Director, EMEA Data Partnerships

The role

You will execute WPP's data partnership strategy in EMEA, working closely with the EMEA Global Data Enablement lead. You will scale local market data strategies across EMEA and build data supply partnerships.

What you will do

• Execute the data partnership strategy in EMEA and position WPP as a leading data partner in the market
• Execute data supply partnerships and anticipate future data and technology needs
• Build strong relationships across Legal, Product, Sales, Data Strategy, Solutions Engineering, Business Operations and Open Intelligence teams
• Develop feedback loops with data solutions and client teams so partnerships match client needs and market demand
• Own key performance indicators: cost efficiency, adoption, revenue impact and partnership pipeline quality

Required qualifications

• Significant experience in data partnerships, licensing, or data-driven platform ecosystems
• Proven track record of identifying, negotiating and scaling strategic partnerships
• Strong commercial acumen and experience managing complex agreements
• Experience working across cross-functional teams in matrixed organizations
• Ability to align global strategy with local market execution
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
• Driven, collaborative, and comfortable working in both structured and ambiguous environments

Benefits

• Passionate, inspired colleagues in a culture where people can do extraordinary work
• Scale and opportunity to create, influence and complete projects at industry-leading scale
• Challenging and stimulating work with a group of creative problem solvers

Before you apply

• Applicants needing accommodations or flexibility are asked to discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process

About the company

WPP is a growth partner for the world's leading brands, combining media intelligence, data, creativity, production and strategic counsel across 100+ markets. Its Data & Technology Solutions team builds data-driven products and runs the WPP Open AI platform for marketing.