WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients, and communities.
Working at WPP means being part of a global network of more than 100,000 talented people dedicated to doing extraordinary work for our clients. We operate in over 100 countries, with corporate headquarters in New York, London and Singapore.
WPP is a world leader in marketing services, with deep AI, data and technology capabilities, global presence and unrivalled creative talent. Our clients include many of the biggest companies and advertisers in the world, including approximately 300 of the Fortune Global 500.
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.
Why we're hiring:
To manage the Cloud, on-prem Directory Services, design, development, deployment, integrations and where applicable migrations to the target IDAM platform, with the objective of maximising security, organisational collaboration and lifecycle automation whilst delivering a first class end user experience to employees, partners and clients across the WPP global group.
What you'll be doing:
- Sets the vision for on-prem Directory Services, IDaaS aligned to the defined IDAM strategy.
- Liaison with directory engineering teams as required to define requirements, build capability and migrate from legacy identity systems.
- Global Active Directory product management and prioritisation of backlog.
- Aid definition and implementation of a rigorous global JML process to ensure robust and timely access management.
- Standardisation of configuration across all deployments, aligned to best practice.
- Participate in and provide assistance to teams to drive migration from legacy on-prem directory services, as required.
- To work with the Information Security teams to maximise the security of policies and solutions and provide support for any ongoing remediations or investigations.
- Global product lifecycle management, aligned to the Architecture roadmap informed by product, user and data insights where available.
- Drive the maximum possible level of automation and instrumentation of the development lifecycle for OKTA products and align to SRE principles.
- Liaise with other Product Manager counterparts in other areas to ideate and co-ordinate common process and standards.
- Drive adoption of secure by design, DevOps engineering and agile practices as defined by Platforms and Transformation CoPs.
- Liaise with engineering communities to optimise ways of working with this product.
- Support innovation and horizon scanning for strategic and emerging technologies.
What you'll need:
- Product management
- Collaboration skills
- Expert level knowledge of AD/LDAP, AAD, AADC, Adaxes, SCCM, Citrix, Okta, Group Policy, MIM
- Experience of working in global, highly complex environments
- Problem and Service Management
- Working with Third Party suppliers
Who you are:
You're open: 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.
You're optimistic: We believe 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.
You're extraordinary: we are stronger together: through collaboration we achieve the amazing. We are creative leaders and pioneers of our industry; we provide extraordinary every day.
What we'll give you:
Passionate, inspired people –We aim to create a culture in which people can do extraordinary work.
Scale and opportunity – We offer the opportunity to create, influence and complete projects at a scale that is unparalleled in the industry.
Challenging and stimulating work – Unique work and the opportunity to join a group of creative problem solvers. Are you up for the challenge?
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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 around four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.
WPP 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.
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