Managing Director, Global Client / Top Account Growth Activation
About The Position
WPP Enterprise Solutions designs, builds, and operates the growth systems that competitive businesses rely on. In a world where Al is reshaping how companies drive growth, we lead clients in business transformation and marketing modernization, connecting strategy directly to execution. Our 12,000 experts in engineering and platforms, commerce, consulting, content transformation, CRM, and CX work within a unified global operating unit across 40+ markets. WPP Enterprise Solutions works alongside best-in-class partners including Adobe, AWS, Braze, Google, Microsoft, Salesforce, and Shopify, as well as innovators in AI, to deliver growth solutions tailored to the needs of our clients’ businesses. VML, part of WPP, supports WPP Enterprise Solutions by helping brands activate transformation through creativity and experience. This global role is focused on priority account and GCL-connected ES growth activation. The role exists because GCLs and top account teams need a clear route to validate whether potential ES opportunities are real, valuable and actionable, while respecting GCL ownership of the overall client relationship. The Managing Director will work with GCLs and top account teams to identify, qualify and activate ES opportunities across priority WPP clients.
Requirements
- Managing Director-level client growth leader with strong understanding of large global account management.
- Credible with GCLs and senior account leaders; able to advise without taking over.
- Strong commercial judgment and ability to diagnose opportunity quality quickly.
- Comfortable across multiple ES themes including CRM, data, AI, commerce, content, martech and platform transformation.
- Strong executive writing, briefing and internal influence skills.
- Low-ego, collaborative and able to operate in high-stakes account environments.
Responsibilities
- Mine priority WPP accounts for ES opportunity in partnership with GCLs and senior client-team leads.
- Translate GCL growth plans and account signals into actionable ES opportunity maps.
- Distinguish near-term revenue opportunities from longer-term transformation conversations.
- Create qualification briefs that define client problem, potential ES solution, value case, urgency and next action.
- Support GCLs in early client conversations where ES positioning or opportunity framing is needed.
- Route qualified opportunities into ES activation support, Consulting / Advisory, Growth Architecture, Alliances or Pursuit Excellence.
- Maintain visibility of GCL-sourced ES pipeline and key blockers.
Benefits
- Competitive benefits package
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
