner assessment & framework development: design operational frameworks and commercial structures for market readiness and scalable supply.
• Solutions go-to-market partnership: align with emerging innovation teams to integrate partner capabilities into solution narratives and drive deployment across markets.
• Facilitate workshops with market leads to align on opportunities and revenue strategies across near, mid and long term horizons.
• Strategic partnership orchestration: manage relationships with key partners to unlock proprietary capabilities and avoid fragmentation.
• Commercial enablement & market expansion: support solution commercialization, opportunity sizing and partner framework alignment for growth.
• Leverage growth frameworks to increase client switcher momentum and solution adoption across regions.
• Support product development with third-party platform partners and participate in quarterly business reviews with key partners.

Job description

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

3455 - Senior Director, Solutions Deployment and Partner Strategy - Global

Role Summary and Impact

The Senior Director of Solutions Deployment & Partner Strategy role is a critical role responsible for orchestrating the go-to-market deployment of WPP Media Solutions' advanced capabilities while serving as the single point of contact between Media Solutions and both the Global Investment and wider WPP Investment partnerships teams. This role requires deep expertise in partner strategy, ensuring all partnership requests are streamlined and strategically aligned before escalation to these wider teams. The role holder will conduct partner assessments, create operational frameworks for solution deployment, and collaborate closely with the Head of Commercial Strategy on commercialization and opportunity sizing. Working hand-in-hand with the emerging innovation team and solutions leads, this position drives go-to-market positioning and enablement while governing our wider partnership strategy requirements to ensure proprietary advantage and solution scalability in lock step with the wider WPP Media stakeholders. The role will furthermore support the product team and support custom feature requests that are being developed in partnership with key third-party platforms and media partners.

Key Responsibilities

• Global Investment & Central Partnerships Liaison: Act as the single point of contact for Global Investment and Central Partnerships teams, consolidating and prioritising all partner requests from Media Solutions Leaders & Markets before escalation, while working closely with Investment to leverage trading relationships and ensure our solutions strategy aligns with global investment strategy and partner negotiations
• Partner assessment & Framework Development: Conduct comprehensive supply assessments for solution deployment, creating operational frameworks and commercial structures that enable market readiness, while governing the curated supply marketplace and evaluating investment-led initiatives to ensure supply requirements support solution scalability.
• Solutions Go-to-Market Partnership: Partner directly with emerging innovation teams and solutions leads to support go-to-market strategies and positioning, ensuring partner capabilities are effectively integrated into solution narratives while facilitating successful deployment across markets through coordinated stakeholder engagement
• Facilitate workshops with local Media Solutions leads in market to align on high-value (existing and new) opportunities and immediate/mid/long term revenue streams/strategies.
• Strategic Partnership Orchestration: Develop and execute Media Solutions' partnership strategy, managing relationships with key strategic partners to unlock proprietary capabilities, while ensuring streamlined communication and preventing fragmentation of partnership asks across technical, commercial, and solutions teams
• Commercial Enablement, Market Expansion & Opportunity Sizing: Collaborate with the Head of Commercial Strategy on solution commercialization, supporting opportunity sizing initiatives while ensuring partnership agreements and partner frameworks enable the commercial models required for market expansion and three-year plan delivery. This role will ensure that our partnership strategy enables solution growth in new markets working with the head of Commercial Strategy to drive incremental growth through market expansion.
• Leverage and scale growth frameworks to increase momentum on client switcher opportunities leading to increased solution penetration, including win-rate improvement and % increase in solution adoption.
• Support Custom Product Development Efforts: Partner with Development and Configuration and Product Governance Teams to support custom feature requests that are being developed in collaboration with 3rd party platform partners such as DSPs and SSPs.
• Support product workstreams as part of your strategic partner management initiatives including regular Media Solutions QBRs for all key partners.
• People and Community: Build a community of practice where successful tactics and innovations from one market or region are rapidly codified and deployed to others.
• Work with Global DTS enablement team to craft/design and roll out market leading training programs, including the Growth Framework.

Life at WPP Media & Benefits

Our passion for shaping the next era of media is powered by our commitment toBe Extraordinary, investing in our employees to inspire transformational creativity. We alsoLead Optimistically,firmly believingin andChampioning Growth and Developmentfor every individual. This commitment allows WPP Media employees toleveragethe extensive global WPP Media & WPP networks to pursue their passions, build vital professional connections, and learn at thecutting edgeof marketing and advertising.

WeCreate an Open environment built on trust and respect, where everyone feels they belong and has opportunities to progress. This inclusive culture is fostered through a variety of employee resource groups and frequent in-office eventsshowcasingteam wins, sharing thought leadership, and celebrating holidays and milestone events. Our comprehensive benefits package reflects this commitment, including 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 characteristics. We believe the best work happens whenwe'retogether, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection in this open and supportive environment. That'swhywe’veadopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week. If yourequireaccommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process. Please note that while our philosophy is the same across WPP, benefits may vary by office/country.

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