Programme Lead (Value & Delivery) - Enterprise AI

The role

You will own value realisation for WPP's Enterprise AI portfolio, making sure investments deliver measurable business outcomes. You will build business cases, benefits frameworks and adoption metrics for senior stakeholders, and lead a small specialist team.

What you will do

• Own value realisation for WPP's Enterprise AI portfolio and demonstrable return on investment.
• Develop and maintain business cases, benefits frameworks, adoption metrics and executive reporting.
• Take accountability for adoption and long-term sustainability of AI solutions after go-live.
• Lead the transition of the Enterprise AI opportunity pipeline into permanent in-house ownership.
• Own the enterprise-wide adoption and measurement framework, including baselines, KPIs and benchmarks.
• Lead the WPP Frontier Lab, evaluating emerging AI products and making practical recommendations.
• Manage the AI Hub demand funnel and agent registry.
• Define and implement the operating model for Enterprise AI.
• Represent AI adoption and programme outcomes at steering committees and senior leadership forums.
• Lead and develop a small specialist team focused on value tracking and adoption measurement.

Required qualifications

• Significant experience leading enterprise transformation, value realisation, programme delivery or business change in large global organisations.
• Proven track record of owning business cases, benefits frameworks and post-implementation value measurement.
• Experience transitioning programmes from outsourced or partner-led delivery into in-house ownership.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen to build, challenge and defend investment cases.
• Experience working directly with senior stakeholders in functions such as Finance, Shared Services, Tax or Transformation.
• Ability to influence at senior levels while remaining effective with operational teams.
• Excellent analytical capability and confidence to challenge assumptions and reported outcomes.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including executive-ready materials.
• Experience leading distributed teams and operating across complex stakeholder environments.

Nice to have

• Experience with Microsoft Copilot, Microsoft 365 adoption or enterprise-scale AI programmes.
• Familiarity with Viva Insights, Power BI and adoption analytics.
• Background in finance, audit, controls or business performance measurement.
• Experience in media, advertising, marketing services or similarly complex global businesses.

Benefits

• Passionate, inspired people and 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.
• Hybrid working approach with flexibility and accommodations discussed during interviews.

Before you apply

• WPP is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants without discrimination.

About the company

WPP is a growth partner for leading global brands, combining media intelligence, creativity, production, enterprise solutions and strategic counsel. It operates across 100+ markets.