WPP EVP Strategic Partnerships

August 29

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Description

• Manage and optimize the existing Global Strategic Partnerships team. • Lead the relationship with key strategic partners, including Google, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Amazon, Meta, IBM, Adobe, Salesforce, Bytedance, Stripe, Sitecore, Shopify, OpenAI, Anthropic, and Stability. • Support client teams across WPP and agencies to grow partnerships related revenue. • Further evolve and optimize the partner strategy and focus areas. • Identify and develop new partnerships in strategic areas like AI, commerce and creative technology. • Manage commercial targets and pipeline between partners and agencies. • Support agency and WPP growth teams with partner resources and solutions on all key pitches. • Engage directly with the WPP CEO and Executive Team, agency CEOs and the WPP Board on topics related to partners. • Engage directly with other members of the WPP CTO team to enable partner related workstreams for key development areas such as AI and WPP Open.

Requirements

• 15+ years in digital strategy, business development and alliance management. • Global experience and understanding of digital media and the technology and, specifically, AI partner ecosystem. • Proven track record of building market-defining, high-visibility strategic partnerships at the intersection of technology, marketing, advertising, and media. • Deep understanding of global agency holding companies (business models, service offerings, innovation and differentiation opportunities). • Sophisticated point of view on today's digitally disrupted business landscape and how the needs of CMOs are changing. • Cross-functional influence, relationship building, and project management skills toward a broad constituency. • Demonstrated ability to navigate senior stakeholders and work effectively in a matrixed environment with a collaborative working style.

Benefits

• Passionate, driven people – We champion a culture of people that do extraordinary work. • Scale and opportunity – We offer the opportunity to create, influence and deliver projects at a scale that is unparalleled in the industry. • Challenging and stimulating work – Unique work and the opportunity to join a group of world-class technology and creative problem solvers.