Marketing Manager - 12 Month FTC

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 [wppmedia.com]. 2994 - Programmatic and Social Lead - GCS Role Summary and Impact MGM is a legacy Hollywood studio now operating as a subsidiary of Amazon, which acquired the company for $8.5 billion in 2022 and merged it with Amazon Studios. Today, it functions as a premium film and television production label, blending its historic legacy with Amazon's massive streaming platform. MGM releases multiple blockbuster films throughout the year.  Role Context:  * The Programmatic Director provides day-to-day leadership to their direct team across both London and Poland, and the client. You will ensure on-going and timely optimization is delivered whilst constantly looking for opportunities to deliver and improve campaign performance. This role takes the lead on delivering programmatic and paid social excellence for our clients and spearheading innovation both from in-house managed campaigns and via partners and 3rd parties  Key Responsibilities:  Campaign Management  * Oversee and ensure best-in-class campaign activation across relevant accounts, ensuring campaigns are operating at the highest standard and delivering highest quality output for our clients.   * Manage and develop a team of programmatic and social specialists based in Poland.  * Identify data, technology and tools and media sources that can be used to power performance and negotiate and manage these partners to deliver success.  * Work with WPP Media to drive through best practice from across the group into our programmatic outputs  * Adapt and establish processes, templates etc for campaigns management, optimisation and reporting approaches for key trading tactics and optimisation logs.  * Escalation points for your direct team on activation issues and challenges and any conflict between best practice and client requirements and asks  * Be involved in tracking and technical elements of campaign delivery (including mobile campaigns and MMPs), owning project areas as appropriate  * Ensure flawless activation and own/manage topline QA processes  Client and Partner Management  * Responsibility of client interaction and the success of the relationship, with a focus on nurturing key strategic relationship, and team operations/deliverables  * Agree and set business objectives for each campaign and review performance against these objectives   * Create/design programmatic strategy for client portfolio, ensuring strategy is clear and most appropriate to the client's objectives, KPIs and clients industry  * Drive revenue growth through spotting new optimisation opportunities, services or products and delivering excellent results.  * Develop strong relationships with media owners and other service providers to guide team in developing their understanding of the ecosystem.   * Drive understanding of the products and solutions that could be relevant for clients that have been developed within the group.    People Management  * Line management of Associate Social Director  * The ability to manage, motivate and train individuals, in line with business requirements, resource, and development needs  * Ensure individuals workloads are managed and prioritised in line with client needs and SLAs  * To have identified training requirements with Line Manager, and a formal plan for delivery over 12 months  * To be responsible for the team’s development (their 360’s, and task & objectives), and to be tied into their own objectives  * Highlight great teamwork, and client initiatives. Demonstrate examples of Programmatic best practice to the wider team, and contribute to department and wider agency PR and communications   Operational Excellence  * The appropriate use of tools to drive accountability in programmatic buying, operational efficiencies, and actionable business insights, with the scoping of agreed client outputs.  * Ensure financial accuracy, integrating the planning and buying process, and reconciliation of spends, including client terms and programmatic fees, via buying templates and processes.  * Maintain standards and process throughout the end-to-end campaign lifecycle  * Develop productive relationships with key internal departments and help develop new revenue opportunities through matching client needs to resource and facilitate introductions.   * Understand and promote the function and value of the other departments within the Agency and its partners within the group   Skills & Experience   * Passionate about programmatic and paid social activation and driving continued excellence. With proven experience in programmatic multi-channel campaign activation and management.   * Experience in developing and leading client relationships  * Exceptional people management skills, including support and development of junior team members   * Confidence in core trading platforms, in particular DV360, TTD and Amazon.  * An understanding of how Programmatic can integrate with other digital and offline channels  * Ability to translate technical and complex points to non-technical audiences and coach others to do the same.  * Ability to develop and execute comprehensive testing roadmaps in the Programmatic space – audience, media, creative  * Experience working on mobile-focussed campaigns including tracking via an MMP   ABOUT YOU:  * Experience in programmatic media with a good level of expertise across programmatic display  * Strong understanding of paid social platform,s techniques and optimisation mechanisms  * Strong understanding of how display works within the performance and digital ecosystem.  * Experience of setting up a programmatic buying unit.  * Working knowledge of best practices within display.  * Strategic understanding of how performance media can be leveraged to drive business growth  * Hands-on experience in planning, buying and optimising across all channels is useful.  * Ability to set appropriate performance centric KPIs and evaluate activity against these and understand the role of secondary KPIs and how they support media activation.  * Working knowledge of key tracking solutions.  * Proven people management and leadership qualities.  * Ability to manage upwards as well as downwards.  * Possesses initiative and demonstrates resourcefulness.  * All academic backgrounds will be considered – qualifications in maths, data, media of interest.  * Professional digital media/advertising qualifications will be of an advantage.  * Excellent organisational and communication skills.     Life at WPP Media & Benefits  Our passion for shaping the next era of media is powered by our commitment to Be Extraordinary, investing in our employees to inspire transformational creativity. We also Lead Optimistically, firmly believing in and Championing Growth and Development for every individual. This commitment allows WPP Media employees to leverage the extensive global WPP Media & WPP networks to pursue their passions, build vital professional connections, and learn at the cutting edge of marketing and advertising.   We Create an Open environment built on trust and respect, where everyone feels they belong and has opportunities to progress. This inclusive culture is fostered through a variety of employee resource groups and frequent in-office events showcasing team wins, sharing thought leadership, and celebrating holidays and milestone events. Our comprehensive benefits package reflects this commitment, including 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 believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection in this open and supportive environment. That's why we’ve 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.  Please note that while our philosophy is the same across WPP, benefits may vary by office/country.  Please note this is a UK based role and requires individuals to have the right to work in this location  Please read our Privacy Notice (https://www.wppmedia.com/pages/privacy-policy) [https://www.wppmedia.com/pages/privacy-policy] for more information on how we process the information you provide.    While we appreciate all applications received, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.     #LI-Promoted    Please read our Privacy Notice [https://www.wppmedia.com/pages/privacy-policy#:~:text=WPP%20Media%20Privacy%20Notice%20for%20Recruitment] for more information on how we process the information you provide.

WHO WE ARE Verkada is transforming how organizations protect their people and places with an integrated, privacy-sensitive AI-powered platform that includes solutions for video security, access control, air quality sensors, alarms, intercoms, and visitor management.  We’ve got serious momentum in the market: more than 30,000 customers (including 100+ of the Fortune 500), a $5.8B valuation [https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/03/verkada-capitalg-valuation-security.html], more than $1 billion in annualized bookings, and backing from CapitalG, Sequoia Capital, General Catalyst, Felicis Ventures, Next47 and more. Physical AI is one of the most consequential technology shifts of our time, and Verkada is at the center of it. You can look at all kinds of communities to see our platform’s impact in the world. It's the retailer that uses our agentic AI to deter theft before it happens. The warehouse that uses AI-powered alerts to make sure its team is protected on the floor with proper PPE. The school that’s alerted to a threat in real-time and triggers a lockdown in seconds, not minutes. We’re rapidly scaling this impact: today, more than 2 million Verkada devices are deployed across 170+ countries.  ABOUT THE ROLE Our Marketing team brings together marketing operations, engineering, data, and AI to make complex go-to-market work easier to manage. We create reliable systems that help marketers work more effectively, move with greater speed, and deliver measurable business results. As a Senior Marketing Operations Manager, you will lead the campaign operations foundation that supports demand generation while helping shape how AI changes the way our Marketing team works. You will use automation, agents, connected data, and accessible technical solutions to reduce repetitive work, improve execution, and create new capabilities across Marketing. This is a collaborative, hands-on role for someone who enjoys supporting critical marketing systems, working through evolving business needs, and developing practical