Director Cross Discipline

About WPP Media

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Role Summary and Impact As part of the Global Operations Centre (GOC) you will work closely with teams across the United States Europe and Asia to deliver high-impact solutions in a collaborative multicultural environment. We are looking for a Director Cross Channel who will: Develop strong relationships with counterparts in Nexus-Hub regional teams Lead the training and growth of your team. Enforce best practices with a focus on platform expertise consistency and quality of work delivery. Be accountable for consistent work delivery to Nexus-Hub regional teams by ensuring a high quality of output. Serve as point of escalation for your channel and take ownership of resolving challenges! Provide career development and coaching for your team. Team management is a key aspect of this role involving oversight of teams that may range from small to large in size Provide timely and actionable feedback to the team to aid in their development improvement and progress. Provide awareness and recognition for jobs well done. Provide support to the Leads in capacity planning & resource management for the team. Present strong and effective communication across all levels Skills and Experience If this opportunity looks right for you we are looking for candidates who have: Graduate or Postgraduate in any discipline 12 years professional experience in digital media execution You are at least one biddable media platform expert out of Google Ads Meta DV 360 with hands on experience across other platforms including but not limited to SA 360 Bing Search DCM Amazon ads Twitter LinkedIn and more. You are proficient in Microsoft Excel and Google Sheet Team management is a key aspect of this role involving oversight of teams that may range from small to large in size You have experience managing multi-location media activation teams. You have experience training and maintaining quality standards at scale You have experience providing service to local teams from a centralized location You have a passion for everything digital with an active interest and understanding of online advertising industry trends. You have excellent communication skills both verbal and written

Role Summary and Impact

As part of the Global Operations Centre (GOC) you will work closely with teams across the United States Europe and Asia to deliver high-impact solutions in a collaborative multicultural environment.

We are looking for a visionary Director of Cross-Channel to lead and evolve our global media execution function. This role is responsible for driving operational excellence across two core digital channels (Search Social Programmatic or AdOps) while ensuring alignment and integration with the broader media ecosystem.

You will own operational strategy process governance reporting and automation client-facing conversations youll translate marketing goals into scalable tech-enabled solutions. This role requires a deep understanding of at least two media channels and the ability to guide cross-functional teams toward future-ready performance-driven execution across all digital platforms.

Skills and Experience

If this opportunity looks right for you we are looking for candidates who have:

• Lead end-to-end operations and execution across your core media specialties (e.g. Search & Social or Programmatic & AdOps) ensuring flawless campaign setup tracking and reporting.
• Bring a working understanding of other media channels to ensure holistic and integrated cross-channel delivery.
• Act as a strategic partner in client conversationstranslating business goals into operational frameworks and activation plans.
• Integrate and standardize workflows across media functions promoting consistent and connected delivery across channels.
• Champion automation advanced measurement frameworks and AI/ML tools to enhance efficiency and scalability.
• Stay on top of evolving industry trends (e.g. identity solutions real-time analytics server-side tagging) and contribute to the roadmap for next-generation media operations.
• Collaborate with strategy analytics and engineering teams to align media execution with broader marketing and business objectives.
• Mentor grow and lead a high-performing globally distributed operations team.
• Manage vendor relationships and evaluate martech/adtech solutions to ensure platform compliance and operational innovation.

What You Bring

• 12 years of digital media experience with deep expertise in at least two channels: Search Social Programmatic (PBU) or Ad Operations.
• Proven ability to lead high-performing teams manage complex client relationships and drive cross-functional collaboration.
• Hands-on experience with key platforms such as Google Ads Meta TikTok The Trade Desk DV360 Appsflyer CM360 or relevant tagging and analytics tools.
• Working knowledge of complementary channels (e.g. if core expertise is in Social & Search then basic understanding of PBU and AdOps).
• A proactive problem-solving mindset and a clear point of view on the future of digital media operations.
• Strong communication and client management skills with the ability to simplify complexity and drive strategic alignment.

Life at WPP Media & Benefits

Our passion for shaping the next era of media includes investing in our employees to help them do their best work and were just as committed to employee growth as we are to responsible media investment. WPP Media employees can tap into the global WPP Media & WPP networks to pursue their passions grow their networks and learn at the cutting edge of marketing and advertising. We have a variety of employee resource groups and host frequent in-office events showcasing team wins sharing thought leadership and celebrating holidays and milestone events. Our benefits include 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 are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.

We believe the best work happens when were together fostering creativity collaboration and connection. Thats why weve 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.

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