VP, Client Leadership

1858 - VP, Client Leadership

About WPP Media 

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About WPP 650  

Join an award-winning team at the heart of UK government, where your work will genuinely shape lives. As part of WPP 650 you’ll be part of a supportive, collaborative environment that values curiosity, kindness, and growth. Together, we use behaviour change principles to design smarter services, influence better decisions, and help millions of people across the country. 

Named WPP 650, after the 650 UK constituencies, the name is a reminder that our work must reflect the full breadth of the country, every community, every audience. No two days are the same. The challenges are complex, the problems worth solving, and the learning constant. You’ll tackle issues that matter, alongside talented colleagues who care deeply about what they do. It’s demanding – but always rewarding. 

WPP 650 is a bespoke agency unit within WPP, dedicated to serving the evolving communications needs of government clients. We bring together the best of WPP's talent, technology, and insights to deliver impactful, modern, and effective public communications. We are at the forefront of reimagining how government engages with its citizens. 

This is meaningful work with real-world impact – the kind you can point to with pride. 

Role Summary and Impact 

Managing Partner 

About the role: 

Are you passionate about clients and their business, leading teams to create unrivalled work that grows our client’s business and builds long term relationships with them?  

WPP 650 is looking for an ambitious Managing Partner to join our Client Leadership Community — the voice of our clients in the agency. 

As the voice of the client across the agency, we’re focused on ensuring our clients will have their best agency experience during their time with WPP 650. 

We’re looking for someone who can inspire clients and teams to create unrivalled work, help define the ways of working across the agency that deliver the best client experiences, and in turn grow our relationships with existing and potential new clients.   

In this role, you will: 

• Be responsible for the output delivered to the client across all contact points.  
• You will have a deep understanding of all elements of a client’s business, the category and industry in which they operate and use this knowledge to help deliver the client vision for growth.   
• Working with all specialists you will be able to connect with stakeholders across the client’s business, who may sit outside of your day-to-day team.   
• You will understand where the client sits in the client lifecycle and develop a plan for appropriate connection and contacts across the agency outside of the day to day. 

Drive vision collaboration and alignment 

• Engage and motivate a broad set of stakeholders across the agency, client and industry to deliver the client vision. 
• Work with specialist teams to build client roadmaps in areas outside of media comms e.g. data, digital, effectiveness. 
• Have a deep understanding of the client lifecycle – and anticipate client needs appropriate to that relationship stage. 

Recognise and convert opportunities. 

• Identify opportunities for growth outside of the core day to day connections with the client. 
• Explore and implement new commercial model and product opportunities to drive revenue growth. 
• Identify ‘gaps’ within the WPP 650 offer that can support client and agency growth through product development. 

Commercial and operational excellence: 

• Understanding of client profitability requirements and the ability to manage this with clients and with the team, building new team structures with the commercial team as required 
• Work with the matrix to resolve any operational issues and redesign processes as necessary. 
• Works with Lead to ensure accurate forecasting of current and growth opportunities is reported. 

Core skills: 

• Client Leadership experience  

You have an advanced understanding of how an agency operates, its positioning, its product offerings, alongside an advanced understanding of the broader group offering and specific businesses within it and how they can benefit your client’s business.  In addition, you will have a deep understanding of your client’s business and category beyond marketing, sharing that passion across the agency whilst nurturing others to build their knowledge to the same level.   

•  Problem solving 

You will have an ability to solve problems and utilise data and insight effectively.  You ensure any problem solving is mutually beneficial to all parties and can, in the main, act independently, engaging key stakeholders across the agency accordingly. 

•  Building and maintaining stakeholder relationships 

You will be a trusted adviser for senior marketeers within client organisations, understand how and when to engage core specialisms across WPP 650, collaborate more widely with partner agencies and industry partners.  You have an ability to advise senior clients, navigating them through complex business challenges, and when necessary, transform strained or tricky relationships. 

•  Effective communication 

You will be a credible and engaging speaker internally and externally, have an ability to deliver information and opinions succinctly to garner support, considering, and being sympathetic, to the views of those around you.  You understand the best data and information to share, when, and in formats that work for the varying requirements of our clients’ businesses. 

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 we’re 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 particular 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 we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. 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 this is a UK based role and requires individuals to have the right to work in this location 

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