Client Director

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 . 3119 - Client Director - GCS Role Summary and Impact ABOUT WPP & OPENDOOR At WPP, we’re constantly reinventing the future of creativity on an ever-broader canvas, bringing together unrivalled talent, resources and skills to provide an integrated offer of communications, experience, commerce and technology. Over the last decade, we have developed a dedicated global client practice with the mission of accelerating WPP’s impact for our largest clients by bringing them the best of WPP. Each team is custom-built around a client’s specific needs and challenges, providing easy access to the right capabilities. And that’s why we’ve built OpenDoor for Amazon . OpenDoor is a unique integration of the best of WPP and Amazon – building on their respective strengths and visions. Whether at WPP or at Amazon, every project is an OpenDoor on new possibilities. Anything and everything can be an opportunity for our people to drive impact – for them to innovate, learn, thrive, and occasionally fail too. The unique OpenDoor partnership model is built to deliver next level Productivity, fueled by our industry-leading approach to People, Platforms, and Process. OpenDoor spans across all WPP agencies and disciplines such as media, business consultancy, communications and brand strategy, tech and commerce, public relations, and production. OpenDoor’s values are built from Amazon’s own 16 Leadership Principles , and WPP’s core values of Open, Optimistic and Extraordinary. Together, when WPP’s Creative Transformation meets Amazon’s next-level customer centricity, our people come together to challenge and impact what’s done today and build a better future. By joining OpenDoor, not only are you joining a cross-function team partnering with one of WPP’s top five global clients, but you are also taking a step to challenge yourself and the world around you every day, working in the most unusual way on some of Earth’s most ambitious opportunities in marketing, tech, media, business, and creativity. About the Role The International Account Director plays a crucial role in translating MGM’s global vision into coordinated, high ‑ performing media strategies that scale across regions, connect local context to global direction, and deliver consistent operational excellence allowing us to move at the speed of culture. This role oversees all workstreams and manages the delivery of projects from start to finish, engaging with our internal teams and local market colleagues to deliver excellence in execution. This position reports to the International Client Lead (London), manages a Senior Account Executive and co-ordinates a multi-disciplinary central team of planning, strategy, activation, ops, and insights roles. Leadership & Account Management Lead the day-to-day management of the account, ensuring timely , high-quality responses to client requests. Build strong working relationships with clients, local markets and internal teams, acting as the central point of coordination. Review and quality assure deliverables from both the central and local teams before client presentation. Demonstrate an understanding of the agreed client scope, resource allocation and key account KPIs. Foster innovative thinking across the account, with particular emphasis on content, digital, technology and data. Stay abreast of industry trends and b…