Senior Technical Project Manager - Martech

VML group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

VML group is seeking a Senior Technical Project Manager to lead and manage marketing automation projects in London. With over 4 years of relevant experience, you’ll ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget.

Your role will involve working closely with project managers, designers, and developers, emphasizing agile methodologies. You must possess excellent communication skills to translate business needs into technical solutions.

If you are proactive and detail-oriented, this is an exciting opportunity to grow your skills while making a significant impact on well-known brands.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience with marketing automation tools like Braze, Adobe Experience Platform, or Salesforce marketing cloud.
• Experience managing and implementing projects within CRM or marketing automation.
• A conceptual and technical understanding of data modeling and complex technical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Organize and manage key client projects ensuring quality and timely delivery.
• Control the analysis phase and develop project plans.
• Estimate budgets and allocate resources effectively.

Skills

Agile methodologies

Communication skills

Technical understanding of data modeling

Project management

Experience with CRM/marketing automation

Tools

Braze

Adobe Experience Platform

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

Job description

Senior Technical Project Manager - Martech

About WPP

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. 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. For more information, visit WPP.com.

Do you have experience managing and implementing marketing automation projects with a hands‑on and agile approach? Do you follow processes that keep you “on the ball” while also sharing your own opinion? Would you like to develop your skills working for well‑known, successful international brands? Then you might be just the Technical Project Manager we’re looking for.

In the role as our new Technical Project Manager, you will be responsible for organizing and managing key client projects. Your job is to ensure a high level of quality, delivering projects on time and within budget.

More specifically, your tasks include:

• Controlling the analysis phase
• Developing project plans and requirements specifications
• Estimating budgets and allocating internal resources and third parties/vendors
• Securing that our configurators and developers are free of administrative overhead, ensuring that follow‑up, planning and time spent is overseen
• Managing relationships with client and stakeholders, including motivating your colleagues in their day‑to‑day tasks

Who are you going to work with?

You will be the linchpin in a network of closely coordinating Project Managers, Designers, User Experience Architects, Solution Architects and Developers. The position offers great opportunity for you to personally make a difference on the projects that you work on, and you can look forward to being supported every step of the way.

What do you bring to the table?

You are easy‑going with a proactive, positive mind‑set. You work to deliver the best possible outcome despite any challenges that arise, following processes that keep you “on the ball” while sharing your own opinion. As you will be managing several projects simultaneously, you are an organized person who can keep perspective while paying attention to details.

In addition, you have:

• 4+ years of experience with either Braze, Adobe Experience Platform or Salesforce marketing cloud
• Experience with managing and implementing projects within CRM, or marketing automation
• A conceptual, and a technical, understanding of data modelling, service‑oriented and layered architectures, and complex technical solutions in general
• Worked with agile methods of Scrum and/or Kanban
• Great communication skills, enabling you to translate “business language” into technical language.

WPP (VML MAP) 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.