Senior Associate, Resource Management

Mindshare; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 45,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Retirement plans

Vision & dental

Generous PTO

Employee discounts

Mental health days

Job summary

WPP Media in Chicago seeks a Staffing Strategist to connect talent with client demand, optimize workforce deployment, and support internal mobility.

The role partners with Capacity Planning, Talent Acquisition, HR and client teams to ensure timely staffing outcomes, accurate data, and an agile, scalable resourcing model. The position offers a hybrid work model and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, retirement and more.

Qualifications

• Experience in resource management, workforce planning, or HR roles in a complex organisation.
• Strong understanding of employee development and talent lifecycle processes.
• Ability to build relationships across HR, Talent Acquisition, Client teams and Resource Management.
• Strong data capability to analyse workforce data and inform decisions.
• Ability to balance people, client, and commercial priorities when staffing.
• Experience across internal mobility, external hiring, and contracting models.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills; capable of managing expectations.
• High attention to data accuracy, tracking, and reporting.
• Autonomy to identify risks, opportunities, and staffing solutions.

Responsibilities

• Translate workforce demand into actionable staffing solutions.
• Maintain accurate people and skills data and proactively identify gaps.
• Collaborate with Capacity Planning, Talent Acquisition, HR, and Client teams.
• Support an internal-first fulfilment model with scalable staffing.
• Identify opportunities to optimise utilisation and internal mobility.

Skills

Resource management

Workforce planning

Talent management

HR-related roles

Relationship building

Data capability

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Attention to data accuracy

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.

Role Summary and Impact

About Resource Management at WPP Media The Resource Management function connects talent to client demand across WPP Media, ensuring the right people are deployed to the right opportunities at the right time. It plays a critical role in enabling internal mobility, improving utilisation, and supporting sustainable business growth.

The Staffing Strategist plays a critical role within WPP Media, responsible for connecting internal talent to client demand and ensuring effective, timely, and sustainable staffing outcomes. Acting as a key partner within the Resource Management function, this role balances the needs of our people, clients, and the business to optimise workforce deployment while supporting employee development and longterm organisational performance.

Working closely with Capacity Planning Partners, Talent Acquisition, HR, and Client teams, the Staffing Strategist translates workforce demand into actionable staffing solutions. They are accountable for maintaining accurate people and skills data, understanding workforce capability, and proactively identifying opportunities to optimise utilisation, enable internal mobility, and reduce reliance on external hiring.

This role requires a strong understanding of people, skills, and career aspirations, combined with a strategic, datadriven mindset. The Staffing Strategist plays a vital role in improving workforce visibility, enabling an internalfirst fulfilment model, and contributing to a more connected, agile, and efficient organisation.

Staffing Strategists operate across key capabilities including Client Leadership, Media Management & Delivery (MMD), Data, Technology & Analytics, Growth & Marketing, Operations, Finance, and People. They partner closely with Capacity Planning to align available talent with validated demand, supporting a transparent, scalable, and futureready resourcing model across WPP Media.

Skills and Experience

• Experience in resource management, workforce planning, talent management, or HRrelated roles, ideally within a complex or matrixed organisation
• Strong understanding of people management principles, employee development, and endtoend talent lifecycle processes
• Proven ability to build and maintain effective relationships across multiple stakeholder groups, including HR, Talent Acquisition, Client teams, and Resource Management
• Strong data capability, with experience maintaining, analysing, and interpreting workforce and staffing data to inform decisions
• Ability to balance people, client, and commercial priorities when making staffing and deployment recommendations
• Experience working across multiple staffing channels, including internal mobility, external hiring, and contracting models
• Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to manage expectations and provide clear, confident guidance
• High attention to detail, particularly in relation to data accuracy, tracking, and reporting
• Ability to operate with autonomy, proactively identifying risks, opportunities, and solutions to staffing challenges

Life at WPP Media & Benefits

Our passion for shaping the next era of media is powered by our commitment to Be Extraordinary, investing in our employees to inspire transformational creativity. We also Lead Optimistically, firmly believing in and Championing Growth and Development for every individual.

This commitment allows WPP Media employees to leverage the extensive global WPP Media & WPP networks to pursue their passions, build meaningful professional connections, and learn at the cutting edge of marketing and advertising.

We Create an Open environment built on trust and respect, where everyone feels they belong and has opportunities to progress. Our inclusive culture is fostered through employee resource groups and frequent inoffice events showcasing team wins, sharing thought leadership, and celebrating holidays and milestone events.

Our comprehensive benefits package reflects this commitment and includes competitive medical coverage, group retirement plans, vision and dental insurance, generous 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 protected characteristics. We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection in an open and supportive environment. 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.

The base salary range for this position at the time of this posting is indicated below. Individual compensation varies based on job-related factors, including location, business needs, level of responsibility, experience, and qualifications. We offer a competitive benefits package, go to https://mybenefits.wpp.com/public/welcome for more details.

US Pay Range

$45,000 — $90,000 USD

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