WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients, and communities.
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We create transformative ideas and outcomes for our clients through an integrated offer of communications, experience, commerce, and technology.
WPP and our award-winning agencies work with most of the world's biggest companies and organisations – from Ford, Unilever and P&G to Google, HSBC, and the UN. Our clients include 61 of the FTSE 100, 307 of the Fortune Global 500, all 30 of the Dow Jones 30 and 62 of the NASDAQ 100. WPP are the leader in the Bloomberg Gender Equality Index and 20th in the FTSE 100 rankings for Women on Boards.
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Why we're hiring:
WPP is on a global transformation journey and this is an opportunity to join the Enterprise Data Group to support and enhance the rollout of Operational Insights and Reporting tools. The Business Analyst will be responsible for a variety of activities starting with gap analysis of source data to understanding and documenting business requirements & constraints and supporting the debugging and enhancement of existing activations.
What you'll be doing:
- Elicit and document data and functional requirements from OpCos
- Liaise with other EDG teams in supporting cross-system applications and programs
- Understand internal systems and operations and be SME or initial point of contact for business systems and data (ERP, Wrike, Jira, Smartsheet, etc.)
- Model/prototype/build reports & dashboards to support finance & operations reporting needs
- Model/prototype custom reports/applications to support quick POCs
- Fully comprehend Client agency data model and be an internal SME for all client related data (existing reports & dashboards, incremental requirements, gap analysis for new market activation, etc.)
What you'll need:
- Business Analysis: Elicit, analyze and document business requirements
- Data Analysis: Browse, process & analyze data sets, investigate and uncover data—related issues, look for patterns and insights in data
- Coding/Scripting (optional): Write/model applications/reports in scripting languages and/or data analysis frameworks
- Collaboration & Negotiation: Work with other technical and data teams to get and share information and data
- Presentation: Present analysis and findings to Exec-level audiences, set expectations, elicit direction and decisions
Who you are:
You're open: We are inclusive and collaborative; we encourage the free exchange of ideas; we respect and celebrate diverse views. We are accepting: of new ideas, new partnerships, new ways of working.
You're optimistic: We believe in the power of creativity, technology and talent to create brighter futures or our people, our clients and our communities. We approach all that we do with conviction: to try the new and to seek the unexpected.
You're extraordinary: we are stronger together: through collaboration we achieve the amazing. We are creative leaders and pioneers of our industry; we provide extraordinary every day.
What we'll give you:
Passionate, inspired people – We promote a culture of people that do extraordinary work.
Scale and opportunity – We offer the opportunity to create, influence and complete projects at a scale that is unparalleled in the industry.
Challenging and stimulating work – Unique work and the opportunity to join a group of creative problem solvers. Are you up for the challenge?
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WPP is a creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients and communities.
