Partner Division Lead

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.

For more information, visit wppmedia.com.

At WPP Media, our dedicated unit for a leading CPG brand is evolving how brands are planned, executed and scaled — moving from fragmented, channel-led thinking to one integrated, outcome-driven operating model.

We are looking for a Lead who can own business outcomes, lead cross-functional teams, and make integration work in practice- not just on slides.

• End-to-end leadership of the business portfolio
• Translating brand priorities (NPD, repush, sustenance) into cross-platform campaigns
• Full-funnel ownership (upper → mid → lower), planned as one brand ecosystem
• Driving alignment across planning, media, commerce, advocacy and data
• Establishing unified KPIs and one performance narrative across teams
• Senior partnership with client stakeholders

How You’ll Work

• Lead and integrate teams across:
  • Brand & Communications Planning
  • E-commerce Planning
  • Advocacy / Creator Content
  • Biddable Media Execution
  • Data & Reporting
• Set a clear operating rhythm:
  • Weekly WIPs (funnel health & priorities)
  • Monthly business reviews
  • Quarterly strategic reviews and forward plans
• Ensure planning decisions drive execution — not the other way around

What Success Looks Like

• Brands planned and executed as one connected system, not in silos
• Fewer fragmented campaigns, stronger reach and clearer storytelling
• Better commercial outcomes through tighter planning–execution linkage
• Teams operating with clarity, speed and shared accountability

• 10+ years’ experience in media, planning, client leadership or transformation roles
• Proven ability to lead complex, multi-brand portfolios
• Strong understanding of full-funnel media and commerce dynamics
• Comfortable operating in fast-moving, ambiguous environments
• Commercially sharp, structured, and confident with senior stakeholders

This is not a functional planning role. It is a business leadership role for someone who wants to shape how large-scale brand ecosystems are built and run.

If you are excited by integration, ownership and real impact — we would like to hear from you.

WPP is a creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients and communities. For more information, visit wpp.com.

WPP Media is WPP’s global media collective. In a world where media is everywhere and in everything, we bring the best platform, people, and partners together to create limitless opportunities for growth. For more information, visit wppmedia.com

At WPP Media, we believe in the power of our culture and our people. It’s what helps us to deliver exceptional experiences for both our clients and each other. In this role it will be critical to embrace WPP & WPP Media’s shared core values:

• Be Extraordinary by Leading Collectively to Inspire Transformational Creativity.
• Create an Open environment by Balancing People and Client Experiences by Cultivating Trust.
• Lead Optimistically by Championing Growth and Development to Mobilize Enterprise.

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