AI Enterprise Architect - WPP Media

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: WPP Media, as part of WPP ET, is undergoing a significant transformation, modernising our ways of working, adopting cloud-native architectures, and prioritising AI and data-driven insights. This role is crucial for infusing AI-first thinking at every level. You will bridge the gap between high-level business strategy and hands-on technological exploration, acting as a catalyst for innovation. We need someone who can work closely with our teams to discover, design, and help deliver a truly reimagined future powered by AI, ensuring solutions align with our enterprise architectural principles and standards. Are you a hands-on technologist with a solid understanding of the media or advertising business, eager to explore and apply cutting-edge AI? This isn't a traditional Enterprise Architect role focused purely on mapping and integration. Instead, we're seeking an aspiring architect who thrives on discovery and practical application. You will be instrumental in exploring how emerging technologies, especially agentic AI, can fundamentally reimagine our business operations and client services. You'll also identify opportunities to accelerate our existing strategic programs, enhancing underlying systems (like ERPs) with AI rather than replacing them. This role is a unique opportunity to grow into a full Enterprise Architect by actively contributing to the strategic application of AI, working closely with product and engineering teams to turn vision into reality, all while learning to navigate and contribute to our architectural standards and governance processes. Business Impact: AI-Driven Innovation: Directly contribute to identifying, prototyping, and integrating agentic AI solutions that challenge conventional business models and create new value. Operational Acceleration: Leverage AI to enhance the efficiency and intelligence of existing in-flight programs and core business systems. Strategic Growth: Help shape the future technology landscape of WPP Media, defining how AI will underpin our next generation of products and services. Learning & Development: Gain invaluable experience in enterprise-level architectural thinking, directly influencing major technology decisions and business strategy, including adherence to governance. What you'll be doing: • AI Opportunity Identification: Actively research and identify high-impact opportunities for leveraging agentic technologies and broader AI/ML capabilities across our media business operations and client offerings. • Concept Prototyping & Validation: Work hands-on with cross-functional teams to prototype, test, and validate AI-driven concepts, demonstrating their potential to reimagine workflows or accelerate programs. • AI-First" Solution Design: Collaborate with Solution Architects and Product Owners to embed AI capabilities into the design of new products and enhancements for existing systems. • Business Process & AI Mapping: Ass