Associate Partner Planning

WPP Media
Jakarta, Indonesia

Who this role is best for

Best suited to media leaders with a track record in client growth and cross-functional integration working in the APAC region, particularly Indonesia.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 10–15 years of experience in media or client leadership roles, especially those who have grown existing accounts.
    — “10–15 years' experience in media, planning, or client leadership roles”
  • Individuals who thrive in fast-moving, ambiguous environments and can lead without direct reporting lines.
    — “Comfortable in fast-moving, ambiguous environments”
  • Candidates who have experience integrating cross-functional teams like planning, media, commerce, and data.
    — “Driving alignment across planning, media, commerce, advocacy and data”

Things to consider

  • The role requires a deep understanding of full-funnel media and commerce dynamics, not just tactical execution.
    — “Strong understanding of full-funnel media and commerce dynamics”
  • Candidates must be fluent in English, which may be a barrier for non-native speakers.
    — “Fluent in English; other languages a plus”

How to stand out

  • Highlight your experience in expanding client scope and driving revenue growth in your resume and interviews.
    — “Proven track record of growing existing accounts — not just retaining them”
  • Emphasize your ability to lead matrixed teams and unify planning with execution.
    — “Ensure planning decisions drive execution — not the other way around”
  • Showcase your ability to build a commercial narrative and negotiate with senior stakeholders.
    — “Comfortable owning revenue targets and negotiating scope/value with senior clients”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · Company

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What success looks like

  • portfolio revenue and scope growth
  • strong reach and clear storytelling
  • teams operating with clarity and speed
Typical background
10-15 years in media, planning, or client leadership roles

Skills & requirements

Required

Commercial-savvyEntrepreneurialMedia-leadershipClient-relationship-managementCross-functional-team-leadership

Preferred

Digital-marketingEcommerce-planningAdvocacy-content

Stack & domain

Media PlanningEcommerce PlanningAdvocacyCreator ContentBiddable Media ExecutionData ReportingCommercial SavvyEntrepreneurialDiligentLeadershipProblem-solvingCommunicationMediaDataPartnerships

About the role

Original posting from WPP Media via Greenhouse

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.

About WPP Indonesia 

With a population of 260 million, Indonesia is one of the fastest growing and most dynamic markets in the world. Rising consumer disposable income has put Indonesia firmly on the radar for MNCs seeking to invest in emerging markets. 

Terrestrial TV still dominates the Indonesian media landscape, accounting for 65% of total ad spend — but digital is entering a period of exponential growth. Around 170 million Indonesians are online, and more than 70% access the internet via mobile. The scale of opportunity to transform this media landscape is unprecedented in the APAC region. 

We're looking for entrepreneurial, diligent people to join us on this journey — building impactful solutions for the next era of media. 

About the Role 

We're looking for a commercially-savvy, entrepreneurial media leader to take ownership of an existing client portfolio — with a clear mandate to grow it. This is not a maintenance role. You'll be accountable for deepening client relationships, expanding scope of work, and converting strong delivery into incremental revenue. 

What You'll Own 

End-to-end leadership of the existing business portfolio, with a growth target attached 

Translating brand priorities into commercially successful cross-platform campaigns 

Full-funnel ownership (upper → mid → lower), planned as one brand ecosystem — not siloed activations 

Identifying and converting organic growth opportunities within current accounts (scope expansion, new brands, new services) 

Driving alignment across planning, media, commerce, advocacy and data 

Senior partnership with client stakeholders, including commercial negotiation and renewal 

How You'll Work 

Lead and integrate teams across: 

Brand & Communications Planning 

E-commerce Planning 

Advocacy / Creator Content 

Biddable Media Execution 

Data & Reporting 

How You'll Work 

Lead and integrate teams across: 

Brand & Communications Planning 

E-commerce Planning 

Advocacy / Creator Content 

Biddable Media Execution 

Data & Reporting 

Set a clear operating rhythm: 

Weekly WIPs (funnel health & priorities) 

Monthly business reviews (commercial + performance) 

Quarterly strategic reviews and forward plans 

Ensure planning decisions drive execution — not the other way around. 

What Success Looks Like 

Portfolio revenue and scope growth, year over year 

Brands planned and executed as one connected system, not in silos 

Fewer fragmented campaigns, stronger reach, clearer storytelling 

Tighter planning–execution linkage translating directly into commercial outcomes 

Teams operating with clarity, speed and shared accountability 

Clients who see you as a growth partner, not a vendor 

Who You Are

10–15 years' experience in media, planning, or client leadership roles 

Proven track record of growing existing accounts — not just retaining them 

Strong understanding of full-funnel media and commerce dynamics 

Commercially sharp: comfortable owning revenue targets and negotiating scope/value with senior clients 

Structured operator who can run a matrixed team without direct reporting lines 

Comfortable in fast-moving, ambiguous environments 

Strong written and verbal communication — able to build and defend a commercial narrative with clients and internally 

Fluent in English; other languages a plus

Why This Role 

This is a business leadership role, not a functional planning seat. You'll take a portfolio that already exists and make it bigger — through integration, commercial discipline, and stronger client partnership. 

If you're excited by ownership, growth, and turning good delivery into bigger business — we'd like to hear from you.

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Source: WPP Media careers (Greenhouse)

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