Global Media Planning Lead H/F - CDI

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 . For the sake of clarity and accessibility, we have chosen not to use gender-inclusive writing in our communications. WPP Media is firmly committed to diversity: we value inclusion and equality, considering all candidates regardless of gender identity, ethnic background, or religion. All our positions are also open to individuals with disabilities. About WPP Media : WPP is the trusted partner for growth to the world’s leading brands. We combine cutting-edge media intelligence, world-class creativity, next-generation production, solutions to transform marketing in the AI era, and expert strategic consultancy within a single company. Powered by exceptional talent and WPP Open, our agentic marketing platform, we deploy AI at scale to help our clients navigate a rapidly changing world and optimize their marketing investments. For more information, visit www.wpp.com . WPP Media is WPP’s global media collective. In a world where media is everywhere, we bring together the best platform, top talent, and leading partners to develop the most innovative solutions, delivering unparalleled growth to our clients. For more information, visit wppmedia.com .  At WPP Media, we believe in the power of our culture and our people. It is through this synergy that we create truly exceptional experiences, both for our clients and for our internal teams. To succeed in this role, it is essential to embody the core values that unite WPP and WPP Media: • Be Extraordinary by fostering collective leadership that inspires truly transformational creativity. • Be Open by finding the perfect balance between employee fulfillment and client satisfaction, all grounded in mutual trust. • Lead with Optimism by actively driving growth and development to mobilize our entire organization. Role Purpose : The Global Media Planning Lead is a senior leader within a Global Financial Services/Insurance account team reporting to the Client Lead , responsible for driving media excellence, communications-planning excellence, and operational quality across B2C and B2B activity. Working in close partnership with the Global Strategy Lead , the role translates overarching global media and business strategy into clear, effective, and actionable communications-planning frameworks, campaign approaches, channel plans, and market guidance. The Global Planning Lead will lead the strategic media planning across global brand and regional campaigns for B2C/B2B, ensuring that communications plans are insight-led, integrated, innovative, measurable, and executable across markets. The role manages and develops a planning team comprising two Account Directors, two Account Managers, an Account Executive, and an Intern , spanning both B2C and B2B remits. The successful candidate will create the conditions for the team to grow: providing strategic direction, coaching and quality assurance while empowering team members to lead their workstreams and maintaining high operational standards without micromanagement. This role is a key senior client-facing position and a critical link between the client’s global media and brand teams, Wavemaker’s s