Senior Account Executive, Global Investment in London

About WPP Media

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Role Summary and Impact

The Global Investment team sits at the heart of the agency, working with planning, buying, client leadership, commercial, digital, and new business teams across local, regional and global levels. We also collaborate across the wider WPP Media Investment community. Our primary function is to support investment and trading requirements across our global client portfolio, working closely with local market teams, global clients and external third parties. The team focuses on a range of workstreams including media value management, marketplace and inflation monitoring, auditor collaboration and management, digital process management, commercial liability and contractual awareness, new business pitches, innovation in developing media channels, and thought leadership. This role will support several large multinational clients across the investment area.

Depending on the client, the role may include the following areas:

• Media Knowledge: Developing a strong understanding of global media markets, channels, measurement metrics, methodologies and trading metrics. A proactive and engaged approach to learning is essential, along with a willingness to build knowledge and share insights with the wider team.
• Market Intelligence: Building relationships with Investment colleagues and local market agency teams to strengthen market intelligence. This includes keeping track of media price inflation, media channel evolution, and wider media landscape changes, as well as contributing to workstreams that help ensure the team remains forward-looking and informed about new opportunities.
• Trading Delivery: Working with Investment and local market trading teams to track media value delivery and support the monitoring of trading commitments. The role will involve keeping managers informed of media value results, helping to resolve local market issues, and developing an understanding of measurement methodologies and trading structures.
• Relationship Focus: This role requires regular interaction with global markets, so the ability to build collaborative relationships with local teams is important. Clear, thoughtful, and responsive communication is essential when working across multiple markets and stakeholders.
• Team: Active participation in the Investment team, workstreams, and wider collaborative projects is expected. The role also includes participating in training sessions and supporting colleagues where appropriate. The success of the role will be measured against agreed KPIs, which will be reviewed periodically throughout the year. Strong local market relationships are critical to success in this position.

Skills and Experience

At WPP Media, we believe in the power of our culture and our people. It’s what elevates us to deliver exceptional experiences for both our clients and each other. In this role it will be critical to embrace WPP & WPP Media’s shared core values:

• Be Extraordinary by Leading Collectively to Inspire transformational Creativity.
• Create an Open environment by Balancing People and Client Experiences by Cultivating Trust.
• Lead Optimistically by Championing Growth and Development to Mobilize the Enterprise.

The successful candidate will have some experience in a media planning or buying role, within a media auditor, a client business, and/or within an investment management agency team. Alternatively, candidates with experience in another area of the media industry and a strong interest in building a career within global media will also be considered. This role involves working with large data sets, so strong maths, Excel, and attention to detail skills are essential. An interest in analysing data, understanding trends, and interpreting the story it tells is also important. Advanced analytics and data visualisation experience, including tools such as Alteryx, Tableau, and Power BI, would be highly valued, as would VBA or macro writing skills. The role also requires the ability to build and maintain relationships with a wide range of colleagues, both within the immediate team and across local markets. Strong organisation, communication, and problem-solving skills are important, along with a proactive, friendly, and collaborative approach. Because this is a global role involving regular contact with markets where English may not be the first language, strong written and spoken English is essential.

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.