About WPP Media 

WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients and communities. For more information, visit wpp.com. 

WPP Media is WPP’s global media collective. In a world where media is everywhere and in everything, we bring the best platform, people, and partners together to create limitless opportunities for growth. For more information, visit wppmedia.com 

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.  Job Description goes here

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 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. 

Reporting of the role: 

This role reports to the Associate Director – Programmatic 

3 best things about the job: 

You will be the owner of transforming the agency’s digital media buying from “manual” insertion order to data and technology-driven buying, generating higher ROI for clients and higher revenue/margin.  It’s Programmatic. The world is moving in that direction. You will be charged with driving that for the largest media agency in India working across all the publishers, vendors and start-ups creating disruption to “traditional” way of doing business.  Working with cross-functional teams to drive efficiency and automation at scale. 

 

In this role, your goals will be: 
 
In 3 months: 

Bed down and understand the programmatic setup across the business.  Build out a roadmap for what is required to grow the programmatic buying business moving forward. 

In 6 months: 

Participate in business proposals, leading the programmatic element and supporting in group pitches.  Ensure that we offer a coordinated and integrated operation with the wider business.  Isolate new business prospects and help grow revenue for existing client. 

In 12 months: 

Establish your position as a thought leader, with demonstrable thought leadership including a deep awareness of programmatic platforms and industry trends.  Ensure at least one strategic win by secure the programmatic buying business for one of the key current clients. 

 
What your day looks like at GroupM India Offshore Team: 

Develop strong relationships with counterparts in GroupM-Hub regional teams (Europe, U.S., Asia)  Lead the training and growth of your local programmatic team.  Enforce DV360 and TrueView best practices with a focus on platform expertise, consistency, and quality of work delivery.  Be accountable for consistent work delivery to GroupM regional teams by ensuring a high quality of output.  Serve as point of escalation for your team and take ownership of resolving challenges.  Provide career development and coaching for your team.  Line manages 2-5 direct reports with as many as 10 indirect reports.  Provide timely and actionable feedback to the team to aid in their development, improvement, and progress. Provide awareness and recognition for jobs well done.  Provide support to in capacity planning & resource management for the team.  Present strong and effective communication across all levels 

What you’ll bring: 

Working experience in Agency, Trading Desks or Programmatic Tech Partners  Actual Campaign execution experience with most of the local programmatic players as well as measurement providers  Familiar with DSP and exchange revenue streams and be able to negotiate trading benefits.  Existing relationships with publishers, programmatic product partners, as well as data providers in the local market.  Knowledge of different programmatic trading models and their implications to both advertiser’s inventory quality and publisher monetization strategies  Being able to articulate difficult technical concepts to non-technical people such as explaining lookalike modelling and cookie mapping to the lay person. 

Minimum qualifications: 

3+ year's professional experience with digital media preferably within a media agency/trading desk  Experience in Google Marketing Platform (DV360, CM, GA360).  Experience in top AdTech & MarTech platforms.  Experience in Client Decks, Programmatic Strategy, New Pitches, etc.  Hands on experience and knowledge on programmatic platforms.  Clear thought process & strategy to build on existing businesses.  Competent in all Microsoft office software 

 
 
More about GroupM: 

 

GroupM - GroupM leads and shapes media markets by delivering performance enhancing media products and services, powered by data and technology. Our global network agencies and businesses enable our people to work collaboratively across borders with the best in class, providing them the opportunity to accelerate their progress and development. We are not limited by teams or geographies; our scale and diverse range of clients lets us be more adventurous with our business and talent. We give our talent the space, support and tools to innovate and grow.  

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More about GroupM India Offshore Team: 
 

GroupM India Offshore Team is the industry’s largest community of performance marketing experts designed to drive performance and innovation at scale for GroupM’s agencies and clients. With the most platform accreditations in the industry combined with proprietary technology, media, and solutions, culture of continuous innovation and scaled partnerships, GroupM Nexus consistently sets new benchmarks for effectiveness and efficiency across all forms of media to drive growth for the world’s leading advertisers. 
 

About India: 

2020 brought opportunities for brands to innovate because of which we saw an evolving media stack. The growth of digital is set to soar high because of changing consumer habits. With approximately 500 million smartphone users, low-priced data plans, 45 to 50 million e-commerce shoppers, approximately 60 OTT offerings and a young population, India is a mobile-first internet market. It is also one of the top 10 ad spend markets in the world and is set to climb the ranks. Global big tech corporations have made considerable investments in top e-commerce/retail ventures and Indian start-ups, blurring the lines between social media, e-commerce, and mobile payments, resulting in disruption on an unimaginable scale.  

At GroupM India, there’s never a dull moment between juggling client requests, managing vendor partners and having fun with your team. We believe in tackling challenges head-on and getting things done. 

GroupM is an equal opportunity employer. We view everyone as an individual and we understand that inclusion is more than just diversity – it’s about belonging. We celebrate the fact that everyone is unique and that’s what makes us so good at what we do. We pride ourselves on being a company that embraces difference and truly represents the global clients we work with 

the global clients we work with.