What you'll need
- 4+ years of progressive experience in product ownership or a similar role, with a demonstrable track record of successfully driving complex product features and capabilities from definition to launch and beyond.
- Proven ability to own, manage, and prioritise complex or high-impact product backlogs, ensuring alignment with defined product strategies and measurable business outcomes.
- Deep domain expertise in a critical product capability, demonstrating the ability to handle significant technical or business complexity.
- Strong understanding and practical experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban). Agile certification (e.g., CSPO, SAFe PO/PM) is highly desirable.
- Exceptional ability to translate high-level product strategy into clear, concise, and actionable epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria, demonstrating a deep understanding of technical considerations, constraints, and opportunities.
- Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional development teams to achieve shared goals, acting as a leader within the team.
- A strong analytical mindset with the ability to leverage data and user feedback to inform product decisions, measure success, and drive continuous improvement.
- Ability to analyse and resolve complex problems within the scope of your product capability, collaborating effectively with Product Leads and engineering.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to adapt communication style to suit different audiences (technical and non-technical) and effectively articulate complex product concepts and execution rationale.
- Proven ability to proactively engage with Product Leads, engineering leads, and other stakeholders, resolve conflicts, and contribute to the efficient delivery of the product roadmap.
- A strong track record of successfully delivering features from concept to release in multiple sprints, with a focus on achieving clear, testable outcomes and demonstrating accountability for post-launch performance.
Why WPP Open? At WPP Open, you'll be part of a pioneering team building the future of marketing and advertising. We offer a collaborative and innovative environment where your contributions will have a tangible impact on product delivery and user experience. You'll have the opportunity to work on challenging projects, grow your skills, and shape the product landscape for one of the world's leading creative transformation companies.
Join us and help us build the future of WPP!
Who you are
You're open: we are inclusive and collaborative; we encourage the free exchange of ideas; we respect and celebrate diverse views. We are open-minded: to new ideas, new partnerships, new ways of working.
You're optimistic: we approach all that we do with confidence: to try the new and to seek the unexpected.
You're extraordinary: We are stronger together: through collaboration we achieve the amazing. We are creative leaders and pioneers of our industry; we provide extraordinary every day.
What we'll give you
Passionate, inspired people – we champion a culture of people that do extraordinary work
Scale and opportunity – we offer the opportunity to create, influence and deliver projects at a scale that is unparalleled in the industry.
Challenging and stimulating work – unique work and the opportunity to join a group of creative problem solvers.
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.
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