Operations Senior Manager (12 Month FTC)

1173 - Operations Senior Manager - 12 Month FTC

ABOUT WPP & OPENDOOR

At WPP, we’re constantly reinventing the future of creativity on an ever-broader canvas, bringing together unrivalled talent, resources and skills to provide an integrated offer of communications, experience, commerce and technology.

Over the last decade, we have developed a dedicated global client practice with the mission of accelerating WPP’s impact for our largest clients by bringing them the best of WPP. Each team is custom-built around a client’s specific needs and challenges, providing easy access to the right capabilities. And that’s why we’ve built OpenDoor for Amazon.

OpenDoor is a unique integration of the best of WPP and Amazon – building on their respective strengths and visions. Whether at WPP or at Amazon, every project is an OpenDoor on new possibilities. Anything and everything can be an opportunity for our people to drive impact – for them to innovate, learn, thrive, and occasionally fail too.

The unique OpenDoor partnership model is built to deliver next level Productivity, fueled by our industry-leading approach to People, Platforms, and Process. OpenDoor spans across all WPP agencies and disciplines such as media, business consultancy, communications and brand strategy, tech and commerce, public relations, and production.

OpenDoor’s values are built from Amazon’s own 16 Leadership Principles, and WPP’s core values of Open, Optimistic and Extraordinary. Together, when WPP’s Creative Transformation meets Amazon’s next-level customer centricity, our people come together to challenge and impact what’s done today and build a better future.

By joining OpenDoor, not only are you joining a cross-function team partnering with one of WPP’s top five global clients, but you are also taking a step to challenge yourself and the world around you every day, working in the most unusual way on some of Earth’s most ambitious opportunities in marketing, tech, media, business, and creativity.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are searching for a talented and enthusiastic individual to join our OpenDoor team as a Global Operations Senior Manager. This is a contract position based in London.

This role plays a crucial part in supporting OpenDoor’s business needs, focused on deploying Wrike as the workflow solution across the full end-to-end media process. The Global Operations Senior ManagerBusiness Analyst works as part of the global operations team, and reports to the Global Operations Lead.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Working with the Business Analyst, deliver our end-to-end process onto Wrike as the workflow tool of choice, covering all markets, teams, functions, and lines of business under the OpenDoor organisation
• Partner with WPP stakeholders to ensure technology solutions meet OpenDoor needs
• Work closely with Wrike product owners to deliver customization and changes to the system design & architecture
• Work in partnership with WPP to deliver integration with WPP’s Open platform, to OpenDoor requirements
• Design automations and enhancements that will make the end-to-end process more efficient
• Write and deliver training documentation to scale across the business, specific to OpenDoor, collaborating with Talent and People teams to embed this into the onboarding process
• Establish ongoing governance mechanisms for process and technology use, collaborating with global leadership to embed accountability and transparency

REQUIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE

• Expert knowledge of the Wrike platform, including customization and integrations
• Significant experience within the media industry
• Change management experience, proven in driving behaviour change
• Strong stakeholder management skills working well with others throughout the organisation at all levels
• Comfortable handling complexity – both in the work itself and the stakeholder map

Life at WPP Media & Benefits

Our passion for shaping the next era of media is powered by our commitment to Be Extraordinary, investing in our employees to inspire transformational creativity. We also Lead Optimistically, firmly believing in and Championing Growth and Development for every individual. This commitment allows WPP Media employees to leverage the extensive global WPP Media & WPP networks to pursue their passions, build vital professional connections, and learn at the cutting edge of marketing and advertising. 

We Create an Open environment built on trust and respect, where everyone feels they belong and has opportunities to progress. This inclusive culture is fostered through a variety of employee resource groups and frequent in-office events showcasing team wins, sharing thought leadership, and celebrating holidays and milestone events. Our comprehensive benefits package reflects this commitment, including competitive medical, group retirement plans, vision, and dental insurance, significant paid time off, preferential partner discounts, and employee mental health awareness days. 

WPP Media is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to characteristics. We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection in this open and supportive environment. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process. 

Please note this is a UK based role and requires individuals to have the right to work in this location

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While we appreciate all applications received, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. 

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