{"absolute_url":"https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/wpp/jobs/8584719002","data_compliance":[{"type":"gdpr","requires_consent":false,"requires_processing_consent":false,"requires_retention_consent":false,"retention_period":null,"demographic_data_consent_applies":false}],"internal_job_id":6428956002,"location":{"name":"Chicago"},"metadata":null,"id":8584719002,"updated_at":"2026-08-21T07:36:59-04:00","requisition_id":"10597","title":"Sr. Product Manager, Managed Agents","company_name":"WPP","first_published":"2026-07-01T18:49:25-04:00","language":"en","application_deadline":null,"content":"\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;content-intro\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands.\u0026amp;nbsp;\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;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.\u0026amp;nbsp;\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;\u0026amp;nbsp;\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;We work with the world\u0026#39;s most valuable brands and have global reach across 100+ markets, with deep local expertise.\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;\u0026amp;nbsp;\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Our people are the key to our success. We\u0026#39;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.\u0026amp;nbsp;\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;\u0026amp;nbsp;\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;For more information, visit \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwpp.com%2F\u0026amp;amp;data=05%7C02%7CErica.Durr%40wpp.com%7C9bf4566a65bc46a48ac008de749116ea%7C150b5e663d884dee83f6ed149b727a00%7C0%7C0%7C639076363668176216%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C\u0026amp;amp;sdata=Q9juosud56XGLThSFZ1NpPZd6FXpJPxV74OeRZWoh%2B4%3D\u0026amp;amp;reserved=0\u0026quot; target=\u0026quot;_blank\u0026quot;\u0026gt;WPP.com.\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;\u0026amp;nbsp;\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span style=\u0026quot;text-decoration: underline;\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Why we\u0026#39;re hiring:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;WPP\u0026#39;s Data \u0026amp;amp; Technology Solutions is the unified global data products and technology team. WPP Open is our AI platform for marketing, connecting marketing professionals, data, tools and AI in a single place.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;The Product Manager, Managed Agents owns the strategy for WPP\u0026#39;s centrally-built, production-grade AI agents. These are complex, code-based agents built to formal briefs by specialist engineers (including ex-Satalia talent) that serve needs the self-serve platform cannot yet address.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Critically, this role has a built-in evolution path. The long-term strategy is to democratise agentic capability across WPP — meaning managed agents should progressively become unnecessary as the platform matures. This Product Manager owns both the current value delivery AND the transition strategy.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span style=\u0026quot;text-decoration: underline;\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;What you\u0026#39;ll be doing:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Intake and prioritisation\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Own the intake process for managed agent requests — business case validation, deduplication against catalog, feasibility assessment.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Decide what gets built: which requests warrant managed agent investment vs. self-serve guidance vs. product feature improvement?\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Maintain a prioritised backlog informed by business value, client need, and strategic alignment.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Quality and standards\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Define what \u0026quot;production-grade\u0026quot; means for managed agents — testing, accuracy, monitoring, documentation standards.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Work closely with Agent Governance Operations team on verification processes for managed agents.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Ensure managed agents are exemplars of best practice that inform standards for the self-serve platform.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Insight mining and signal generation\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Analyse agent creation patterns across the 150,000+ catalog — identify common needs being solved repeatedly.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Translate patterns into product signals: \u0026quot;1,500 people/month building insight agents\u0026quot; = signal that Unified Insights needs improvement.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Feed insights to other Product Managers and the Product Strategist to inform portfolio-level investment decisions.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Transition and democratisation strategy\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;For each managed agent: determine the long-term path — become a product feature? Become a catalog super agent? Remain bespoke?\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Work with Product Manager, Agent Hub \u0026amp;amp; Catalog to transition proven agents into the catalog as super agents.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Work with Product Manager, Agent Builder to feed requirements back: \u0026quot;these are the capabilities that would let users build this themselves.\u0026quot;\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Progressively reduce the managed agents backlog as the platform matures — measure success by decreasing dependency.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Team interface\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Act as strategic counterpart to the managed agents engineering team (ex-Satalia specialists in delivery organisation).\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Set direction and priorities without micromanaging technical implementation.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Champion the team\u0026#39;s expertise as an asset for platform intelligence.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026amp;nbsp;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span style=\u0026quot;text-decoration: underline;\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;What you\u0026#39;ll need\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Product management experience, with experience in services productisation, internal tools, or AI/ML products.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Demonstrated ability to manage a capability with a deliberate evolution/sunset path.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Analytical skills — ability to mine large datasets for strategic insight.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Experience managing specialist/senior engineering teams as a product counterpart.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Excellent stakeholder management — this role interfaces with every other Product Manager in the pillar.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Commercial acumen: ability to articulate ROI of managed agent investment vs. platform investment.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026amp;nbsp;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;You are:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;A product manager who thrives in ambiguity — managing a capability that must deliver value today while actively planning its own evolution.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Experienced in professional services productisation — turning bespoke builds into scalable, repeatable patterns.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Data-driven: you can mine a catalog of 150,000+ agents to find patterns and translate those into product opportunities.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Comfortable managing a specialist engineering team as a strategic counterpart — setting direction without micromanaging technical decisions.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;A bridge-builder: you connect the managed agents team\u0026#39;s expertise with product strategy across the pillar.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026amp;nbsp;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span style=\u0026quot;color: rgb(236, 240, 241);\u0026quot;\u0026gt;#LI-Hybrid\u0026amp;nbsp;\u0026lt;/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;content-pay-transparency\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;pay-input\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;description\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span style=\u0026quot;font-size: 16px;\u0026quot;\u0026gt;The base salary range for this position at the time of this posting is indicated below. Individual compensation varies based on job-related factors, including location, business needs, level of responsibility, experience, and qualifications. We offer a competitive benefits package, go to \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://mybenefits.wpp.com/public/welcome\u0026quot;\u0026gt;https://mybenefits.wpp.com/public/welcome\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u0026amp;nbsp;for more details.\u0026amp;nbsp;\u0026lt;/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;\u0026gt;.\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;pay-range\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;$75,000\u0026lt;/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span class=\u0026quot;divider\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\u0026amp;mdash;\u0026lt;/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;$180,000 USD\u0026lt;/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div class=\u0026quot;content-conclusion\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;We believe the best work happens when we\u0026#39;re together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That\u0026#39;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.\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;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.\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;h4\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Please read our Privacy Notice (\u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://www.wpp.com/en/careers/wpp-privacy-policy-for-recruitment\u0026quot;\u0026gt;https://www.wpp.com/en/careers/wpp-privacy-policy-for-recruitment\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;) for more information on how we process the information you provide.\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h4\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;","departments":[{"id":4060820002,"name":"Technology \u0026 Innovation","child_ids":[],"parent_id":null}],"offices":[{"id":4040343002,"name":"USA","location":null,"child_ids":[4041778002,4007755002,4007697002,4043562002,4043563002,4007754002,4043564002,4043565002,4043566002,4030930002,4043567002,4043568002,4043569002,4030929002,4043570002,4019159002,4049953002,4043571002,4036465002,4036284002],"parent_id":4019160002}],"ai_disclaimer":null,"include_ai_disclaimer":null,"ai_opt_out_request_url":null}