Growth Management in Chennai

Here at Appian, our values of Intensity and Excellence define who we are. We set high standards and live up to them, ensuring that everything we do is done with care and quality. We approach every challenge with ambition and commitment, holding ourselves and each other accountable to achieve the best results. When you join Appian, you’ll be part of a passionate team dedicated to accomplishing hard things, together. Career Manager - Chennai Chennai, India | Work Model: On-site Guide our Chennai Consultants through transformative career journeys while building operational excellence that directly fuels Customer Success and business growth. ABOUT THE TEAM The People Team partners with Appian's Professional Services organization to develop world-class consulting talent delivering AI-Powered Process Automation solutions to our clients. This team owns the full consultant lifecycle—from onboarding through career progression—ensuring our consultants have the coaching, development, and support needed to drive client transformation. Your work directly impacts retention, performance, and the capability of teams solving complex mission-critical challenges. THE OPPORTUNITY As Appian scales its footprint, the demand for exceptional consulting talent has never been higher. This role exists to ensure our consultants don't just deliver projects—they build careers, develop deep expertise, and become trusted advisors to clients. You'll shape how we grow, retain, and elevate talent in a high-stakes environment where performance and people development are inseparable from business success. WHAT YOU'LL DO Oversee and continuously improve systems and processes that support talent development, evaluation, feedback, and retention. Partner with top consultants to develop consulting career development frameworks. Contribute and enhance performance management processes, including feedback cycles, performance reviews, and promotion calibrations, in collaboration with Project Engagement Managers

Here at Appian, our values of Intensity and Excellence define who we are. We set high standards and live up to them, ensuring that everything we do is done with care and quality. We approach every challenge with ambition and commitment, holding ourselves and each other accountable to achieve the best results. When you join Appian, you’ll be part of a passionate team dedicated to accomplishing hard things, together. Compensation Analyst III (Senior) – Equity Administration & Global Rewards Architect Appian's global equity and total rewards strategy while modernizing plan design for high-scale enterprise growth. Location: Chennai, India | Work Model: Hybrid About the Team The People Team at Appian fuels global growth by attracting, rewarding, and retaining world-class talent. In an industry powered by AI-Powered Process Automation , our team builds data-driven compensation strategies that sustain competitive market advantage. We partner directly with executive leadership to champion pay equity, optimize total rewards platforms, and drive scalable governance across global offices. The Opportunity As Appian accelerates its international expansion, modernizing our equity architecture and total rewards framework is critical. As Compensation Analyst III, you will act as a core global partner based out of our Chennai tech hub. You won't just analyze data; you will shape global pay equity initiatives, architect scalable equity management structures, and directly manage equity plan administration using E*TRADE/Morgan Stanley . This role offers a unique opportunity to build scalable compensation frameworks in a fast-paced environment backed by enterprise-grade stability. What You’ll Do Modernize Equity Plan Architecture: Lead global equity plan governance and modernize grant structures, option/RSU execution lifecycles, and cap-table administration using E*TRADE/Morgan Stanley . Drive Executive Insights & Strategic Analytics: Oversee global HR and compensation intellige

Here at Appian, our values of Intensity and Excellence define who we are. We set high standards and live up to them, ensuring that everything we do is done with care and quality. We approach every challenge with ambition and commitment, holding ourselves and each other accountable to achieve the best results. When you join Appian, you’ll be part of a passionate team dedicated to accomplishing hard things, together. You will own end-to-end delivery for complex, cross-org modernization programs. You will create clarity from ambiguity, define operating mechanisms, drive dependency management, and ensure high-quality execution across Platform Engineering and Low Code Foundations. Required Experience & Skills 8–12+ years technical program management in engineering organizations Experience driving large, cross-team technical programs with measurable outcomes Excellent written and verbal communication; strong ability to influence without authority Demonstrated rigor in planning, risk management, and execution mechanisms Comfort partnering with senior engineering leaders and principal engineers Preferred Experience & Skills Experience with platform modernization (cloud-native, performance, reliability, migrations) Experience with AI-enabled programs or AI-first SDLC adoption Background in software engineering, systems engineering, or technical product delivery Tools and Resources Training and Development: During onboarding, we focus on equipping new hires with the skills and knowledge for success through department-specific training. Continuous learning is a central focus at Appian, with dedicated mentorship and the First-Friend program being widely utilized resources for new hires. Growth Opportunities: Appian provides a diverse array of growth and development opportunities, including our leadership program tailored for new and aspiring managers, a comprehensive library of specialized department training through Appian University, skills based training,

