Strategic Operations Lead, Marketing

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 role is responsible for leading and overseeing end-to-end cloud operations, ensuring the availability, reliability, security, performance, and resilience of cloud platforms and services. It manages service monitoring, incident response, and incident resolution for production applications and cloud infrastructure, while ensuring operations teams are skilled and enabled to execute cloud-related requests with speed and diligence. The role also provides governance over a large third-party managed services organisation, ensuring delivery against agreed KPIs, SLAs, and operational commitments through effective service reviews, metrics reporting, performance management, and continuous service improvement. What you'll be doing: Responsible for overseeing cloud operations, driving operational excellence, and improving the operational landscape through automation and AI-driven solutions delivered by internal resources and third-party partnerships. Product: Work with product and engineering teams to define operational support patterns for each cloud product. Collaborate with business, archi

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: WPP Media is embarking on a transformative data journey through Databridge —our internal comprehensive data strategy and framework designed to unify our fragmented global data landscape. We are moving from isolated, market-specific implementations to a standardized, scalable, cloud-agnostic, and AI-ready data platform built on a modern tech stack: dbt, Databricks, Python (dlthub), and GitHub Actions . As Data Operations Lead , you will establish and head our new Data Integration & Operations team in Chennai. This is a build-and-run role : you'll define how the team operates while leading day-to-day delivery of operational excellence across global data products. You will be the custodian of production —owning the operational layer including CI/CD automation, deployment pipelines, monitoring, data quality enforcement, incident management, and support. This role requires deep technical knowledge of Databricks and modern data platforms, alongside the ability to lead, mentor, and scale a growing team. What you'll be doin

About the Team OpenAI's Go-To-Market (GTM) organization helps customers adopt and scale our AI products. As the business grows, we are looking for a strategic operator to lead high-impact GTM programs that improve execution across the organization. In this role, you will partner with leaders across Sales, Product, Marketing, Product Marketing, Operations, Enablement, Finance, and Communications to drive complex cross-functional initiatives from strategy through execution. You will bring structure to ambiguity, align stakeholders around shared priorities, and build repeatable operating mechanisms that help the business scale. In this role, you will: Lead high-priority GTM programs, including product launches, sales plays, customer initiatives, and other strategic cross-functional efforts. Build program plans, operating cadences, governance, and executive communications that keep teams aligned and accountable. Partner with GTM leadership to prioritize initiatives, identify risks, and drive execution against company goals. Develop data-driven insights using pipeline, productivity, customer, and field signals to inform decisions and improve program outcomes. Build scalable processes, planning mechanisms, and operating rhythms that improve how cross-functional programs are executed. Influence stakeholders across GTM, Product, Marketing, Finance, and Operations to deliver measurable business impact. You might thrive in this role if you have: 8+ years of experience in GTM Strategy & Operations, Business Operations, Program Management, Management Consulting, Product Marketing, or a related field. A track record of leading complex cross-functional initiatives from strategy through execution. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to bring clarity to ambiguous business challenges. Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with experience influencing senior leaders across functions. Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, man

Role Overview We are looking for a senior, externally-facing executive professional to build, scale, and manage jeweler partnerships for Paytm Gold, with a specific focus on enabling digital gold redemption at jewellery outlets. This role owns end-to-end jeweller relationships—from onboarding and commercial structuring to operational rollout and ongoing partner success. The role requires deep jewellery industry experience, strong stakeholder management, and the ability to work across legal, product, operations, and compliance teams to build scalable partnerships. Key Responsibilities • Own and manage strategic relationships with regional and national jewellery partners • Identify, onboard, and scale jeweller partners for Paytm Gold redemption • Act as the primary relationship owner for senior leadership at partner organisations • Drive end-to-end enablement of Paytm Gold redemption at jeweller outlets • Define redemption flows covering commercials, operations, settlements, reconciliation, and customer experience • Lead partnership discussions on commercials, incentives, revenue sharing, and operational SLAs • Work closely with legal and compliance teams to structure regulatorily sound partnership agreements • Act as the bridge between jewellers and internal teams including product, operations, finance, risk, and compliance • Manage escalations and resolve partner issues efficiently • Set up governance mechanisms for partner performance and periodic reviews • Build and own MIS dashboards tracking redemption volumes, partner-wise performance, and operational metrics • Track jewellery industry trends, competitor models, and regulatory developments and share insights with leadership Candidate Profile Experience • 10–16 years of experience (flexible for the right candidate) • Mandatory prior experience working with jewellers, jewellery retail chains, bullion firms, or gold trading businesses • Proven experience in partnerships, alliances, or business development roles

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. Key responsibilities - • Lead Procure to Pay and Billing functions, oversaw vendor master management, invoice processing, order management, contract generation, billing, and inventory processes from the WPP SSC India. Supervised P & L management, billing operations, and proactively sought opportunities for business expansion. • Lead a team of 100+ FTEs. Managed team operations, fostered employee development, engaged stakeholders, and ensured service delivery excellence. Nurtured a culture of excellence and accountability within the team, provided mentorship, coaching, and professional development opportunities to enhance skill sets and drive career progression. Streamlined business processes and documentation, including the establishment and monitoring of KPIs and metrics. Continuously monitored SLAs, conducted team presentations, and spearheaded process quality enhancement initiatives. • Identify and implement automation solutions to optimize processes, reduce turnaround time, and enhance efficiency. Solicited feedback from internal and external stakeh

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: WPP is undertaking a major transformation of its enterprise Service Management capability, replacing its existing ServiceNow platform with a modern, AI-enabled service management platform that will establish a simpler, more standardised, and scalable global operating model. The current environment has evolved over many years and now requires a structured re-platforming programme to remove legacy complexity, reduce fragmentation, improve governance, and align more closely with industry best practice. This role will own the platform that underpins service management across Technology Operations and the wider Enterprise Technology team along with Finance, HR, and other corporate functions, making it a strategically important platform. Working with senior stakeholders and strategic implementation partners, you will define and deliver the future service management capability, ensuring the platform, operating model, governance, and service management processes support a modern, scalable, AI-enabled enterprise. The successful candidate will bring