Wpp
2 days ago
Global Programme Director - Finance Technology
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Company information
- Company
- Wpp
- Location
- London Germany
- Posted
- 2 days ago
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 work with the world's most valuable brands 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.
For more information, visit WPP.com.
Why we're hiring:
As part of WPPs Elevate28 strategy, we are accelerating a major Finance Technology transformation to simplify, modernise and standardise the platforms, data and processes that underpin Global Finance. This portfolio is critical to statutory reporting, management reporting, forecasting, planning, control, performance management, compliance, and executive decision-making.
The Global Programme Director - Finance Technology will shape, govern and drive WPP’s global Finance Technology transformation portfolio. This senior enterprise leadership role turns a complex, multi-year agenda into a coherent roadmap that simplifies the finance technology estate, strengthens control and resilience, and enables faster, more trusted business insight.
The role spans Finance ERP standardisation, consolidation platform replacement, enterprise performance management, revenue forecasting, analytics, finance data foundations and operating model change. It will work across Group Finance, Enterprise Technology, agencies, markets, regions and delivery partners to align priorities, secure decisions, manage trade-offs and ensure investment delivers measurable enterprise value.
This is a director-level role requiring strategic judgement, executive influence, commercial discipline and the ability to create clarity, momentum and delivery confidence across a high-profile transformation portfolio.
What you'll be doing:
- Shape and sequence the global Finance ERP roadmap, moving WPP towards fewer platforms, common templates, harmonised controls and reduced process variation
- Lead the transition from legacy consolidation tooling to a resilient enterprise performance management capability across consolidation, planning, forecasting, reporting and analytics
- Strengthen delivery confidence, investment discipline and benefits realisation across a high-value portfolio with significant executive visibility and business risk
- Define the global Finance Technology portfolio vision, investment narrative and multi-year roadmap across Finance ERP, consolidation, enterprise performance management, forecasting, analytics and finance data
- Translate finance transformation priorities into a clear, sequenced and deliverable portfolio that balances strategic value, delivery capacity, affordability, risk and business disruption
- Establish strong portfolio governance, investment controls, stage gates, assurance and executive reporting to support timely, evidence-based decisions
- Lead and orchestrate a portfolio of finance transformation programmes, ensuring clear sponsorship, ownership, outcomes, funding, delivery accountability and benefits realisation
- Manage portfolio risks, dependencies, resources, budgets, delivery confidence and executive escalations across Finance, Enterprise Technology, data, architecture, security, controls, suppliers, markets and agencies
- Build trusted relationships with senior Finance, Enterprise Technology, agency, market and regional leaders to align priorities, resolve trade-offs and maintain enterprise momentum
- Shape business cases, funding recommendations and portfolio choices using clear analysis of cost, benefit, risk, sequencing, control impact and business value
- Manage system integrators, software vendors and delivery partners against commitments, outcomes, commercial levers and performance expectations
- Lead and coach programme directors, delivery leads, PMOs and matrixed teams to raise delivery standards, strengthen transparency and build a culture of accountability.
What you'll need:
- Extensive experience leading large-scale finance technology, ERP, enterprise performance management or corporate systems transformation in a global organisation.
- Proven track record of leading multi-year transformation portfolios with significant budgets, multiple delivery partners, complex governance and senior executive sponsorship.
- Strong understanding of finance operating models and core finance capabilities, including ERP, consolidation, planning, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, analytics, controls and finance data.
- Director-level leadership presence, with the credibility to influence C-suite leaders, Finance executives, technology leaders, agencies, markets and external partners.
- Strong capability in portfolio governance, investment management, business case development, budget ownership, benefits realisation, assurance, RAID and dependency management.
- Commercially confident, with experience managing vendors, system integrators and delivery partners against commitments, outcomes and performance measures.
- Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex finance, technology and delivery issues into clear executive insight, decisions and recommendations.
- Ability to create clarity in ambiguity, resolve competing priorities and lead matrixed teams across geographies, functions and business units.
- Strong understanding of change, adoption, business readiness, service transition, process ownership and operating model embedding.
- Resilient, commercially minded and outcome-focused, with high integrity, strong judgement and the confidence to challenge constructively when value, control or delivery confidence is at risk.
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 open-minded: to 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 aim to create a culture in which people can 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?
We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.
WPP is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.
Please read our Privacy Notice (https://www.wpp.com/en/careers/wpp-privacy-policy-for-recruitment) for more information on how we process the information you provide.
Required skills
- technology
- production
- flexibility
- compliance
- communication skills
- security
- resource management
- budgeting
- reporting
- resilience
- respect
- planning
- erp
- collaboration
- risk management
- career progression
- resilient
- control
- forecasting
- change management
- analytics
- enterprise solutions
- cross-functional teams
- sequencing
- creativity
- modernization
- performance management
- data architecture
- suppliers
- budget management
- talent development
- career opportunities
- controls
- decision making
- transparency
- standardization
- funding
- investment management
- assurance
- executive decision-making
- management reporting
- sponsorship
- opportunity
- adoption
- data solutions
- ownership
- c-suite leaders
- scale
- consolidation
- raid
- delivery standards
- external partners
- inclusivity
- software vendors
- talent
- system integrators
- recommendations
- equal opportunity employer
- enterprise performance management
- agencies
- markets
- cost-benefit analysis
- revenue forecasting
- finance technology
- executive reporting
- belonging
- budget ownership
- judgement
- business insight
- business case development
- delivery partners
- executive influence
- outcomes
- accommodations
- statutory reporting
- hybrid approach
- marketing platform
- enterprise technology
- open-mindedness
- dependency management
- united kingdom
- global reach
- business value
- service transition
- extraordinary
- optimism
- transformational growth
- process ownership
- conviction
- regions
- arbeitnow
- local expertise
- roadmap development
- non-discrimination
- business readiness
- information processing
- passionate people
- global finance
- high integrity
- delivery leads
- english speaking jobs
- enterprise value
- technology leaders
- interview process
- stimulating work
- portfolio governance
- privacy notice
- group finance
- commercial discipline
- competing priorities
- trusted relationships
- wpp
- performance expectations
- growth partner
- constructive challenge
- delivery accountability
- performance measures
- media intelligence
- outcome-focused
- challenging work
- finance data
- wpp open
- multi-year roadmap
- finance erp
- executive escalations
- commercial levers
- strategic counsel
- benefits realization
- operating model change
- large-scale transformation
- global programme director
- executive insight
- creative problem solvers
- pmos
- strategic judgement
- accountability culture
- priority alignment
- process variation reduction
- matrixed teams
- stage gates
- enterprise leadership
- industry pioneers
- elevate28 strategy
- finance technology transformation
- consolidation platform
- finance data foundations
- programme directors
- corporate systems transformation
- finance operating models
- operating model embedding
- ambiguity resolution
- office collaboration
- commercially confident
- opportunity capture
- platform simplification
- clarity creation
- delivery confidence
- finance executives
- client navigation
- finance technology estate
- strengthen control
- trade-off management
- momentum building
- transformation portfolio
- common templates
- harmonised controls
- legacy tooling transition
- investment discipline
- portfolio vision
- investment narrative
- investment controls
- programme orchestration
- control impact
- multi-year portfolios
- complex governance
- senior executive sponsorship
- core finance capabilities
- director-level leadership
- cross-geography teams
- cross-business unit teams
- open exchange of ideas
- diverse views
- brighter futures
- inspired people
- unparalleled scale
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