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PMO Manager, Data
WPP 2005 Limited · 🇬🇧 United kingdom
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About the role
WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. We work with the world's most valuable brands and have global reach across 100+ markets, with deep local expertise. Our people are the key to our success. We're committed to fostering a culture of creativity, belonging and continuous learning, attracting and developing the brightest talent, and providing exciting career opportunities that help our people grow. For more information, visit WPP.com. Why we're hiring: The Global PMO, Data will support the Global Programme Director, Data in mobilising, governing and controlling WPP’s global Data transformation programme. The role will provide the structure, quality and discipline needed to keep delivery clear, connected and moving at pace across workstreams, markets, technology teams and delivery partners. Working closely with the Programme Director, workstream leads, PMOs and stakeholders across Enterprise Technology, the postholder will own the day-to-day programme management office rhythm: plans, RAID, governance, reporting, dependency management, actions, stage gates and delivery assurance. They will help create one version of the truth for the programme, enabling senior leaders to make informed decisions and ensuring the programme remains aligned to strategic outcomes, benefits and delivery standards. This role is critical to strengthening programme control across the Data agenda, which is focused on modernising WPP’s data infrastructure, improving integration and standardisation, strengthening data governance, and enabling trusted analytics and AI capabilities across the group. What you'll be doing: • Establish and maintain the integrated programme plan for the global Data programme, ensuring milestones, dependencies, decisions and delivery risks are clearly visible. • Run the PMO cadence across workstreams, including weekly status updates, action tracking, governance preparation, SteerCo reporting and follow-up. • Maintain accurate RAID logs, dependency maps and decision records, ensuring risks and issues are escalated with clear owners, mitigations and due dates. • Support the Programme Director with executive reporting, turning complex delivery detail into clear, concise and action-oriented updates for senior stakeholders. • Coordinate stage gates, assurance checkpoints and quality reviews in line with Strategy and Transformation delivery standards. • Track programme benefits, scope, budget inputs and resource requirements, working with Finance, delivery teams and PMOs to keep information current and defensible. • Support governance across multiple data workstreams, including data platforms, governance, integration, analytics enablement and AI readiness. • Create and maintain programme artefacts including plans, packs, templates, action logs, governance materials and management information. • Work with internal teams, vendors and delivery partners to ensure commitments, dependencies and actions are understood and followed through. • Champion consistent use of delivery tools and standards, including Transformation Delivery Framework, Wrike and agreed programme management templates. What you'll need: • Project, programme or portfolio management qualification desirable, such as PRINCE2, MSP, APM, PMI or equivalent practical experience. • Data, analytics, cloud or technology delivery awareness desirable, including familiarity with