Technical Project Manager, GOC
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At WPP Media, we believe in the power of our culture and our people. It’s what elevates us to deliver exceptional experiences for both our clients and each other. In this role it will be critical to embrace WPP & WPP Media’s shared core values:
- Be Extraordinary by Leading Collectively to Inspire transformational Creativity.
- Create an Open environment by Balancing People and Client Experiences by Cultivating Trust.
- Lead Optimistically by Championing Growth and Development to Mobilize the Enterprise.
Role Summary and Impact
As part of the Global Operations Centre (GOC), you will work closely with teams across the United States, Europe, and Asia to deliver high-impact solutions in a collaborative, multicultural environment. We are looking for a Technical Project Manager, who will:
- Bridge Technical and Business Needs: Act as the primary liaison between the cloud engineering team and non-technical stakeholders. Translate complex data architecture and pipeline concepts into clear business value, and convert business requirements into actionable technical tasks and user stories.
- Guide Technical Product Development: Define and manage the technical roadmap for the GCP data lakehouse. Oversee the entire project lifecycle from planning to deployment, ensuring that engineering efforts align with the strategic goals of delivering high-quality, QA'd data assets for BI and analytics.
- Project Planning and Execution: Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously. Proactively manage project scope, identify and mitigate technical risks, and resolve impediments to ensure the timely completion of use case deliverables and keep the overall project on track.
- Agile Process Management: Lead agile/scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives, to foster a culture of continuous improvement and ensure a steady delivery of prioritized use cases and data products.
- Stakeholder Communication and Reporting: Ensure transparent and consistent communication on project status, risks, and progress to all stakeholders, including senior leadership.
- Resource and Dependency Management: Coordinate with the Data Engineering Lead and other team members to ensure resources are allocated effectively and that cross-functional dependencies are managed.
Skills and Experience
If this opportunity looks right for you, we are looking for candidates who have:
- 5+ years of experience in technical project management, with a proven track record of successfully delivering complex data engineering, data warehousing, or cloud infrastructure projects.
- Proven ability to manage multiple workstreams and concurrent project deliverables in a fast-paced environment.
- Demonstrable experience managing projects on a major cloud platform (GCP is highly preferred; AWS, Azure are also valuable).
- Deep understanding of the data project lifecycle, including data ingestion, ETL/ELT processes, data modeling, and business intelligence.
- Expertise in Agile and Scrum methodologies, with hands-on experience using project management software (e.g., Jira, Asana).
- Exceptional ability to communicate complex technical ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences, ensuring clear alignment and understanding across teams.
- Strong technical acumen and familiarity with data technologies like SQL, Python, and modern data pipeline tools.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Project Management (PMP) or Agile (e.g., Certified ScrumMaster - CSM) certification is a strong plus.
Our passion for shaping the next era of media includes investing in our employees to help them do their best work, and we’re just as committed to employee growth as we are to responsible media investment. WPP Media employees can tap into the global WPP Media & WPP networks to pursue their passions, grow their networks, and learn at the cutting edge of marketing and advertising. We have a variety of employee resource groups and host frequent in-office events showcasing team wins, sharing thought leadership, and celebrating holidays and milestone events. Our benefits include access to internal learning platforms, certifications, and training sessions, life insurance, wellness programs, significant paid time off, preferential partner discounts, employee mental health awareness day and , and more.
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