Optimisation Manager

Who We Are

VML, part of WPP, is a leading creative company that combines brand experience, customer experience, and commerce, creating connected brands to drive growth. VML is celebrated for its innovative and human first, award-winning work for blue chip client partners including AstraZeneca, Colgate-Palmolive, Dell, Ford, Microsoft, Nestlé, The Coca-Cola Company, and Wendy's. The agency is recognized by the Forrester Wave™ Reports, as a Leader among Marketing Creative and Content Service Providers, Commerce Services, Global Digital Experience Services, Global Marketing Services and, most recently, Marketing Measurement & Optimization.

In addition, VML’s specialist health network, VML Health, is one of the world’s largest and most awarded health agencies. VML’s global network is powered by 26,000 talented people across 55+ markets, with principal offices in Kansas City, New York, Detroit, London, São Paulo, Shanghai, Singapore, and Sydney.

About WPP

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Reporting directly to the Optimisation Lead
, you will be the driving force behind the day-to-day execution of our Rapid Iteration & Optimisation (RIO) framework. You will sit at the intersection of data, technology, and execution—translating tactical roadmaps into live, performance-enhancing site updates. Working hand-in-hand with the Paid Media, CX, and Development teams, you will turn real-time trading insights into immediate, measurable business growth for our global clients.

• Daily Campaign Management: Own the hands‑on execution and QA of the weekly site optimisation roadmap, ensuring rapid deployment and zero‑defect delivery of experiments and content updates.

• A/B Testing & Personalisation: Build, launch, and monitor A/B tests, multivariate tests, and personalisation campaigns designed to immediately boost real‑time trading performance and conversion rates (CRO).

• Cross-Functional Coordination: Collaborate daily with copywriters, designers, developers, and the Paid Media team to coordinate asset production and ensure rapid execution of updates.

• Real‑Time Monitoring: Keep a finger on the pulse of live campaign performance, monitoring real‑time analytics suites to identify sudden performance drops, bugs, or immediate conversion opportunities.

• Insights Translation: Synthesize complex data from test results into actionable recommendations. Help the Optimisation Lead compile weekly performance reports demonstrating trading uplift and ROI.

• Audience Segmentation: Utilise Customer Data Platforms (CDPs) and web analytics tools to build, manage, and optimise dynamic audience segments for targeted messaging.

• Platform Operations: Act as the super‑user and administrator for our stack of site optimisation, analytics, and content management platforms.

• Data Quality & Tagging: Ensure tracking codes, analytics tags, and event‑tracking parameters are correctly implemented on all optimised pages to safeguard data integrity.

We are looking for an execution‑focused digital specialist who is highly organized, agile, and obsessed with conversion rate optimisation (CRO) and real‑time performance.

• Site Optimisation Platforms: Proven hands‑on experience using optimisation and A/B testing software (e.g., Optimizely, VWO, Adobe Target, Siteimprove, or similar meta‑optimisation tools).

• Analytics Suites: Proficient in setting up custom reports, segments, and event tracking in web analytics suites (e.g., Google Analytics 4, Adobe Analytics, Amplitude).

• Content Management Systems (CMS): Experience editing, publishing, and running personalisation…