Group Head Paid Social (Human) GoogleWPP Media · Dusseldorf, Germany

Group Head Paid Social (Human) Google

🗓️ Posted 2026-09-09 Dusseldorf, Germany Hybrid Advertising Arts Media
💰 Salary Not shared 📊 Market 4,500 EUR–6,500 EUR/mo

About the Company

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. EssenceMediacom is a new breed of media agency and one of the leading brands of WPP Media. Grounded in analysis and insight, and driven by data and technology, we believe in the power of media and creativity to help the world's best brands break through. We are built for the new communications economy - for people and algorithms, with diverse mindsets to test and learn at scale, and, above all, to evolve.

About the Role

As Group Head Paid Social, you will lead the strategic direction and high-level delivery of cross-market campaigns for our global key account Google, serving as the primary strategic interface between senior clients, platform partners, and internal specialist teams.

Responsibilities

  • ● Owning the overarching paid social roadmap for Google workstreams, ensuring all campaign strategies perfectly align with business KPIs, measurement priorities, and agency-wide best practices.
  • ● Building and nurturing high-level relationships with key client stakeholders, platform partners (Meta, TikTok, LinkedIn, Snap, Pinterest), and internal leadership teams.
  • ● Driving operational excellence by identifying and implementing improvements in paid social processes, briefing standards, and campaign workflows across all markets.
  • ● Acting as an expert partner to internal teams, media and market.

Benefits

  • ● Flexible working hours with a focus on in-person collaboration at the office, complemented by remote work options.
  • ● Ability to compensate for overtime.
  • ● 30 vacation days plus one flexible day.
  • ● The 24th and 31st of December are free.
  • ● Health benefits.
  • ● Attractive retirement plans.
  • ● Mental Health Awareness Days.
  • ● Diverse training opportunities.
  • ● Internal career programs for development within the WPP network.
  • ● Unforgettable events.
  • ● Employee discounts.
  • ● Job Ticket.
  • ● Wellhub.
  • ● Job Bike.