Strategic Intelligence Lead, Operations

Wpp; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Retirement plans

Vision & Dental

Paid time off

Job summary

WPP Media in London seeks Associate Director, Intelligence (Strategic Operations) to own UK-wide workstreams, shaping taxonomy, governance, and reporting across planning, activation, analytics, and product teams. You will lead discovery, coordinate implementation, manage delivery risks, and partner with Director, Intelligence to translate strategy into practical outcomes.

This role is hybrid, with four days in the office per week, offering extensive development and exposure to high-profile

Qualifications

• Experience owning cross-functional projects in media, marketing, operations, transformation, data governance, business intelligence or technology environments.
• Proven ability to lead discovery workshops, gather requirements and map end-to-end processes.
• Experience translating business needs into delivery plans, process improvements, governance approaches or technical requirements.
• Strong experience managing senior stakeholders and coordinating activity across teams that do not directly report into the role.

Responsibilities

• Lead discovery, shape recommendations, coordinate implementation and drive adoption across Planning, Activation, Analytics, Finance, Data & Technology and product teams.
• Create structure within ambiguous environments, proactively manage delivery risks and bring clear options and recommendations to the Director, Intelligence.
• Communicate with stakeholders clearly, ensuring alignment and accountability for milestones and outcomes.
• Develop and maintain playbooks, process documentation and training materials to enable repeatable delivery across client workstreams.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure data governance and reporting quality across projects.

Skills

Project leadership

Stakeholder mgmt

Clear communication

Ambiguity handling

Delivery risk mgmt

Cross-functional work

Strategic thinking

Influence without authority

Tools

Power BI

Campaign Governance

Job description

WPP Media in London seeks Associate Director, Intelligence (Strategic Operations) to own UK-wide workstreams, shaping taxonomy, governance, and reporting across planning, activation, analytics, and product teams. You will lead discovery, coordinate implementation, manage delivery risks, and partner with Director, Intelligence to translate strategy into practical outcomes.

This role is hybrid, with four days in the office per week, offering extensive development and exposure to high-profile