Senior Director Global, BI Services

About the role

The Senior Director of Global BI Services will lead a globally distributed team of technical reporting data specialists to design, implement, and deliver reporting and data provisioning solutions for digital and traditional media. This high-profile role involves acting as the primary voice for reporting and data needs within WPP's Data, Technology and Analytics arm while ensuring client satisfaction through customized data insights. The position requires a strategic leader capable of influencing product vision and managing complex technical requirements for a major global client.

Responsibilities

• Own reports and data provisioning solutions for the client, taking direct accountability for the quality of the team’s solutions.
• Lead Business Analysts in the translation of expressed needs into clear and structured requirements for engineers and BI developers.
• Work with clients and media leadership to establish consensus on the prioritization of requirements for development.
• Lead the design of technical solutions to meet requirements, including the scoping and estimation of work to develop.
• Provide strategic coordination across disciplines on the account including media, measurement, and data excellence.
• Hire, train, and mentor a team of data engineers and reporting specialists.
• Provide hands-on leadership to drive continual improvement in the way data is ingested, stored, transformed, and visualized.
• Partner with internal leadership to ensure reporting solutions incorporate best practice metrics that link to client business goals.

Required skills

• Business Intelligence
• Data Visualization
• PowerBI
• Tableau
• Looker
• Data infrastructure
• Cloud data management
• ETL processes
• Digital marketing platforms
• Team leadership

Nice to have

• AWS
• S3
• RedShift
• DBT
• API integration

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Group retirement plans
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• Paid time off
• Partner discounts
• Mental health awareness days

About the Company

WPP Media is WPP's AI-driven media operating unit, bringing together media, data, and partnerships to deliver creative personalisation at scale. Connected through WPP Open and powered by Open Intelligence, the company helps clients navigate change and deliver transformational growth.