Agile Project Manager
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WPP
Job Description
WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands.
We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth.
We have been building the world's most valuable brands for 50 years and have global reach across 100+ markets, with deep local expertise.
Our people are the key to our success. We're committed to fostering a culture of creativity, belonging and continuous learning, attracting and developing the brightest talent, and providing exciting career opportunities that help our people grow.
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Why we're hiring:
WPP is a creative transformation company, helping clients create growth by combining technology and creativity. As one of the world's largest marketing and advertising services organizations, we are committed to driving innovation and operational excellence across our vast global network.
You will be joining the Automation Operations Centre within WPP's Enterprise Technology, Automation & AI department. This is a pivotal time for us as we're building a dedicated, in-house team to deliver, manage, monitor, and optimize our growing portfolio of automation solutions. This team is at the forefront of our digital transformation, ensuring the seamless operation and continuous improvement of critical automation capabilities across WPP globally.
You will play a crucial role in solution delivery and day-to-day technology management of the Global Automation Operations Centre (AOC) program. Reporting to the AI & Automation Product Manager and supporting Automation product, platform and delivery teams worldwide, you will lead a team of developers in implementing change and configuration sprints as we expand our automation product suite globally.
The AOC is chartered to develop and delivery automation products, support global automation products or projects delivered by Automation delivery teams from around WPP. Our support apparatus gives those teams confidence and freedom to hand over their existing successes and continue innovating.
Are you a proactive and detail-oriented leader with a passion for Agile methodologies and a strong track record in automation project delivery? We are looking for an Agile Project Manager to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will be responsible for driving the execution of configuration sprints and product enhancements, ensuring our automation solutions remain robust and scalable. You'll work at the heart of our AOC, collaborating with experienced engineers and stakeholders to ensure our global automation processes are delivered with
speed and precision.
What you'll be doing:
- Sprint Leadership: Lead a team of developers through the full Agile lifecycle, managing change and configuration sprints to enhance and scale our global automation product suite.
- Backlog Management: Partner with the AI & Automation Product Manager to refine the product backlog, ensuring user stories are well-defined, prioritized, and ready for development.
- Scrum Ceremonies: Facilitate all standard Agile ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, backlog grooming, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
- Global Expansion Support: Coordinate the rollout of automation configurations acros
