Manager, Innovation Platforms

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

$60K/yr – $140K/yrManager3+ years expFull time

Posted 2 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own translating client needs into technical requirements and drive adoption of paid AI-powered media tools, while shaping the roadmap with business impact in mind.

  • Solutions Delivery: Translate business goals into user stories and engineering specs for cross-functional teams and validate outcomes.
  • Stakeholder Enablement: Communicate complex tech in business terms and support client meetings to build adoption and confidence.
  • Growth & Opportunity: Proactively identify revenue-generating use cases and build compelling business cases for new channels and accounts.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Translate client business challenges and goals into detailed technical requirements, user stories, and engineering specifications for the Choreograph product teams.
  • Simplify and communicate complex technical capabilities, limitations, and implementation requirements into clear, accessible business language for non-technical clients and internal stakeholders.
  • Support client-facing meetings by confidently answering questions about solution capabilities, building client confidence, and ensuring the smooth adoption of our proprietary tools.
  • Proactively identify new, revenue-generating use cases and channel expansion opportunities for our portfolio of AI-powered media optimization tools.
  • Develop and present compelling business cases to clients and internal leaders to drive the adoption and utilization of our paid solutions across new channels and accounts.
  • Contribute to the product development roadmap, feature prioritization, and solution evolution to ensure our offerings remain at the cutting edge of the industry.
  • Manage the product lifecycle from requirements gathering to validation, ensuring that delivered solutions meet and exceed business needs.
  • Collaborate closely with cross-functional partners, including the Solutions Design, Media Optimization, and data science teams, to ensure seamless solution integration and delivery.

Requirements

  • 3-5 years of experience in product management, business analysis, or a similar client-facing technical role.
  • Proven ability to write clear user stories and translate business needs into detailed technical requirements for engineering teams.
  • Exceptional bi-directional translation skills, with a demonstrated ability to make complex technical concepts simple for business audiences and business needs clear for technical teams.
  • A proactive, business-development mindset with a track record of identifying new opportunities, building business cases, and driving adoption.
  • Comfort and confidence in client-facing situations, with the ability to support meetings, answer questions, and build strong stakeholder relationships.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to understand and articulate how technology solutions can solve business challenges.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills, capable of conveying technical information with clarity and confidence.
  • Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies and the software development lifecycle is preferred.
  • A collaborative spirit and the ability to work effectively in a small, dynamic, and cross-functional team environment.

Preferred

  • Experience in the ad tech, martech, or programmatic advertising ecosystem is a significant plus.

Benefits

  • Our benefits include competitive medical, group retirement plans, vision, and dental insurance, significant paid time off, preferential partner discounts, and employee mental health awareness days.
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WPP Media

Media is changing. So are we. We are WPP's global media collective, built for the AI era.We bring the best platform, people, and partners together to create innovative solutions that deliver unparalleled growth for brands - in every market, every day.

30K employees (6,827 in marketing)

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Monthly Google Ads Budget
$9.9K
Traffic Source Mix
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34.3%
Direct
46.3%
Referral
10.7%
Social
5.7%
Paid
2.7%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~30.1K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
6,288 (21% of company)
Median Career Experience
10 years
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4.2 years
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