Associate, Data Engineer

About WPP Media WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. With exceptional talent, trusted data and intelligence, and world-class partnerships – all united by our pioneering agentic marketing platform, WPP Open – we help clients navigate change, capture opportunity, and deliver transformational growth. WPP Media is WPP's AI-driven media operating unit, bringing together media, data, and partnerships to deliver creative personalisation at scale. Connected through WPP Open and powered by Open Intelligence, clients see exactly where, how, and why their media investment is working. For more information, visit wppmedia.com . Role Summary and Impact WPP Media Hong Kong is seeking a motivated, analytical, and curious Associate, Data Engineering to join our team. In this role, you will support the team in building, maintaining, and optimizing the critical data pipelines, architectures, and data models that power WPP's analytics and business decision-making. This is an exceptional early-career opportunity to gain hands-on experience with modern data platforms and engineering best practices within the fast-paced media and advertising landscape while working on real-world business challenges. Core Responsibilities: Pipeline Development & Maintenance: Support the design, development, and monitoring of robust data pipelines and ETL/ELT workflows to consolidate data from diverse media platforms. Database & Transformation Optimization: Develop, optimize, and maintain high-performing SQL queries, database views, and automated data transformations. Data Integration: Assist in integrating data from multiple primary sources into our central enterprise data platforms. Data Quality & Governance: Actively validate data integrity, troubleshoot data failures, and investigate data quality issues to maintain high trust in our analytical tools. Process Documentation: Clearly document data flows, technical processes, and business logic rules. Stakeholder Collaboration: Collaborate effectively with both technical (analysts, developers, architects) and business stakeholders to translate requirements into reliable technical data solutions. Task Ownership: Take proactive ownership of small-to-medium data engineering tasks and technical projects, managing them from planning to successful delivery. Skills and Experience At WPP Media, we believe in the power of our culture and our people. It's what elevates us to deliver exceptional experiences for both our clients and each other. In this role it will be critical to embrace WPP & WPP Media's shared core values: Be Extraordinary by Leading Collectively to Inspire transformational Creativity. Create an Open environment by Balancing People and Client Experiences by Cultivating Trust. Lead Optimistically by Championing Growth and Development to Mobilize the Enterprise. Required Skills & Experience: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or a closely related quantitative/technical discipline. 1 to 2 years of relevant experience in data engineering, with strong, hands-on SQL proficiency and a deep conceptual understanding of relational databases. Fresh graduates with internships, university capstone projects, or personal projects involving data engineering or data analytics are also welcome. Solid foundational knowledge of data warehousing, ETL/ELT concepts, data modeling fundamental, and data quality practices. Outstanding analytical and problem-solving skills, with a strong attention to detail. Good communication skills and a highly collaborative approach to working within cross-functional teams. An eagerness to learn and rapidly adopt modern data engineering practices, cloud tools, and frameworks. Fluency in spoken and written English, Cantonese, and Mandarin Desired Skills & Experience: Basic scripting and development skills in Python or a similar programming language. Familiarity with Git or standard version control…