GOC | Data Engineer

About WPP Media

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. With exceptional talent, trusted data and intelligence, and world-class partnerships – all united by our pioneering agentic marketing platform, WPP Open – we help clients navigate change, capture opportunity, and deliver transformational growth. 

WPP Media is WPP's AI-driven media operating unit, bringing together media, data, and partnerships to deliver creative personalisation at scale. Connected through WPP Open and powered by Open Intelligence, clients see exactly where, how, and why their media investment is working.

For more information, visit wppmedia.com.

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 

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 Extraordinary by Leading Collectively to Inspire transformational Creativity.

• Create an Open environment by Balancing People and Client Experiences by Cultivating Trust.

• Lead Optimistically by Championing Growth and Development to Mobilize the Enterprise. 

Role Summary and Impact 

As part of the Global Operations Centre (GOC), you will work closely with teams across the United States, Europe, and Asia to deliver high-impact solutions in a collaborative, multicultural environment.

We’re looking for a Data Engineer who reports to the Solutions Architect and is responsible for leading data transformation initiatives, building scalable data management and engineering solutions, and enabling data-driven decision-making for clients. This role bridges business needs, media performance, and technology by designing robust data pipelines, workflows and advanced automation solutions. You'll be part of a team that believes in doing work that matters - for people and the planet, extending this impact directly to our client's strategic objectives. 

What You Will Do

• Lead the development of automated data management and reporting solutions, reducing manual reporting efforts and significantly improving reporting efficiency and turnaround time.

• Design, build, and maintain ETL processes using SQL to clean, standardize, and integrate data from multiple media platforms into cloud-based data warehouses.

• Development and maintain data quality checks and procedures, helping stakeholders overcome data issues before they impact the quality of the reporting solutions.

• Monitor automated jobs, troubleshooting data issues as-and-when they arise.

• Develop and manage interactive dashboards to deliver actionable insights for clients.

• Support the development of strong working relationships with third-party data providers that we rely on for access to necessary data.

Skills and Experience 

If this opportunity looks right for you, we are looking for candidates who have: 

• 3-5 years of experience in data engineering or related field.

• Strong expertise in SQL, data engineering tools.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or related field.

• Hands-on experience with data cloud platforms (Google BigQuery, Snowflake, AWS, or similar).

• Experience with data automation tools.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

• Experience with data visualization platforms beyond Power BI/Tableau.

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 access to internal learning platforms, certifications, and training sessions, life insurance, medical care & sports card in Medicover, funding for English language learning, employee mental health awareness day, and more.  

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 are committed to offering equal opportunities to all employees, which is why we only establish collaborations based on employment contracts. 

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 two days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process. 

Following a detailed review of all applications, we will contact those candidates whose qualifications and stated terms of cooperation most closely align the objectives of our recruitment process.