Project Manager (FMCG)

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VML (Wunderman Thompson)

Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Hybrid

Posted April 20, 2026

Job Description

Who We Are

VML, part of WPP, is a leading creative company that combines brand experience, customer experience, and commerce, creating connected brands to drive growth. VML is celebrated for its innovative and human first, award-winning work for blue chip client partners including AstraZeneca, Colgate-Palmolive, Dell, Ford, Microsoft, Nestlé, The Coca-Cola Company, and Wendy's. The agency is recognized by the Forrester Wave™ Reports, as a Leader among Marketing Creative and Content Service Providers, Commerce Services, Global Digital Experience Services, Global Marketing Services and, most recently, Marketing Measurement & Optimization. In addition, VML’s specialist health network, VML Health, is one of the world’s largest and most awarded health agencies. VML’s global network is powered by 26,000 talented people across 55+ markets, with principal offices in Kansas City, New York, Detroit, London, São Paulo, Shanghai, Singapore, and Sydney.

About WPP

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. For more information, visit WPP.com.

Who we are looking for:

The Project Manager is responsible for the project’s strategic alignment, delivery and ultimately activating value for VMLY&R clients. The Project Manager translates marketing and business owner goals and objectives into effective, scalable and user-centric digital experiences. The Project Manager is an expert in digital platforms and experiences. He/she leads a team of digital experts from various fields (research, user experience, creative, technology) to solution and deliver innovative and compelling projects for a wide variety of clients. His/her participates in the design and development of digital and product strategies, discovery and user studies, support of creative and technology processes, product launch and even the ongoing support and continuous optimisation of the product.

Key Responsibilities

Management projects through delivery within agreed tolerance time, cost and quality
Identify, assess, manage project risks and develop and execute mitigation strategies
Ensure project documentation is complete and up to date
Manage the estimation process for work effort to deliver solution requests
Ensure solution meets requirements and manage stakeholder expectations through concise and effective project communicationsgorustaimobiledataanalyticsproductdesignmarketing