Commerce Growth Lead, UK at WPP

London, England, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

04 May, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

03 Feb, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Commerce Growth, Client Management, Business Development, Proposal Development, Team Coordination, Retail Media, Consulting, Opportunity Identification, Pipeline Management, Project Management, Communication, Strategic Thinking, Collaboration, Creativity, Analytical Skills, Problem Solving

Industry

Advertising Services

Description

1170 - Commerce Growth Lead, UK 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 Role Summary and Impact The Growth Lead, Commerce UK is responsible for driving day-to-day growth across the UK commerce pipeline. This role focuses on converting commerce opportunities within existing UK clients and local new business, ensuring strong coordination across agencies, partners, and delivery teams. The role owns the UK execution of the growth agenda, working closely with the VP, Growth on priority opportunities while ensuring local pipeline momentum, discipline, and conversion. Key Responsibilities Own the UK Commerce Growth Pipeline Manage and progress the UK commerce opportunity pipeline across existing clients and new business. Identify, shape, and qualify opportunities in partnership with agency client leads and commerce delivery teams. Ensure opportunities are clearly scoped, commercially sound, and aligned to delivery capability. Support New Business and Pitch Activity Lead commerce input into UK-focused pitches and RFPs. Coordinate internal teams (strategy, consultancy, retail media, enablement) to develop compelling UK-specific proposals. Support the VP, Growth on larger or more complex opportunities as required. Drive Client Expansion Work with client teams to identify incremental commerce opportunities across retail media, commerce media, and consulting. Translate client needs into clear growth proposals, business cases, and timelines. Track progress from opportunity identification through to close. Partner Coordination and Enablement Coordinate with the Partnerships & Enablement team to ensure UK opportunities are supported with the right tools, platforms, and partner inputs. Ensure partner solutions are effectively embedded into UK growth plans. Pipeline Discipline and Reporting Maintain clear visibility of pipeline status, forecasts, and conversion rates. Provide regular updates to the leadership on progress, risks, and priorities. Bring structure and consistency to how UK commerce growth is tracked and managed. Example Projects You’ll Work On Developing and converting commerce expansion opportunities within key UK clients. Supporting UK retail media and commerce pitches from briefing through to close. Coordinating partner input (Amazon, Criteo, RMNs) into UK proposals. Building repeatable UK growth plays that can be scaled across accounts. What Success Looks Like Strong, well-managed UK commerce pipeline with consistent conversion. Increased commerce revenue from existing UK clients. Improved speed and quality of UK commerce proposals. Clear alignment between growth ambition and delivery reality. 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 Extraordinaryby Leading Collectively to Inspire transformational Creativity. Create an Openenvironment by Balancing People and Client Experiences by Cultivating Trust. Lead Optimisticallyby Championing Growth and Development to Mobilize the Enterprise. Life at WPP Media & Benefits 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 Please read our Privacy Notice (https://www.wppmedia.com/pages/privacy-policy) for more information on how we process the information you provide. #LI-Promoted Please read our Privacy Notice for more information on how we process the information you provide.

Responsibilities

The Growth Lead, Commerce UK is responsible for managing and progressing the UK commerce opportunity pipeline, focusing on both existing clients and new business. This role involves coordinating with various teams to develop proposals and drive client expansion.