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Wunderman Thompson

Integrated creative, data-driven marketing agency

Head of Alliances - Manager

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/23/2026
No salary listed
Senior, Expert
Île-de-France, France
HybridHybrid approach; teams average four days a week in the office.
Sales & Account ManagementBusiness Development & Partnerships

About the job

Requirements
  • You have 5 to 10 years of experience, including significant experience in alliances, technology partnerships, channel, or business development, ideally gained in a consulting firm, IT services company, agency, software publisher, or hyperscaler.
  • You have expertise in co-selling, co-marketing, and joint business planning with technology partners.
  • You can demonstrate significant contributions or successes in partner initiatives or business development.
  • You can build strong relationships with partner teams and internal decision-makers, and orchestrate ecosystem opportunities from sourcing through jointly closing deals while balancing partner, client, and VML Consulting interests.
  • You understand technology platforms and the AI, data, and commerce ecosystem, and can use your experience to communicate effectively internally and with partners.
  • You can develop business with existing clients, pursue opportunistic new business, and act on partner referrals.
  • You have professional fluency in spoken and written English to communicate independently with international partners and stakeholders.
Responsibilities
  • Lead VML Consulting's joint go-to-market with strategic technology partners by co-developing offers, business plans, and co-selling approaches for clients and prospects.
  • Coordinate the internal partner ecosystem by enabling teams, building platform skills and certifications, and activating relevant expertise across VML Consulting and the WPP network.
  • Define and deploy VML Consulting's go-to-market and partner marketing strategy to maximize ecosystem value, differentiation, and pipeline.
  • Build and manage joint business plans with key partners, tracking shared objectives, milestones, and performance indicators.
  • Coordinate co-selling and co-marketing among partners, sales teams, and business units, converting ecosystem opportunities from sourcing through close.
  • Design and coordinate partner events, including webinars, workshops, trade shows, and commercial events, to increase visibility, demand, and pipeline.
  • Maintain partner processes, internal tools, and partner portals to support visibility, tracking, and internal engagement.
  • Protect VML Consulting's economic and contractual interests in partnership agreements, including referral, resale, market development funds, and partnership tiers.
  • Increase partner preference and mindshare for VML Consulting, strengthen its position as a partner of choice, advance partnership levels, and track joint objectives.
  • Contribute to VML Consulting thought leadership on ecosystems and platforms, including AI, data, commerce, and customer experience, through joint business-focused communications.
  • Build and maintain knowledge of technology ecosystems, product roadmaps, partnership tiers and programs, and funding mechanisms to support sales execution.
  • Promote the partner model internally, particularly among sales and management communities, to encourage ecosystem-oriented business development.
  • Work with the Chief Technology Officer to ensure enablement, certifications, and platform skills development progress in line with business priorities and partner commitments.
  • Ensure joint assets, including client cases, references, and co-selling materials, are available and shared, and circulate lessons learned.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience gained in a consulting firm, IT services company, agency, software publisher, or hyperscaler is preferred.

About the company

Wunderman Thompson blends creative advertising, data-driven consultancy, and technology to drive growth for brands. It delivers creative campaigns and brand strategies, uses data and insights to help businesses transform, and offers technology solutions such as WaterLight, a product that converts salt water into electrical power. The company earns revenue through project-based fees, retainers, and performance-based incentives. It differentiates itself with an integrated approach that combines creativity, data, and technology, backed by global clients and award-winning work. Its goal is to help ambitious brands grow by delivering measurable, impactful results.

Company Size

5,001-10,000

Company Stage

M&A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

New York City, New York

Founded

1958

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • VML won Kohl's digital transformation work, signaling sticky enterprise demand in 2025.
  • Healthcare and B2B remain strong; VML cites these as core growth categories.
  • VML kept winning awards in 2026, including Gold at the ANDY Awards.

What critics are saying

  • WPP cut hundreds of jobs in 2026, with VML employees notified directly.
  • The FTC and eight states sued WPP in April 2026 over ad-buying practices.
  • VML's brand is gone; integration into VML creates execution risk and identity drift.

What makes Wunderman Thompson unique

  • Wunderman Thompson lives on inside VML, uniting commerce, data, and creative scale.
  • VML combines 30,000 people across 64 markets, giving global delivery depth.
  • WPP Open gives VML proprietary AI tooling with OpenAI, Claude, and Gemini.

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • 401(k) Company Match
  • Paid Vacation

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