Solutions Project Manager - Fixed Term Contract 12 Months

The role

You will bring delivery discipline to complex data and technology projects, turning requirements into clear plans with milestones, dependencies and owners. You will coordinate data, engineering, BI, measurement, product and client teams for OpenDoor, WPP's operating model for Amazon.

What you will do

• Turn agreed solution scope into end-to-end delivery plans from discovery to closure.
• Map and manage cross-team dependencies, critical paths and hand-offs.
• Confirm objectives, deliverables, acceptance criteria and sign-off with solution owners.
• Set up governance: kick-offs, workstream plans, RAID logs, decision logs, status reporting, change control and escalation.
• Identify skills, resource demand and capacity conflicts early and support prioritisation.
• Create clear communication for client and account stakeholders on milestones, risks and decisions.
• Facilitate collaboration so actions have clear owners and dates.
• Identify and assess risks and issues, drive mitigation, and evaluate the impact of requested changes.
• Coordinate QA, user acceptance, documentation, training and production-readiness checks.
• Provide concise reporting on milestones, forecasts, delivery confidence and corrective actions.

Required qualifications

• Proven experience delivering complex technical, data or digital projects in a matrixed organisation, agency, consultancy or software environment.
• Track record of building and managing integrated plans across multiple technical disciplines, teams, markets or partners.
• Practical knowledge of Agile, Waterfall and hybrid delivery approaches.
• Experience managing scope, milestones, dependencies, RAID logs, change control, governance forums, status reporting and recovery plans.
• Clear, confident communicator with strong stakeholder management and facilitation skills.
• Confidence working with technical specialists in data engineering, analytics, BI, cloud, software development or data governance.

Nice to have

• Experience with media campaign data, digital ad serving, AdTech, MarTech, data platforms or reporting solutions.
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, Smartsheet or Wrike.
• PMP, PRINCE2, Scrum or equivalent project-management certification.
• Structured, accountable and adaptable working style with close attention to detail.

Benefits

• Direct experience working with one of the world's most innovative and influential companies.
• Mentorship and training from experienced professionals across WPP and OpenDoor.
• Work with industry-leading data, technology and workflow platforms, including WPP Open.
• Build skills in turning complex data and technology activity into measurable client outcomes.
• Contribute to work supporting Amazon across markets, businesses and disciplines.

Before you apply

• Applicants should be aware that the posting is for a fixed term contract of 12 months.

About the company

WPP Media is WPP's AI-driven media operating unit, combining media, data and partnerships. OpenDoor is WPP's bespoke global operating model for Amazon.