Senior Director Global, BI Services

The role

You will lead a globally distributed team of reporting and data specialists, taking accountability for the data and reporting solutions built for one of WPP's largest clients. You will act as the expert on client reporting and business intelligence needs and represent the client in wider reporting initiatives.

What you will do

• Own reports and data provisioning solutions for the client and take accountability for their quality
• Translate client and media team needs into clear requirements for engineers and BI developers
• Agree requirement priorities with clients and media leadership
• Lead the design of technical solutions, including scoping and estimating work
• Coordinate across disciplines on the Amazon account
• Hire, train and mentor a team of data engineers and reporting specialists
• Provide hands-on leadership and drive continual improvement in how data is ingested, stored, transformed and visualized
• Work with Data Excellence, Engineering, Measurement, Analytics and Investment leadership to align reporting with client business goals
• Represent the client in DTA reporting product and service steering groups
• Train users of reporting solutions to become more self-sufficient

Required qualifications

• Experience as a business intelligence or reporting specialist, preferably at a media agency or related company
• Experience designing and developing data visualizations with business intelligence software such as PowerBI, Tableau, Looker or Datastudio
• Strong knowledge of data infrastructure, cloud data management, data preparation and ETL processes
• Experience with digital marketing platforms and the data they generate, such as Google Marketing Platform and Facebook
• Experience with WPP Media's DPAM process and OMS, with particular benefit from Campaign Management and Campaign Governance
• Experience setting strategy, designing technical solutions, managing feature roadmaps and organizing technical resources
• Excellent written and verbal communication, able to translate non-technical use cases into technical requirements
• Strong influencing skills, able to represent and defend data solutions with senior clients
• Ability to collaborate in cross-functional teams and drive adoption of solutions
• Experience leading, nurturing and coaching high-performing technical resources
• A passion for data excellence and integrity

Nice to have

• Specific experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS), in particular S3, RedShift and DBT
• General understanding of how data is tracked and exchanged in digital advertising, such as the role of adservers and third-party performance metric providers

Benefits

• Competitive medical insurance
• Group retirement plans
• Vision and dental insurance
• Significant paid time off
• Preferential partner discounts
• Employee mental health awareness days
• Access to the global WPP Media and WPP networks
• Employee resource groups and in-office events

Before you apply

• Candidates must have the right to work in the UK
• Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted
• Benefits may vary by office or country

About the company

WPP Media is WPP's AI-driven media operating unit, bringing together media, data and partnerships. This role sits within OpenDoor, the WPP and Amazon partnership serving one of WPP's top five global clients.