Here at Appian, our values of Intensity and Excellence define who we are. We set high standards and live up to them, ensuring that everything we do is done with care and quality. We approach every challenge with ambition and commitment, holding ourselves and each other accountable to achieve the best results. When you join Appian, you’ll be part of a passionate team dedicated to accomplishing hard things, together. The Appian Talent Acquisition team is on a mission to discover, attract, and hire the brilliant minds that fuel our industry-leading AI Automation Platform. University talent is a foundational cornerstone of Appian’s growth strategy, and our team focuses on building deep, impactful relationships with top-tier academic institutions. We operate in a fast-paced, high-performing, and deeply collaborative environment where we celebrate shared successes and shape the future culture of Appian. As a University Talent Acquisition Specialist, you will have a direct hand in shaping the next generation of Appian innovators. This isn't just about filling slots; it’s about supporting a full-lifecycle university recruiting program and serving as the face of Appian to students, faculty, and career centers. If you are passionate about event management, building elite talent pipelines, and acting as a strategic partner, this role offers a high-impact platform to elevate your career and scale our brand across top universities. This role is based at our Chennai office in Brigade World Trade Center Chennai. Appian was built on a culture of in-person collaboration, which we believe is a key driver of our mission to be the best. Employees hired for this position are expected to be in the office 5 days a week to foster that culture and ensure we continue to thrive through shared ideas and teamwork. We believe being in the office provides more opportunities to come together and celebrate working with the exceptional people across Appian. What You’ll Do Own the end-to-end ca

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. We work with the world's most valuable brands and have global reach across 100+ markets, with deep local expertise. Our people are the key to our success. We're committed to fostering a culture of creativity, belonging and continuous learning, attracting and developing the brightest talent, and providing exciting career opportunities that help our people grow. For more information, visit WPP.com. Why we're hiring: Detection Engineering is responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining high-fidelity detection logic across enterprise security platforms. This role focuses on proactive threat detection, automation-first practices, and continuous improvement of detection coverage and accuracy, supporting the WPP SOC transformation into an Autonomic Security Operations model. What you'll be doing: Develop, test, and maintain detection rules and logic across SIEM, EDR, NDR, and cloud-native platforms. Regularly review and enhance detection logic to improve accuracy, reduce noise, and align with evolving threats. Work with wider WPP engineering teams to ensure high-quality, normalized telemetry for effective detection. Automate detection rule deployment, QA, and version control using scripting and CI/CD pipelines. Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Conduct RCA on missed detections, delayed responses, and high-severity incidents. Identify technical and process-level causes of detection failures or inefficiencies. Drive corrective actions based on RCA outcomes (e.g., rule improvements,

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. We work with the world's most valuable brands and have global reach across 100+ markets, with deep local expertise. Our people are the key to our success. We're committed to fostering a culture of creativity, belonging and continuous learning, attracting and developing the brightest talent, and providing exciting career opportunities that help our people grow. For more information, visit WPP.com. Why we're hiring: The Business Intelligence Developer drives the design, development, and maintenance of Power BI dashboards and reports used across AUNZ Finance and Operations. This role bridges data and stakeholders - translating requirements into intuitive, actionable dashboards, providing first-level support to end users, and delivering ad hoc analysis in partnership with the Head of Data & Analytics. What you'll be doing: KRA 1 Dashboard Design & Development Translate business requirements into intuitive, visually compelling Power BI dashboards and reports. Create wireframes and proof-of-concepts aligned with requirements, adhering to design standards. Develop custom visuals where native Power BI functionality does not meet business needs. Maintain quality control standards across own projects prior to release. KRA 2 Data Modelling & Security Design and refine data models underpinning dashboards, building on curated datasets. Implement and maintain row-level and application-layer security to ensure appropriate data access. Manage and monitor scheduled data refreshes, proactively resol

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. We work with the world's most valuable brands and have global reach across 100+ markets, with deep local expertise. Our people are the key to our success. We're committed to fostering a culture of creativity, belonging and continuous learning, attracting and developing the brightest talent, and providing exciting career opportunities that help our people grow. For more information, visit WPP.com. Why we're hiring: Responsible for leading the Cloud Automation Engineering function. Primary focus will be leading a team of other engineers in designing and implementing automation solutions to improve customer experience and increase productivity in our cloud estates. Responsible for maintaining and delivering automation solutions through infrastructure as code, ensuring security best practice, evangelising automation practice and tools, and supporting customer needs, both internal and external. What you'll be doing: Identify opportunities for improvement and automation of operations Design, build, test and implement use cases to drive automation adoption and improve operational efficiency Work closely with the IT Operations team to develop automated incident detection and response mechanisms. Implement proactive monitoring and alerting systems to quickly respond to and resolve critical issues, minimizing downtime and service disruptions Responsible for driving CSI initiatives to improve operations (processes/tools) working with various stakeholders Responsible for providing feedback at various leve

