Business Intelligence Director
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Location
Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Posted At
7/15/2025
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Data, Analytics & Insight Hybrid Remote, Manchester, United Kingdom
Description
About WPP Media
WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients and communities. For more information, visit wpp.com.
WPP Media is WPP’s global media collective. In a world where media is everywhere and in everything, we bring the best platform, people, and partners together to create limitless opportunities for growth. For more information, visit wppmedia.com
About Wavemaker: A Leading WPP Media Brand
Wavemaker positively provokes growth for clients by reshaping consumer decision-making and experiences through media, content, and technology. Our name is both our mission and our method. We do our best work for brave brands and people who relish being challenged to go further and faster, together.
Role Summary and Impact
As a specialist within the BI & Data Viz team, you will assist in the development and automation of data solutions for clients, specifically leveraging the Measure data platform, a single data connection, ingestion, transformation reporting system. This is a hands-on role where you will be responsible for helping to deliver various client projects that aggregate diverse data sources into a single, unified view which are delivered in custom visualisations.
The marketing industry often grapples with incomplete, inconsistent, and siloed data, with access primarily through APIs and FTPs. It is therefore our responsibility to help clients, both internal and external, who each have their own unique requirements for reporting and analysis. The Measure framework built on a robust technology stack based on Adverity, GCP and PowerBI, ensures we can adapt quickly to differing client needs and provide comprehensive insights.
We are seeking a creative, experienced, and motivated individual to help in the development of cutting-edge dashboards and solutions that are fit for purpose and utilise the latest technologies.
In this role you will:
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:
Essential
Our passion for shaping the next era of media includes investing in our employees to help them do their best work, and we’re just as committed to employee growth as we are to responsible media investment. WPP Media employees can tap into the global WPP Media & WPP networks to pursue their passions, grow their networks, and learn at the cutting edge of marketing and advertising. We have a variety of employee resource groups and host frequent in-office events showcasing team wins, sharing thought leadership, and celebrating holidays and milestone events. 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.
WPP Media is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.
We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.
Please note this is a UK based role and requires individuals to have the right to work in this location
Description
About WPP Media
WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients and communities. For more information, visit wpp.com.
WPP Media is WPP’s global media collective. In a world where media is everywhere and in everything, we bring the best platform, people, and partners together to create limitless opportunities for growth. For more information, visit wppmedia.com
About Wavemaker: A Leading WPP Media Brand
Wavemaker positively provokes growth for clients by reshaping consumer decision-making and experiences through media, content, and technology. Our name is both our mission and our method. We do our best work for brave brands and people who relish being challenged to go further and faster, together.
Role Summary and Impact
As a specialist within the BI & Data Viz team, you will assist in the development and automation of data solutions for clients, specifically leveraging the Measure data platform, a single data connection, ingestion, transformation reporting system. This is a hands-on role where you will be responsible for helping to deliver various client projects that aggregate diverse data sources into a single, unified view which are delivered in custom visualisations.
The marketing industry often grapples with incomplete, inconsistent, and siloed data, with access primarily through APIs and FTPs. It is therefore our responsibility to help clients, both internal and external, who each have their own unique requirements for reporting and analysis. The Measure framework built on a robust technology stack based on Adverity, GCP and PowerBI, ensures we can adapt quickly to differing client needs and provide comprehensive insights.
We are seeking a creative, experienced, and motivated individual to help in the development of cutting-edge dashboards and solutions that are fit for purpose and utilise the latest technologies.
In this role you will:
- Managing BI team (based in Manchester) to develop bespoke data solutions, ensuring the highest standards in business intelligence and data visualization delivery, while supporting the performance, training, and development of junior members.
- Champion data engineering and BI excellence by translating complex data opportunities into clear business value, actively increasing revenue through BI product adoption, and continuously integrating new trends and technologies to deliver cutting-edge solutions
- Collaborate effectively with planning teams to translate business specifications into precise technical requirements for implementation.
- Design innovative data solutions and develop compelling proposals, presenting these effectively to clients and for new business opportunities.
- Ensure data integrity and consistency by developing and executing queries, and validating the accuracy and completeness of data.
- Develop, and maintain robust dashboarding solutions using Power BI, including troubleshooting and optimizing performance.
- Maintain an expert understanding of digital advertising and ad serving technology (e.g., ad serving, vendor ad servers, web analytics, attribution), pursuing advanced accreditation where relevant.
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:
Essential
- Minimum 5 years working with dashboarding tools (PowerBi preferred)
- Minimum 5 years cloud platform knowledge: GCP (Certification advantageous), other cloud platform knowledge would be considered
- Minimum 3 years experience using SQL
- Experience of working directly with clients and managing stakeholder expectations
- Line management experience
- Experience working with digital marketing and/or web analytics data.
- Experience with DBT
- Experiencing working with tools such as: Jira, Confluence
- Has worked in a technical team that use Agile, Scrum methodologies
- Experience of DevOps tools: Github/Gitlab
Our passion for shaping the next era of media includes investing in our employees to help them do their best work, and we’re just as committed to employee growth as we are to responsible media investment. WPP Media employees can tap into the global WPP Media & WPP networks to pursue their passions, grow their networks, and learn at the cutting edge of marketing and advertising. We have a variety of employee resource groups and host frequent in-office events showcasing team wins, sharing thought leadership, and celebrating holidays and milestone events. 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.
WPP Media is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.
We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.
Please note this is a UK based role and requires individuals to have the right to work in this location
Advertise with us by contacting: [email protected]
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