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Why we're hiring:

WPP is on a global transformation journey and this is an opportunity to join our Finance Transformation team.

What you'll be doing:

Your impact:

• You will be responsible for supporting the Head of Programme Management on smooth day-to-day operations of the Transformation office in a fast paced environment.
• You will have knowledge of Finance Transformation and consolidate inputs and priorities to shape content for C-Suite, Board Level and Partner meetings supporting effective delivery.
• You will deliver and manage a robust governance structure to support Senior Management Team meetings, setting agendas, capturing, and tracking actions, agenda pipeline management and creation and maintenance of resource repository.
• Partnering with PMO in steering functional programme calls, informing the agenda, identifying topics/content and collating assets accordingly.
• You will act as a point of contact between senior management, advising and reporting to the Head of Programme Management providing programme oversight and escalation.
• Be a role model to the wider team WPP by showcasing our values and principles, leading from the front and by example.

Your responsibilities:

• Business consulting experience within a complex matrix organisation.
• Lead daily operations including supporting the Group Transformation Director on effective decision making.
• Run cadence for leadership meetings, board meetings and leadership offsites including structure and delivery of communication to the function.
• Run workshops across the agencies, including senior stakeholders and drive outputs at pace.
• Manage governance schedule and ensure key messages are communicated through strategic story telling.
• Working with the PMO, have oversight of programme status and provide counsel and escalation where required.
• Ensure the function is productive and can deliver at pace, focusing on long-term planning and projects to ensure vision is being executed.
• Manage key stakeholders across the organization, including across agencies and departments

What you'll need:

• Consulting or industry experience in transformation capacity.
• Advanced PPT and excel skills
• Gravitas, confidence, and ability to influence at a senior level
• Excellent stakeholder management capability
• Ability to work autonomously, identify clear priorities in an environment of continuous and complex change
• Superb written/oral communication skills
• Ability to adapt communication and leadership skills to different stakeholder groups

Who you are:

You're open: We are inclusive and collaborative; we encourage the free exchange of ideas; we respect and celebrate diverse views. We are accepting: of new ideas, new partnerships, new ways of working.

You're optimistic: We believe in the power of creativity, technology and talent to create brighter futures or our people, our clients and our communities. We approach all that we do with conviction: to try the new and to seek the unexpected.

You're extraordinary: we are stronger together: through collaboration we achieve the amazing. We are creative leaders and pioneers of our industry; we provide extraordinary every day.

What we'll give you:

Passionate, inspired people – We promote a culture of people that do extraordinary work.

Scale and opportunity – We offer the opportunity to create, influence and complete projects at a scale that is unparalleled in the industry.

Challenging and stimulating work – Unique work and the opportunity to join a group of creative problem solvers. Are you up for the challenge?

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