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. We work with the world's most valuable brands and have global reach across 100+ markets, with deep local expertise. Our people are the key to our success. We're committed to fostering a culture of creativity, belonging and continuous learning, attracting and developing the brightest talent, and providing exciting career opportunities that help our people grow. For more information, visit WPP.com. Why we're hiring: The Technology Risk & Controls Senior Analyst operates as part of the second line Technology Risk & Controls function, working under the direction of the Technology Risk & Controls Lead. This role builds on core Analyst responsibilities, taking greater ownership of control testing, audit engagement, and stakeholder interaction. The Senior Analyst is expected to operate with increased independence, support junior team members, and contribute to improving the consistency and quality of the controls environment. This role supports the delivery of the controls assurance programme across Business Platforms and Corporate applications, with a strong focus on IT General Controls (ITGC), and SOX compliance, for ERP environments. The role is focused on executing high-quality control testing, audit support and remediation assurance activities in line with WPP standards and methodologies. The Senior Analyst works closely with Application and Control owners, Financial Risk & Control colleagues and auditors to evidence control performance, support audit readiness (including SOX 404

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. We work with the world's most valuable brands and have global reach across 100+ markets, with deep local expertise. Our people are the key to our success. We're committed to fostering a culture of creativity, belonging and continuous learning, attracting and developing the brightest talent, and providing exciting career opportunities that help our people grow. For more information, visit WPP.com. Why we're hiring: This role is pivotal in supporting WPP’s large-scale ERP transformation programmes by embedding robust SDLC and transformation controls, driving compliance with our data and security requirements, and ensuring audit readiness for obligations such as SOX 404 IO. As a key member of the central assurance team, you will deliver control assurance and actively coach project teams, while also playing a strategic role in shaping the group’s compliance and controls posture to be more consistent, standardised, and repeatable. You will support the Transformations Lead in delivering judgement led, risk based assurance across ERP migrations and SDLC controls. The role focuses on strengthening first line capability, uplifting evidence quality, and ensuring controls are executed and documented to audit standards. You will work closely with Financial Risk & Controls colleagues to ensure transformation controls are aligned and integrated with financial controls. While accountability for operating SDLC controls and producing complete, accurate evidence sits with project and&nbs

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. We work with the world's most valuable brands and have global reach across 100+ markets, with deep local expertise. Our people are the key to our success. We're committed to fostering a culture of creativity, belonging and continuous learning, attracting and developing the brightest talent, and providing exciting career opportunities that help our people grow. For more information, visit WPP.com. Why we're hiring: We are looking for a Workday Financials Senior Consultant to join our Workday Services team supporting and enhancing our existing Workday deployment. This role and team will grow as we further deploy and expand our Workday Financials coverage across WPP. Reporting to the Workday Financials Product Manager this role is responsible for providing senior levels of technical and process expertise across Workday Financials. Working hand in hand with the wider Workday Services team, you will build relationships with our process owners, Shared Service Centre, and stakeholders as a source of expertise and support for Workday Financials and integrated applications. What you'll be doing: Solution and oversee deployment of Enhancements to our existing Financials deployments Diagnose and resolve assigned tickets for Workday Financials and integrated applications Investigate any functionality being released/introduced and collaborating with other functional Workday resources Maintain expertise on new functionality/features/capabilities in Workday and wider industry/financials/technology trends Acc

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. We work with the world's most valuable brands and have global reach across 100+ markets, with deep local expertise. Our people are the key to our success. We're committed to fostering a culture of creativity, belonging and continuous learning, attracting and developing the brightest talent, and providing exciting career opportunities that help our people grow. For more information, visit WPP.com. WPP is embarking on a major 3-year transformation to simplify, modernise, and unify its technology platforms across the group. This change is critical to: · Enable cost-effective transformation and operational efficiency · Accelerate adoption of AI, data, and digital platforms · Ensure consistent delivery of value and benefits across all agencies and markets · Minimise disruption and maximise engagement during large-scale change Workday is a cornerstone of this transformation, providing a single, modern system of record for people data and for driving efficiency through our operations and finance functions. By standardising core processes, improving data quality and enabling better insights, Workday supports consistent ways of working, stronger governance and future‑ready capabilities, while creating the foundation for scalable change, automation and AI‑enabled decision making across WPP. Why we're hiring: In this role you will be a me

