Senior Project Manager - Enterprise AI

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WPP is accelerating the adoption of AI across the enterprise, investing in a portfolio of strategic initiatives designed to transform how work gets done across our global business.

We're looking for a Senior Project Manager based in London, to lead the delivery of some of WPP's most complex and high-impact AI initiatives. These enterprise-scale projects are sponsored by senior business leaders and the CIO organisation, focused on embedding AI agents into critical business processes, operational workflows and governance frameworks.

This is an opportunity to work at the forefront of enterprise AI transformation, partnering with business stakeholders, technology teams and external delivery partners to turn innovative ideas into scalable solutions that deliver measurable business value.

What you'll be doing:

Leadtheend-to-enddeliveryofmultiplestrategicAIprojectssimultaneously,managingallphasesfrominitiationandplanningthroughtodeploymentandbenefitsrealisation.

Partnerwithexecutivesponsors,seniorbusinessstakeholdersandtheAICentreof

Excellencetodefineprojectscope,requirements,successmeasuresanddeliveryplans.

Deliver complex,enterprise-scaleAIinitiativesacrossmultiplebusinessfunctions,ensuringprojectsachieveagreedobjectives,timelines,budgetsandoutcomes.

CoordinateinternalteamsandexternaldeliverypartnerstoensuresuccessfulexecutionanddeploymentofAIsolutions.

Driveeffectivestakeholderengagementacross Technology,Finance,HR,Operations and Governance functions,buildingalignmentandmanagingcompetingpriorities.

Developandmaintainprojectplans,budgets,RAIDlogs,statusreportingandexecutivecommunications.

Establish testing,validationandadoptionapproachesthatensureAIsolutionsarereliable,compliantanddeliverintendedbusinessoutcomes.

Monitordeliveryperformance,businessadoptionandvaluerealisation,ensuringprojectsmovesuccessfullyfromconceptintoproduction.

Contributetothedevelopmentofdeliverystandards,tools,templatesandbestpracticesthatsupportthesuccessfulscalingofAIacrossWPP.Supportandmentorprojectmanagersacrossthewiderdeliverycommunity,sharingexpertiseandpromotingdeliveryexcellence.

What you'll bring:

Significantexperiencedeliveringcomplextechnology,dataortransformationprojectswithinlargeenterpriseenvironments.

Provenabilitytomanagemultipleworkstreams,stakeholdersanddeliverypartnersacrosslarge-scaleprogrammesofwork.

Deepfamiliaritywiththe Microsoft Copilotproductfamilyend -to-end,including in-app Copilot,pre-builtandsharedagents,Copilot Chat,Agent Builder,Copilot Studioandadvancedagentframeworks.

Experiencebeyondthe Microsoft ecosystem,includingAIdevelopmentandorchestrationplatformssuchas

Python multi-agent frameworks,Databricks,Google

VertexAIandopenagenttooling.

Strongunderstandingofprojectdeliverymethodologies,governanceframeworksandchangemanagementprinciples.

Abilitytoworkeffectivelywithtechnicalteams,architects,engineersanddataspecialists,translatingcomplexconceptsintobusiness-focused outcomes.

StrongtechnicalfluencyacrossAItechnologiesandsolutionarchitecture,withtheabilitytochallengedesigndecisionsanddiscusstrade-offswitharchitects,engineersanddatascientists.

Experiencemanagingseniorstakeholdersandcommunicatingeffectivelywithexecutiveaudiences.

Strongcommercialawareness,includingbudgetmanagement,vendoroversightandbusinesscasedelivery.

Experienceworkingwithin Agile,Scrum,Kanbanorscaleddeliveryenvironments.

Excellentorganis…