Manager, Process Design & Change Management in London

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.

About Media Futures Group: Media Futures Group (MFG) is a bespoke team within WPP that delivers on our commitment to Google for a more strategic, creative and integrated media approach established to drive better business results. The MFG team is made up of best in class digital, offline, and integrated media experts who work together to enhance media’s contribution to Google’s business. MFG is powered by WPP Media and other constituent parts of the WPP network around the world.

The MFG team operates in a seamlessly integrated way across strategy, planning, investment, creative, production, business sciences and analytics, data and technology. The profile of people who work in MFG are world class, committed to establishing a new high water mark in the media industry. MFG is committed to the growth of our people as a means to unleash the potential of Google’s business.

About the role: This role is within the newly formed Global Applied Transformation function on MFG. The Applied Transformation function is responsible for implementing large-scale, global changes as we partner with Google to radically transform marketing in an AI-fueled, data-driven, rapidly changing environment. Much of the transformation roadmap requires refining existing processes, defining new processes and designing effective change management strategies to drive adoption of processes and tools.

As a business process designer and change manager, you will:

• Lean in to transformation projects and workstreams to document current state processes, help identify areas for improvement, and redesign future state processes.
• Lead collaboration and coordination across subject-matter experts/practitioners to understand the details of current state and impacts of transformation initiatives.
• Facilitate change and adoption through design of clear process documentation, enablement materials and audience specific “so what / what’s in it for me” storytelling.
• Where appropriate, partner with the Talent team to leverage tools and expertise to support change journeys.
• Challenge the status quo to ensure transformation initiatives are aligned to strategic priorities/objectives and driving meaningful change.

As a facilitator and collaborator you will:

• Build strong working relationships across the WPP network and MFG team to ensure visibility, clarity, progress and strategic alignment.
• Work across workstreams, projects and programs to proactively identify areas that require process redesign and change management issues, facilitating collaboration to stay on track and removal of barriers.
• Connect the dots as needed across concurrent transformation initiatives to ensure changes aren’t in conflict with each other.

Skills and Experience:

• Proven experience as a senior business analyst or senior associate at a consulting/management consulting organisation focused on transformation programmes.
• Firm understanding of process documentation and improvement.
• Mastery of process mapping tools (Lucidchart, Miro, etc.) and able to improvise using presentations or spreadsheet shapes.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills - able to anticipate and identify hidden problems, comfortable challenging others and looking beyond the obvious.
• Firm understanding of change management standards and approaches (ADKAR, Golden Circle, Kotter, 7S, etc.) - able to create change strategy, identify audiences and personas, create/cure required artifacts, drive and track adoption/impact.
• Excellent written/verbal communication and storytelling skills including ability to tailor messages based on audience.
• Adept at conflict resolution and driving through conflicting priorities across diverse stakeholder groups.
• Fosters an environment of inclusive collaboration.
• Adept at learning new technologies.
• Proactive problem identifier and solver.
• Embraces the opportunity to identify ways to leverage AI, automation and technology solutions to improve processes, drive efficiency and quality.
• Develops a deep understanding of Google’s business.
• Comfortable with ambiguity, actively creating clarity, and breaking down complex problems into simple solutions.

Life at WPP Media & Benefits: Be Extraordinary, investing in our employees to inspire transformational creativity. We also Lead Optimistically, firmly believing in and Championing Growth and Development for every individual. This commitment allows WPP Media employees to leverage the extensive global WPP Media & WPP networks to pursue their passions, build vital professional connections, and learn at the cutting edge of marketing and advertising.

We Create an Open environment built on trust and respect, where everyone feels they belong and has opportunities to progress. This inclusive culture is fostered through a variety of employee resource groups and frequent in-office events showcasing team wins, sharing thought leadership, and celebrating holidays and milestone events. Our comprehensive benefits package reflects this commitment, including 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 characteristics. We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection in this open and supportive environment. 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 that this is a UK based role and requires individuals to have the right to work in this location.