Global Growth Director

About Ogilvy  

Ogilvy, part of WPP, has been creating impact for brands through iconic, culture-changing, value-driving ideas since the company was founded by David Ogilvy 75 years ago. It builds on that rich legacy through Borderless Creativity – innovating at the intersections of its advertising, public relations, relationship design, consulting, and health capabilities with experts collaborating seamlessly across over 120 offices in nearly 90 countries. Ogilvy currently ranks as the #1 global agency network for creative excellence and effectiveness by WARC, signifying its ability to deliver creative solutions that drive unreasonable impact for clients and communities. Ogilvy is a WPP company (NYSE: WPP). For more information, visit Ogilvy.com, and follow us on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and Facebook.

About WPP

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. 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. For more information, visit WPP.com.

About the Role

We’re seeking a Global Growth Director to accelerate growth across The Ogilvy Group. We need a strategic and relentless individual, who will play a key role in identifying and running new growth opportunities for the agency across North America, LatAm, EMEA, and APAC. Reporting into the Global Head of Growth, this person is a hunter — a senior pitch leader trusted to take our largest, most complex integrated opportunities and run them autonomously, end to end. 

What You'll Do

• Lead large-scale, integrated, multi-market pitchesfrom qualification through win, owning the strategy, the choreography, and the storytelling
• Operate autonomously on the most complex opportunities— bringing the right talent, capabilities, and craft together across Ogilvy, Grey, and the broader WPP ecosystem
• Partner closely with our CCOs and capability leaders(creative, strategy, production, PR, influence, experience) to shape sharp, differentiated points of view that win
• Be the connective tissue across a HoldCo environment— pulling together teams across geographies, P&Ls, and disciplines to deliver one cohesive Ogilvy Group answer
• Bring a point of viewto every brief — on the brand, the category, the cultural moment, and the work — and have the confidence to make decisions and move fast
• Work side-by-side with the Global Head of Growthas a senior thought partner on the global growth agenda, pipeline shaping, and prioritization
• Coach and elevatethe broader growth community, raising the bar on rigor, craft, and pitch culture
• Travel globally for pitches as necessary

Strategic Leadership

• Develop and execute a comprehensive new business strategy for The Ogilvy Group, identifying and prioritizing key client targets and global growth opportunities.
• Craft winning narratives informed by global and regional expertise for major integrated pitch efforts across Ogilvy Group and WPP.
• Match client problems and opportunities to our capabilities in a way that highlights our competitive advantage.
• Distil complex information into clear, actionable roadmaps for success.
• Provide thought leadership and expert guidance on the evolving marketing, creative, and communications landscape — staying ahead of industry trends and anticipating client needs.
• Cultivate and manage relationships with senior decision-makers within target organizatio