Manager, Implementational Planning, UK

Location: London, United Kingdom; hybrid, with teams in the office around four days a week. This is a UK-based role and requires the right to work in the UK.

Company

hirify.global is WPP’s AI-driven media operating unit, combining media, data, partnerships, and WPP Open to deliver personalized marketing at scale.

What you will do

• Manage assigned teams delivering media campaigns across AV, print, and some digital activity, with AV experience essential.
• Own campaign workloads from planning through completion and act as the escalation point for issues.
• Deliver accurate media planning, buying, reporting, and financial work aligned with strategic and commercial objectives.
• Apply campaign planning, market opportunities, third-party data, and client data to support recommendations.
• Use advanced data analytics to interpret campaign and product performance, establish relevant KPIs and metrics, and present insights to stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Strategy, Implementation, Investment, Finance, Data Excellence, clients, and third parties.

Requirements

• Experience in media planning and buying across multiple channels.
• Experience with AV media is essential; experience across print and digital is preferable but not required.
• Ability to oversee teams and ensure accuracy of planning and other deliverables.
• Ability to share knowledge of tools and improve efficiency and accuracy while reducing manual work.
• Ability to manage financial and commercial tasks, prioritizing reconciliation, net working capital activities, and timely resolution of queries.
• Strong interpersonal skills, strategic thinking, data interpretation, and stakeholder management.
• Right to work in the United Kingdom is required.

Nice to have

• Experience with print and digital media activity.
• Ability to balance multiple projects and tasks with minimal errors while maintaining attention to deliverables.
• Ability to assess task urgency, support priority-setting, and align priorities with company and departmental objectives.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time hybrid work with regular in-office collaboration and events.
• Employee resource groups, professional development, networking, and access to hirify.global and WPP networks.
• Medical, vision, dental, and group retirement plans.
• Significant paid time off, preferential partner discounts, and employee mental health awareness days.
• Inclusive workplace focused on respect, collaboration, creativity, and career progression.