Programme Lead - Enterprise Data

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The Global Programme Manager, Enterprise Data will support the Enterprise Data Programme Director in leading and delivering WPP’s global Enterprise Data programme. The role will be responsible for managing the day-to-day delivery of key programme work streams, ensuring plans, resources, risks, dependencies and outcomes are actively managed across markets, technology teams, business stakeholders and delivery partners.

This is a hands-on programme leadership role, providing delivery momentum, structure and coordination across a complex enterprise transformation. The postholder will work closely with workstream leads, PMO, Finance, technology teams and vendors to ensure delivery is controlled, decisions are progressed, risks are managed and programme outcomes remain aligned to the Data strategy.

The role will play a key part in delivering WPP’s enterprise data transformation, supporting modernised data platforms, improved integration and standardisation, stronger data governance, trusted analytics and AI-ready data foundations across the group.

What you'll be doing:

• Manage delivery of key Enterprise Data programme work streams, ensuring scope, milestones, plans and outcomes are clearly defined and actively progressed.
• Work with the Enterprise Data Programme Director to translate programme strategy into clear delivery plans, priorities, governance actions and execution activity.
• Coordinate cross-functional delivery across data, technology, business, governance, analytics and AI enablement teams, ensuring dependencies and decisions are managed effectively.
• Drive progress against the integrated programme plan, working with workstream leads and PMO to maintain visibility of milestones, risks, issues, dependencies and critical path activity.
• Identify, manage and escalate risks, issues and delivery blockers, ensuring clear owners, mitigation plans and timely resolution.
• Prepare and contribute to programme governance forums, including Steer Co and senior stakeholder meetings, with clear updates, decisions required and recommended actions.
• Partner with Finance, PMO and delivery leads to support budget tracking, resource planning, benefits management and delivery trade-off discussions.
• Manage relationships with vendors, delivery partners and internal teams, ensuring commitments are understood, tracked and delivered against agreed expectations.
• Support change, adoption and business readiness activity by working with stakeholders to understand impacts, dependencies and transition needs.
• Promote consistent use of delivery standards, tools and governance practices, including the Transformation Delivery Framework, Wrike and agreed programme artefacts.

What you'll need:

• Programme or project management qualification desirable, such as MSP, PRINCE2, APM, PMI or equivalent practical experience.
• Data, analytics, cloud or enterprise technology delivery awareness desirable, including familiarity with data…