Automation and Tooling Engineer

Who We Are WPP Enterprise Solutions designs, builds, and operates the growth systems that competitive businesses rely on. In a world where Al is reshaping how companies drive growth, we lead clients in business transformation and marketing modernization, connecting strategy directly to execution. Our 12,000 experts in engineering and platforms, commerce, consulting, content transformation, CRM, and CX work within a unified global operating unit across 40+ markets. WPP Enterprise Solutions works alongside best-in-class partners including Adobe, AWS, Braze, Google, Microsoft, Salesforce, and Shopify, as well as innovators in AI, to deliver growth solutions tailored to the needs of our clients’ businesses. VML, part of WPP, supports WPP Enterprise Solutions by helping brands activate transformation through creativity and experience. The opportunity The Automation & Tooling Engineer is responsible for designing and building the digital capabilities that power the Transformation Office. This role develops intelligent automation solutions, governance platforms, AI-enabled workflows, reporting automation, and self-service tools that improve operational efficiency and enable data-driven decision-making What you’ll be doing Build the Digital Operating Platform Design and enhance scalable digital solutions that support portfolio governance, executive reporting, resource planning, and strategic program execution. Develop intuitive business applications that improve productivity, collaboration, and decision-making. Drive Intelligent Automation Identify opportunities to automate manual processes across governance, reporting, approvals, task management, notifications, and business workflows. Optimize operational processes to improve efficiency, consistency, and execution quality. Enable AI-Powered Productivity Integrate AI into business processes to improve reporting, decision-making, workflow automation, content generation, and knowledge management. Prototype and implement AI-enabled solutions that deliver measurable business value and improve executive productivity. Automate Data and Reporting Build digital solutions supporting portfolio governance, milestones tracking, risk management, dependency management, action tracking, and executive decision logs. Ensure reporting solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned with evolving business needs. Develop Governance Tooling Build digital solutions supporting portfolio governance, milestone tracking, risk management, dependency management, action tracking, and executive decision logs. Standardize governance tools that improve visibility, accountability, and execution consistency. Partner Across Business and Technology Collaborate with Strategy, Program Management, Data and Insights, IT, Data Engineering, Information Security, and business stakeholders to translate business needs into scalable technology solutions. Ensure solutions integrate seamlessly with…