Client Lead (Parental Leave Cover)

Manchester, UK (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableSenior LevelTemporary

Posted 2 months ago

Job Summary

Own client leadership and cross-functional delivery to hit briefs, drive growth, and protect profitability across the agency’s engagements.

  • Lead client relationships, ensure delivery against SOW, and maintain profitability through accurate forecasting and financials.
  • Drive collaboration across specialists to deliver against briefs, uncover opportunities, and support new business while improving delivery quality.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead the client for the output from the agency, both in terms of RTB and BAU activity.
  • You will understand all the elements of a client’s business and how we can support their growth.
  • You will have a full knowledge of the overall plan and be there to support the internal teams and client as they require in its delivery.
  • You will ensure teams collaborate and always champion unrivalled work for our clients.
  • You will have strong commercial knowledge and ensure all financial interactions with the client (PO’s etc.) are smooth and accurate.
  • You will stretch yourself beyond the safe and be a part of agency growth through new business.
  • Drive vision collaboration and alignment
  • Be the active voice of the client in the agency, working with all specialists in the matrix to ensure the team deliver against the brief and with the agreed scope of work.
  • Always be looking to make our latest delivery better than the last, challenging the norm and the same – through collaborating across the agency and being aware of latest developments within Wavemaker and the client’s category.
  • Spot and convert opportunities.

Requirements

  • Client Leadership experience
  • You will understand how an agency operates, its positioning and product offerings and how it works with clients, alongside an understanding of how your client’s business, or category, operates.
  • Problem solving
  • Building and maintaining stakeholder relationships
  • Effective communication

    Benefits

    • Our comprehensive benefits package reflects this commitment, including competitive medical, group retirement plans, vision, and dental insurance, significant paid time off, preferential partner discounts, and employee mental health awareness days.
    • We Create an Open environment built on trust and respect, where everyone feels they belong and has opportunities to progress.
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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)

    Traffic Signals

    Monthly Visitors
    159.3K
    Monthly Google Ads Budget
    $9.9K
    Traffic Source Mix
    Search
    34.3%
    Direct
    46.3%
    Referral
    10.7%
    Social
    5.7%
    Paid
    2.7%

    Headcount Trend

    Current headcount: ~30.1K
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    Client Lead (Parental Leave Cover)

    WPP Media · Manchester, UK · Hybrid