Senior Team Manager Performance & Optimization

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world's leading brands, uniting exceptional talent, trusted data and intelligence, and world-class partnerships through its pioneering agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help clients navigate change, capture opportunity, and deliver transformational growth. WPP Media is WPP's AI-driven media operating unit that brings together media, data, and partnerships to deliver creative personalisation at scale, connected through WPP Open and powered by Open Intelligence so clients see exactly where, how, and why their media investment is working.

In this role, you will lead different (senior) managers within the Performance & Optimization division in WPP Media Media Management & Delivery. You will combine two key responsibilities: leading teams and developing their performance and capabilities, while also taking on a substantive, client-focused role applying your expertise to strategic client challenges and integrated solutions. You will look across channels to connect teams in Total Search, Social Commerce, Retail Media, and Optimization, working closely with practice leads and solution teams to ensure operational excellence, substantive innovation, and demonstrable client impact reinforce each other. You will take the lead in standardizing, optimizing, and safeguarding fundamental processes, and consistently developing Team Managers, identifying areas for improvement and owning accountability for significantly raising MM&D-wide performance. This role transcends individual channel or client interests and operates from a neutral, organization-wide perspective, always with WPP Media's best interests in mind and driven to achieve concrete results.