The Manager is primarily responsible for creating robust project proposals aligned to WPP and GroupM requirements as well as managing the changes required within the business to prepare and embed the prioritised technology changes. The secondary role of this position is to identify & define improvement opportunities & potential business benefits, and document these formally including structured requirement specifications that enable delivery & testing of those improvements.

3 best things about the job:

1. Being the proxy to business and working in technology group, you get to play an influencing role on how technology solutions can, not only, meet the business requirements but also to shape the way business operates.
2. You get to obtain insights on the latest trends in media industry through data.Worldwide exposure as you get to work closely with the extended GroupM Technology team at the regional and global level.

Responsibilities of the role:

Primary

1. Work with the Technology Business Partners to create robust project definitions and proposals that align to WPP and GroupM requirements to be submitted to GroupM and WPP CoreTech prioritisation governance
2. Work with GroupM’s businesses to ensure business specific input to both the GroupM and WPP technology projects and programmes
3. Drive relationship with key GroupM Business sponsors
4. Engaging with the GroupM Client Solutions Delivery, WPP CoreTech Application
5. Development and Service Delivery teams
6. Change Management assessment, planning and communication
7. Set up and manage project teams in the business, facilitate testing signoff by users, and transitioning into on-going service; project closure.
8. Manage project scope and change control and escalate issues as necessary
9. Plan and monitor the project progress; agree and align plans with the GroupM Client Solutions Delivery, WPP CoreTech Application Development and Service Delivery teams and submit regular reports indicating any deviations from plan at either stage or project level and any corrective action taken
10. Manage the market’s Technology Budget
11. Manage the market’s Technology Compliance

What you will need:

Essential

1. Highly organised, excellent planning skills with strong project management & change background with minimum 5 years of relevant experience
2. Strong business process mapping and improvement skills and data analysis with minimum 3. 5 years of relevant experience
3. Has sufficient credibility and gravitas, and ability to work with and relate to a highly demanding internal client base
4. A direct, straightforward style, able to cut to the core quickly
5. Excellent people and team management skills, able to manage upwards and influence in a complex environment
6. Strong analytic skills, excellent communication & stakeholder relationship management skills

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About GroupM

GroupM is the parent company to WPP’s media agencies including Mindshare, MediaCom, MEC and Maxus. Our primary purpose is to maximize the performance of the agencies on behalf of our clients, our shareholders and our people by operating as a parent and collaborator in performance-enhancing activities such as trading, content creation, sports, digital, finance, talent, proprietary tool development and other business-critical capabilities. The agencies that comprise GroupM are all global operations in their own right with leading market positions.

The focus of GroupM is the intelligent application of physical and intellectual scale to benefit trading, innovation, and new communication services, to bring competitive advantage to our clients and our companies. For more information on GroupM, our agencies and WPP please visit www.groupm.com