Director, Strategic Partnerships - Data and Technology

About WPP Media 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 . Director, Strategic Partnerships About WPP Media WPP Media is WPP’s global media collective. In a world where media is everywhere and in everything, we bring the best platform , AI , Data, People and partners together to create limitless opportunities for growth. For more information, visit www.wppmedia.com The UK is the largest market within the WPP Media EMEA region, with over 4,500 people employed within the WPP Media ecosystem. Marquee UK key clients include the likes of Amazon, UK Government, BT, Tesco, Coca Cola, Bayer, Dell, Unilever, M&S, Ford, Nestle, Mazda, Danone and Colgate. We have a bold ambition: to make WPP Media UK the undisputed leader in our industry. We are evolving our business operating model, our ways of working and placing data, technology and AI at the heart of everything we do for our people and our clients . ONE WPP – Vision '30 Join us in shaping the future of our industry with Vision '30 – our ambitious strategy to lead in the AI era. We are revolutionizing our business to unlock limitless growth opportunities for our clients and ourselves, built on four core priorities: Collaboration: Foster unprecedented levels of data collaboration across WPP and partners through WPP Open, turning every channel into a smarter opportunity. Data & Technology: Leverage our AI-powered Open Intelligence solution, connecting vast data to uncover unique insights, deliver predictive performance and superior brand experiences through our globally consistent DPAM process. Innovation: Drive true innovation by generating intelligence from trillions of privacy-by-default data points, focusing on the 'why' behind customer behaviour to create unparalleled competitive advantages. People: Developing future-ready talent involves evolving our focus from traditional media planning to strategic business outcomes, advanced technology and real-time measurable results, as AI increasingly automates media investment by 2030 We empower ambitious experts to deliver extraordinary work by challenging ordinary thinking. If you are passionate about an AI-driven future, thrive in a collaborative and data-centric environment, and are driven to deliver unparalleled growth, we invite you to be part of our transformative journey. WPP Media is a single client centric company with a portfolio of go to market brands. Wavemaker , EssenceMediacom , Mindshare and T&P are our a gency teams , these hous e multiple local and global clients . In addition , we have a number of client specific brands built to service specific clients . These includ e OpenDoor (Amazon) , MFG (Google), OpenMind (Nestle) , OpenConnect (BT/EE ) and Media Futures Group (Google). All of these teams are supported by consistent capabilities , enterprise level t ools and s ystem s and our market leading OPEN platform. Role Summary and Impact The Director is a key role within WPP Media, responsible for leading a defined area of the business and ensuring leadership and operational excellence through effective planning and execution. They translate broader functional priorities into practical action, delivering results through others and driving improvements across processes, client service and commercial performance. This role requires strong leadership, sound judgment and the ability to manage complexity within a clearly defined area of responsibility. Capability Description As Director, Strategic Partnerships, you will own the day-to-day relationship, governance and commercial delivery for an assigned set of strategic partners and a defined slice of WPP Media's data & technology partner ecosystem. You'll work closely with the VP, Strategic Partnerships and senior internal stakeholders, but the operational and commercial ownership of your portfolio sits with you. You will be the person who decides how a partner plan gets delivered for your partners, you track and are responsible for the value being extracted, and who represents partnership priorities into agency and client teams. You'll also manage partner implementation, tracking investment and value, and support making the call on which partnerships matter for WPP’s Open platform. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Data and Technology Partner Ecosystem Support Own management of a defined portfolio within WPP Media's data and technology partner ecosystem. Manage implementation of partner…