Senior Technical (Infrastructure) Project Manager

WPP Enterprise Solutions designs, builds, and operates growth systems that competitive businesses rely on. It is a global operating unit with 12,000 experts across engineering and platforms, commerce, consulting, content transformation, CRM, and CX, working in over 40 markets. It partners with companies such as Adobe, AWS, Braze, Google, Microsoft, Salesforce, Shopify, and AI innovators. VML, part of WPP, supports these efforts by aiding brands in transformation through creativity and experience.

Experience:

• Extensive experience as an Infrastructure/Technical Project Manager leading large-scale enterprise network/telecoms rollouts including SD-WAN, Managed LAN/Wi-Fi, SIP Trunking, Mobile/Cellular backup.
• Proven track record in multi-site Retail infrastructure deployments and corporate office network transformations.
• Hands-on experience in multi-vendor delivery environments managing tier-1 global carriers and specialist MSPs.

Technical Knowledge:

• Strong conceptual understanding of SD-WAN architectures such as Cisco Meraki, Fortinet, Versa.
• Knowledge of Managed Wi-Fi, 4G/5G failover, SIP/VoIP, and Cloud connectivity (AWS, Azure).
• Familiarity with circuit provisioning processes, site cabling standards, and retail POS network segmentation/PCI-DSS compliance.

Certifications:

• PRINCE2, PMP, or Agile Project Management certification required.
• ITIL Foundation v3/v4 is strongly preferred.
• Networking fundamentals certification (e.g., CCNA) or equivalent experience is a strong advantage.

Soft Skills & Leadership:

• Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills, capable of translating technical complexities to business and commercial teams.
• Highly resilient with strong conflict-resolution skills when driving vendor accountability.
• Availability until 18:00 Central European Time to collaborate with UK project team.

Technical Delivery & Implementation Management:

• Lead technical execution and site-by-site migration across retail estate (UK, US, Europe) and corporate locations.
• Develop and maintain the integrated master deployment schedule tracking milestones and dependencies.
• Coordinate low-level design reviews, proof-of-concept testing, and field deployment sign-offs.

Dual-Vendor Governance & Coordination:

• Act as the primary technical bridge between Nasstar, Verizon, and IT operations.
• Manage joint technical working groups resolving cross-vendor boundary dependencies.
• Ensure vendor engineering teams adhere to technical standards, deployment quality, and agreed SLAs.

Site Rollout & Field Operations Management:

• Oversee site survey schedules, hardware logistics, access approvals, and local circuit installations.
• Coordinate out-of-hours store deployments to minimize disruption to trading hours and POS systems.
• Establish and execute Site Acceptance Testing protocols before declaring sites operational.

Risk, Dependency & Change Management:

• Identify, log, and mitigate technical risks, circuit delays, and installation bottlenecks.
• Manage technical scope changes and assess impacts before presenting commercial implications.

Service Transition & Governance:

• Ensure smooth transition from implementation to ongoing Operational Service Management.
• Ensure all network documentation, asset registers, monitoring integrations, and operational runbooks are delivered and accepted by Clarks IT.

This is a full-time position located in Poland. The selection process and application must be conducted in English. Applicants should send their CV in English.