solutions. Success will be measured by faster execution, improved pipeline outcomes, higher-quality data, and sustained adoption of the systems you help create. We are committed to a thriving in-office culture. This role requires that you be on-site at our office in London five days a week. WHAT YOU'LL DO DEVELOP AI-POWERED MARKETING SYSTEMS * Identify valuable opportunities to apply AI and automation across campaign operations, lifecycle marketing, events, lead management, reporting, and research. * Design and deploy agents, automations, internal tools, and integrations using platforms such as Gumloop, Claude, Workato, Retool, APIs, and lightweight code. * Connect workflows with the systems, data, and organizational context they need, including Salesforce, Marketo, data warehouses, and internal knowledge resources. * Develop successful prototypes into dependable, reusable systems with appropriate controls, documentation, and measurement. * Assess adoption, output quality, and business impact, then refine or retire solutions based on what you learn. LEAD MARKETING AUTOMATION AND CAMPAIGN INFRASTRUCTURE * Serve as a collaborative technical and operational partner to marketers running multi-region campaigns. * Guide and improve lead ingestion, enrichment, routing, lifecycle management, consent, and sales handoff processes. * Translate campaign requirements into scalable systems and self-service workflows that reduce manual effort. * Manage and improve Marketo and Salesforce workflows, integrations, field mappings, data quality, and governance. * Support complex marketing programs, including events, webinars, demos, intent signals, and lifecycle campaigns. IMPROVE HOW THE TEAM OPERATES * Partner directly with marketers to redesign end-to-end workflows rather than automating isolated tasks. * Prioritize projects based on revenue impact, time saved, execution speed, risk, and opportunities for reuse. * Support teammates in using AI and automation tools effectively and becoming more self-sufficient over time. * Monitor system health, lead flow, and data quality, and coordinate the resolution of issues before they create broader disruption. * Collaborate with Marketing, Sales, Engineering, Data, Security, Legal, and Privacy to create solutions that are timely, reliable, and responsible. WHAT YOU BRING * Five or more years of experience in Marketing Operations, Revenue Operations, Business Systems, Marketing Technology, or a related field. * Hands-on experience with Salesforce and a marketing automation platform such as Marketo or HubSpot. * Experience creating automations, integrations, internal tools, or AI-powered workflows that have been adopted by their intended users. * Comfort working with data, APIs, and technical systems. You do not need to be a software engineer. You should be interested in building, troubleshooting, and continuing to develop your technical skills. * The ability to understand complex or evolving business needs and translate them into practical, scalable solutions. * Clear communication and documentation skills for both technical and non-technical audiences. * A continuous-improvement mindset and an interest in identifying opportunities, reducing bottlenecks, and making recurring work more efficient. * We recognize that qualified candidates may not meet every listed requirement. We encourage you to apply if your experience is closely related and you are excited to grow in the role. * Must be willing and able to commute 5 days in office. Additional Experience That May Be Helpful * Experience with tools such as Gumloop, Claude, MCP servers, Workato, Retool, n8n, Zapier, SQL, Python, or TypeScript. * Experience developing or maintaining reusable prompts, agents, templates, or AI-enabled workflows.   UK Employee Benefits Verkada is committed to fostering a workplace environment that prioritizes the holistic health and wellbeing of our employees and their families by offering comprehensive wellness perks, benefits, and resources. Our benefits and perks programs include, but are not limited to: * Healthcare programs that can be tailored to meet the personal health and financial well-being needs - Premiums are 100% covered for the employee under most plans and 100% for family premiums * Private medical and dental coverage * Paid parental leave policy & fertility benefits * Retirement saving options * Time off to relax and recharge through our paid holidays, firmwide extended holidays, generous time off, and personal sick time * Wellness/fitness benefits * Professional development stipend * Healthy lunches provided daily * Commuter benefits ADDITIONAL INFORMATION We do sponsor and take over sponsorship of employment visas for this role. If we make you an offer, we will make every reasonable effort to get you a visa. VERKADA IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER As an equal opportunity employer, Verkada is committed to providing employment opportunities to all individuals. All applicants for positions at Verkada will be treated without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Your application will be handled in accordance with our Candidate Privacy Policy [https://www.verkada.com/privacy/candidate-privacy-policy].