Commercial Manager

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. With exceptional talent, trusted data and intelligence, and world-class partnerships – all united by our pioneering agentic marketing platform, WPP Open – we help clients navigate change, capture opportunity, and deliver transformational growth. 

WPP Media is WPP's AI-driven media operating unit, bringing together media, data, and partnerships to deliver creative personalisation at scale. Connected through WPP Open and powered by Open Intelligence, clients see exactly where, how, and why their media investment is working.

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• →Act as the commercial bridge between Finance and Client Service teams, ensuring financial awareness and commercial discipline are integrated into daily agency operations.
• →Conduct comprehensive reviews of client contracts, ensuring all clauses, deliverables, and financial terms are strictly compliant with WPP policies and local market realities.
• →Proactively identify and commercialize out-of-scope revenue streams, monitoring client service delivery against agreed contract scopes to ensure the agency is compensated for all work delivered.
• →Establish and maintain a local database of commercial terms for each client, creating a single, accurate, and easily accessible source of truth for the entire agency.
• →Lead and coordinate client audits from a commercial and financial perspective, acting as the main point of contact for external auditors and safeguarding the agency's interests.
• →Manage and resolve commercial and financial requests coming from clients’ central procurement and finance teams.
• →Partner with the Head of Growth to support new business pitches and renewals with robust, competitive pricing models and commercial structures.
• →Perform ad-hoc financial analyses as required by the Finance Director and agency leadership to support strategic business decisions.
• →Analyze client profitability, resource utilization, and over/under-servicing metrics, collaborating with the Head of Client Teams to drive margin improvements.

As the media landscape becomes more complex, the commercial frameworks governing our client relationships must be managed with absolute precision. We need to move beyond standard billing routines and establish a proactive commercial discipline that protects our margins and ensures we are paid fairly for the value we deliver.

This role ensures we bridge the gap between creative execution and financial reality. By closely monitoring contract scopes, we will stop revenue leakage, capitalize on out-of-scope opportunities, and manage client audits with confidence. Without this role, we risk leaving valuable revenue on the table, underperforming on contract compliance, and missing critical margin improvements across our client portfolio.

Protect and grow agency margins by turning out-of-scope work into recognized revenue streams.

Build a robust, compliant commercial environment where contract terms are fully understood and respected by both client and agency teams.

Establish WPP Media Slovakia as a benchmark for commercial excellence and strong financial partnership.

What we are looking for:

• Strong experience in Commercial Finance, Contract Management, or Business Partnering, ideally within Media, Advertising, Professional Services, or Audit sectors.
• Excellent contract literacy, with the ability to read, interpret, and challenge complex legal and commercial clauses.
• A sharp commercial eye with a proven track record of spotting revenue opportunities, including up-selling and out-of-scope billing.
• Proven experience in leading or managing audits, with a calm, organized, and evidence-based approach.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, able to collaborate effectively with the Finance Director, Head of Client Teams, and external procurement professionals.
• Highly analytical mindset with strong Excel skills, capable of translating raw financial data into clear business recommendations.
• Fluency in both Slovak and English, written and spoken, as this role requires close collaboration with local teams and international client central offices.