<div class="content-intro"><p><strong>WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. </strong></p>
<p><strong>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. </strong><br><strong> </strong><br><strong>We have been building the world's most valuable brands for 50 years and have global reach across 100+ markets, with deep local expertise.</strong><br><strong> </strong><br><strong>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. </strong><br><strong> </strong><br><strong>For more information, visit <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwpp.com%2F&data=05%7C02%7CErica.Durr%40wpp.com%7C9bf4566a65bc46a48ac008de749116ea%7C150b5e663d884dee83f6ed149b727a00%7C0%7C0%7C639076363668176216%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Q9juosud56XGLThSFZ1NpPZd6FXpJPxV74OeRZWoh%2B4%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">WPP.com.</a></strong><br><strong> </strong></p></div><p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Why we're hiring:</strong></span></p>
<p>We are looking for a highly technical IT manager to oversee End User Services (EUS) and drive strategic technology operations across the India market. This role ensures optimal service delivery, enhances IT frameworks, and manages a diverse technology landscape, integrating user endpoint infrastructure, security, and compliance requirements. The successful candidate will lead IT transformation initiatives and collaborate with cross-functional teams to align technology services with business objectives while maintaining robust system integrity and security posture.</p>
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<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>What you'll be doing:</strong></span></p>
<p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p>
<p><strong>Leadership & Line Management of Engineer Resources</strong></p>
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<li>Directly manage EUS Leads and Engineers, facilitate resource planning and workload distribution, ensuring optimal efficiency across projects and operational demands.</li>
<li>Set clear goals, expectations, and KPIs to measure individual and team performance across technical operations.</li>
<li>Lead mentoring and skills development initiatives, fostering a culture of innovation and technical excellence.</li>
<li>Champion process standardization, implementing ITIL and service management best practices for consistent execution.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Ticket Queue Management & SLA Compliance</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Oversee ticket queue management, ensuring incidents and requests are categorized, prioritized, and assigned efficiently.</li>
<li>Monitor SLA compliance, tracking ticket resolution times and ensuring adherence to service performance metrics.</li>
<li>Ensure documentation of all incidents and service requests, creating detailed root cause analyses for major recurring issues.</li>
<li>Lead stakeholder communication on SLA performance, ensuring transparency in service quality and incident handling expectations.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Performance Optimization </strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Utilize ITIL methodologies to improve service delivery, reduce incidents, and enhance end-user experience.</li>
<li>Implement continuous improvement initiatives, analyzing ticket backlog data to enhance service response times and reduce bottlenecks.</li>
<li>Identify opportunities to implement AI-driven support solutions, including chatbots, predictive analytics, and self-service portals to streamline IT assistance.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Infrastructure & End-User Services Management</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Manage, implement, and optimize end-user service solutions to enhance support function in the XXX market</li>
<li>Oversee device management, endpoint security, and identity access controls, ensuring compliance with global standards.</li>
<li>Manage deployment, configuration, and lifecycle support for core user environments, including endpoint devices, collaboration platforms, business systems and remote access solutions.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Technology Strategy & Architecture</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Develop and refine country IT infrastructure roadmaps, ensuring alignment with business needs and scalability considerations.</li>
<li>Lead technology standardization efforts for network architecture, Active Directory, endpoint security, and service automation platforms.</li>
<li>Collaborate with global technology teams to integrate IT frameworks, including enterprise mobility, security policies, and system automation.</li>
<li>Drive continuous improvements in system architecture, ensuring optimized performance of IT assets across on-premises and cloud-based environments.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Security, Compliance & Risk Management</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Implement cybersecurity best practices in coordination with the Cyber, Risk & Compliance (CRC) team.</li>
<li>Ensure regulatory compliance across identity & access management (IAM), endpoint encryption, and data protection strategies.</li>
<li>Lead incident response protocols, overseeing vulnerability management, SIEM monitoring, and remediation efforts.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Vendor & Cost Optimization</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Manage enterprise agreements with our technology partners, vendors and providers, ensuring cost-effective procurement of any licensing and services.</li>
<li>Optimize IT budgets, identifying opportunities for cost reduction in service contracts and hardware lifecycle management.</li>
<li>Evaluate emerging technology solutions that align with business expansion and infrastructure modernization initiatives.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Project Management & IT Transformation</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Lead market deployment of global IT initiatives, including Network, Infrastructure, Modern Workplace, and Security transformations.</li>
<li>Coordinate cross-functional teams on technology rollouts, overseeing user migration strategies, cloud adoption plans, and infrastructure upgrades.</li>
</ul>
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<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>What you'll need:</strong></span></p>
<p><strong>Qualifications & Technical Expertise</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or a related field. Or relevant experience within Information Technology.</li>
<li>Strong leadership and team management skills.</li>
<li>Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.</li>
<li>Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.</li>
<li>Understanding of IT endpoint infrastructure, including Microsoft OS, MacOS, Active Directory, device management, Identity Management and Audio-Visual technology.</li>
<li>Proficiency in ITIL and ITSM frameworks</li>
<li>Experience with endpoint management platforms, including MDM solutions like Jamf and Intune.</li>
<li>Demonstrated experience in IT governance, compliance audits, and risk mitigation strategies.</li>
<li>Budget management expertise, overseeing software licensing, vendor contracts, and IT cost optimization.</li>
</ul>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Who you are:</strong></span></p>
<p><strong>You're open<em>:</em> </strong>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.</p>
<p><strong>You're optimistic<em>:</em></strong> <span id="628d56ad5d8a35dab853e65d9daa237c" class="editor-module-hl-green-solid">We believe</span> in the power of creativity, technology and talent to create brighter futures or our people, our clients and our communities. We approach all that we do with conviction: to try the new and to seek the unexpected.</p>
<p><strong>You're extraordinary:</strong> we are stronger together: through collaboration we achieve the amazing. We are creative leaders and pioneers of our industry; we provide extraordinary every day.</p>
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<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>What we'll give you:</strong></span></p>
<p><strong>Passionate, inspired people</strong> – We aim to create a culture in which people can do extraordinary work.</p>
<p><strong>Scale and opportunity</strong> – We offer the opportunity to create, influence and complete projects at a scale that is unparalleled in the industry.</p>
<p><strong>Challenging and stimulating work</strong> – Unique work and the opportunity to join a group of creative problem solvers. Are you up for the challenge?</p>
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