AAI Product Implementation Manager

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: 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 program. Reporting to the AI & Automation Product Manager and AAI Team Lead, you will be in charge of a dedicated crew of developers and testers delivering our existing automation products to new markets. You will ensure that product implementations are configured, adapted, and extended to meet local needs while maintaining global standards. 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 individual with a passion for technology and a strong desire to lead successful product rollouts? We are looking for an Implementation Manager to join our dynamic team. This role is perfect for someone with 3-4 years of experience who is ready to take the lead in delivering automation solutions to diverse markets. You will coordinate closely with local business and technical stakeholders to ensure our global automation processes are implemented with speed, precision, and high quality. What you'll be doing: Implementation Leadership: Lead a small crew of developers and testers to configure, adapt, extend, and implement existing automation products for specific market rollouts. Stakeholder Coordination: Act as the primary bridge between the global AOC and market-based stakeholders to gather and document local requirements. Agile Artefact Management: Diligently maintain the project artefact chain, ensuring all documentation — including Briefs, PRDs, Charters, Architecture, Specs, and Sprint Plans — is accurate and current. Sprint & Timeline Tracking: Maintain rigorous oversight of project timelines and sprint progress, ensuring sprint plans, and deviations, are understood and documented. Communication Management: Provide clear and timely updates to all stakeholders, managing expectations and highlighting potential risks to the Product Manager. Requirement Translation: Translate local business needs into technical specifications for the development team while ensuring alignment with core product architecture. Quality Assurance Oversight: Coordinate with testers to ensure that market-specific configurations meet our global performance and security standards before launch. Documentation Contribution: Assist in maintaining and updating implementation runbooks and knowledge base articles based on local deployment experiences. Adherence to Procedures: Strictly follow establ…