Programmatic Manager

The purpose of this document is to help prospective team members better understand the role and responsibilities with the position of Programmatic Account Manager at OpenDoor, WPP's bespoke global operating model for Amazon., We are searching for a talented and enthusiastic individual to join our OpenDoor team as a Programmatic Account Manager. This is a Full-time position based in London. This role plays a crucial part in supporting WPP's mission to deliver consistency, delivery excellence and best in class service for Amazon in every country across its diverse businesses, including XCM, Prime Video, and RMI., Campaign Management

• Oversight of the implementation, management, and daily optimisation of campaign activity. To ensure that you excel in reaching your client objectives and KPIs
• Competently create media plans designed to achieve specified KPIs
• Understand the products and solutions that could be relevant for clients that have been developed within the group.
• Take ownership of some elements of the testing plans of your clients and suggest innovative ideas for testing, including planning, executing & evaluating tests with methodical accuracy
Client and Partner Management
• Create/design programmatic strategy for client portfolio, ensuring strategy is clear and most appropriate to the client's objectives and KPIs
• Direct client servicing exposure with regular contact via weekly calls, campaign briefings and presenting performance in detail
• Complete client reporting and analyse campaign results extracting insight to provide recommendations for future activity
• Develop strong relationships with media owners and other service providers to select the most appropriate suppliers for campaigns.
People Management
• Working with your line manager to ensure the effective management of more junior team members, ensuring workloads are sufficiently monitored & prioritised to ensure deadlines are met.
• Working with line manager and team leadership to help train and develop junior team members. Leading by example to motivate and encourage those with less experience.
Operational Excellence
• The appropriate use of tools to drive accountability in programmatic buying, operational efficiencies, and actionable business insights, with the scoping of agreed client outputs.
• Ensure financial accuracy, integrating the planning and buying process, and reconciliation of spends, including client terms and programmatic fees, via buying templates and processes.
• Support on the day-to-day QA process, minimizing errors and ensuring consistent and accurate adherence to process with both teams locally and in the Global Hub
  
  Passionate about programmatic activation and driving continued excellence.
• Confidence in core trading platforms, DV360, TTD and Amazon.
• Ability to translate technical and complex points to non-technical audiences and coach others to do the same.
BONUS POINTS
• Analytically minded with an aptitude for handling large data sets to identify trends and actionable insights
• Ability to develop and execute comprehensive testing roadmaps in the Programmatic space - audience, media, creative
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, will be particularly important in building & developing client and supplier relationships
• Ability to communicate effectively with people from all diverse backgrounds, cultures, countries.
  
  At WPP, we're constantly reinventing the future of creativity on an ever-broader canvas, bringing together unrivalled talent, resources and skills to provide an integrated offer of communications, experience, commerce and technology.
Over the last decade, we have developed a dedicated global client practice with the mission of accelerating WPP's impact for our largest clients by bringing them the best of WPP. Each team is custom-built around a client's specific needs and challenges, providing easy access to the right capabilities. And that's why we've built OpenDoor for Amazon. OpenDoor is a unique integration of the best of WPP and Amazon - building on their respective strengths and visions. Whether at WPP or at Amazon, every project is an OpenDoor on new possibilities. Anything and everything can be an opportunity for our people to drive impact - for them to innovate, learn, thrive, and occasionally fail too. The unique OpenDoor partnership model is built to deliver next level Productivity, fueled by our industry-leading approach to People, Platforms, and Process. OpenDoor spans across all WPP agencies and disciplines such as media, business consultancy, communications and brand strategy, tech and commerce, public relations, and production. OpenDoor's values are built from Amazon's own 16 Leadership Principles, and WPP's core values of Open, Optimistic and Extraordinary. Together, when WPP's Creative Transformation meets Amazon's next-level customer centricity, our people come together to challenge and impact what's done today and build a better future. By joining OpenDoor, not only are you joining a cross-function team partnering with one of WPP's top five global clients, but you are also taking a step to challenge yourself and the world around you every day, working in the most unusual way on some of Earth's most ambitious opportunities in marketing, tech, media, business, and creativity.,
• Unparalleled Access: Gain direct experience working with one of the world's most innovative and influential companies.
• Mentorship & Training: Receive guidance from experienced professionals at both WPP and Amazon.
• Cutting-Edge Technology: Utilize industry-leading tools and platforms, including WPP Open.
• Data-Driven Environment: Develop your analytical skills and contribute to data-driven decision making.
• Global Impact: Be part of a team that is shaping the future of marketing on a global scale.