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. We work with the world's most valuable brands and have global reach across 100+ markets, with deep local expertise. Our people are the key to our success. We're committed to fostering a culture of creativity, belonging and continuous learning, attracting and developing the brightest talent, and providing exciting career opportunities that help our people grow. For more information, visit WPP.com. WPP is embarking on a major 3-year transformation to simplify, modernise, and unify its technology platforms across the group. This change is critical to: Enable cost-effective transformation and operational efficiency Accelerate adoption of AI, data, and digital platforms Ensure consistent delivery of value and benefits across all agencies and markets Minimise disruption and maximise engagement during large-scale change Workday is a cornerstone of this transformation, providing a single, modern system of record for people data and for driving efficiency through our operations and finance functions. By standardising core processes, improving data quality and enabling better insights, Workday supports consistent ways of working, stronger governance and future‑ready capabilities, while creating the foundation for scalable change, automation and AI‑enabled decision making across WPP. Why we're hiring: We are looking for a Workday HCM Consultant with core HCM and absence/time tracking experience to join the Workday Services Team providing post go-live support. Reporting to the Workday Services HCM Pr

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. We work with the world's most valuable brands and have global reach across 100+ markets, with deep local expertise. Our people are the key to our success. We're committed to fostering a culture of creativity, belonging and continuous learning, attracting and developing the brightest talent, and providing exciting career opportunities that help our people grow. For more information, visit WPP.com. Why we're hiring: As part of WPP’s multi‑year Enterprise Technology transformation, the Global CRM Programme is a foundational capability underpinning client, commercial, and data‑driven growth. The consolidation of multiple CRM solutions into a single platform introduces significant systems integration and data complexity, including: diverse legacy systems and interfaces inconsistent client, revenue, and pipeline data, varying agency and market integration patterns A dedicated Systems & Data Integration Lead is required to: define a coherent integration and data strategy prevent point‑to‑point, market‑specific solutions ensure CRM becomes a trusted system of record enable scalable adoption of AI, analytics, and cross‑platform capabilities. The Systems & Data Integration Lead is accountable for defining and governing the integration and data landscape for WPP’s Global CRM Programme, which is consolidating multiple legacy CRM platforms into a single, enterprise‑wide Microsoft Dynamics–based solution. The role ensures the global CRM platform integrates effectively with the wider enterprise ecosy

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. We work with the world's most valuable brands and have global reach across 100+ markets, with deep local expertise. Our people are the key to our success. We're committed to fostering a culture of creativity, belonging and continuous learning, attracting and developing the brightest talent, and providing exciting career opportunities that help our people grow. For more information, visit WPP.com. WPP is embarking on a major 3-year transformation to simplify, modernise, and unify its technology platforms across the group. This change is critical to: · Enable cost-effective transformation and operational efficiency · Accelerate adoption of AI, data, and digital platforms · Ensure consistent delivery of value and benefits across all agencies and markets · Minimise disruption and maximise engagement during large-scale change Workday is a cornerstone of this transformation, providing a single, modern system of record for people data and for driving efficiency through our operations and finance functions. By standardising core processes, improving data quality and enabling better insights, Workday supports consistent ways of working, stronger governance and future‑ready capabilities, while creating the foundation for scalable change, automation and AI‑enabled decision making across WPP. Why we're hiring: We are looking for a Workday Financials Consultant to join our Workday Services team supporting and enhancing our

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. We work with the world's most valuable brands and have global reach across 100+ markets, with deep local expertise. Our people are the key to our success. We're committed to fostering a culture of creativity, belonging and continuous learning, attracting and developing the brightest talent, and providing exciting career opportunities that help our people grow. For more information, visit WPP.com. Why we're hiring: This role will be working as part of both the Maconomy ERP testing team, who are responsible for all QA, Test & Release activities for this platform, as well as the QA Transformers team who own and operate our Test Automation platforms. You will provide technical as well as best practice support for all areas of test automation to the business. What you'll be doing: Lead Test Automation Efforts: Develop and implement automated testing strategies for functional, integration and regression testing, ensuring maximum test coverage and efficiency. Test Automation Framework Development: Lead the development, and maintenance of reusable and scalable test scripts, as well as supporting the design and development of our Global test frameworks Supporting Multi-Testing Streams: Ensuring that tests are developed and can be deployed to support multiple streams of work at the same time, such as multiple environment testing, as well as monthly releases Test Maintenance & Optimisation: Continuously monitor, update, and refactor existing test scripts to ensure they are up-to-date with a