Sr. Product Manager, Managed Agents

WPP — Chicago, US — inconnu

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Published on 21 August 2026 · first appeared in our records on 1 September 2026.

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Advertised salary: 180000 USD.

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<div class="content-intro"><p><strong>WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands.&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><strong>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.&nbsp;</strong><br><strong>&nbsp;</strong><br><strong>We work with the world's most valuable brands and have global reach across 100+ markets, with deep local expertise.</strong><br><strong>&nbsp;</strong><br><strong>Our people are the key to our success. We'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.&nbsp;</strong><br><strong>&nbsp;</strong><br><strong>For more information, visit <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwpp.com%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CErica.Durr%40wpp.com%7C9bf4566a65bc46a48ac008de749116ea%7C150b5e663d884dee83f6ed149b727a00%7C0%7C0%7C639076363668176216%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Q9juosud56XGLThSFZ1NpPZd6FXpJPxV74OeRZWoh%2B4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">WPP.com.</a></strong><br><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p></div><p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Why we're hiring:</strong></span></p> <p>WPP's Data &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.</p> <p>The Product Manager, Managed Agents owns the strategy for WPP'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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>What you'll be doing:</strong></span></p> <p><strong>Intake and prioritisation</strong></p> <ul> <li>Own the intake process for managed agent requests — business case validation, deduplication against catalog, feasibility assessment.</li> <li>Decide what gets built: which requests warrant managed agent investment vs. self-serve guidance vs. product feature improvement?</li> <li>Maintain a prioritised backlog informed by business value, client need, and strategic alignment.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Quality and standards</strong></p> <ul> <li>Define what "production-grade" means for managed agents — testing, accuracy, monitoring, documentation standards.</li> <li>Work closely with Agent Governance Operations team on verification processes for managed agents.</li> <li>Ensure managed agents are exemplars of best practice that inform standards for the self-serve platform.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Insight mining and signal generation</strong></p> <ul> <li>Analyse agent creation patterns across the 150,000+ catalog — identify common needs being solved repeatedly.</li> <li>Translate patterns into product signals: "1,500 people/month building insight agents" = signal that Unified Insights needs improvement.</li> <li>Feed insights to other Product Managers and the Product Strategist to inform portfolio-level investment decisions.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Transition and democratisation strategy</strong></p> <ul> <li>For each managed agent: determine the long-term path — become a product feature? Become a catalog super agent? Remain bespoke?</li> <li>Work with Product Manager, Agent Hub &amp; Catalog to transition proven agents into the catalog as super agents.</li> <li>Work with Product Manager, Agent Builder to feed requirements back: "these are the capabilities that would let users build this themselves."</li> <li>Progressively reduce the managed agents backlog as the platform matures — measure success by decreasing dependency.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Team interface</strong></p> <ul> <li>Act as strategic counterpart to the managed agents engineering team (ex-Satalia specialists in delivery organisation).</li> <li>Set direction and priorities without micromanaging technical implementation.</li> <li>Champion the team's expertise as an asset for platform intelligence.</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>What you'll need</strong></span></p> <ul> <li>Product management experience, with experience in services productisation, internal tools, or AI/ML products.</li> <li>Demonstrated ability to manage a capability with a deliberate evolution/sunset path.</li> <li>Analytical skills — ability to mine large datasets for strategic insight.</li> <li>Experience managing specialist/senior engineering teams as a product counterpart.</li> <li>Excellent stakeholder management — this role interfaces with every other Product Manager in the pillar.</li> <li>Commercial acumen: ability to articulate ROI of managed agent investment vs. platform investment.</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>You are:</strong></p> <ul> <li>A product manager who thrives in ambiguity — managing a capability that must deliver value today while actively planning its own evolution.</li> <li>Experienced in professional services productisation — turning bespoke builds into scalable, repeatable patterns.</li> <li>Data-driven: you can mine a catalog of 150,000+ agents to find patterns and translate those into product opportunities.</li> <li>Comfortable managing a specialist engineering team as a strategic counterpart — setting direction without micromanaging technical decisions.</li> <li>A bridge-builder: you connect the managed agents team's expertise with product strategy across the pillar.</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="color: rgb(236, 240, 241);">#LI-Hybrid&nbsp;</span></p><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description"><p><span style="font-size: 16px;">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 <a href="https://mybenefits.wpp.com/public/welcome">https://mybenefits.wpp.com/public/welcome</a>&nbsp;for more details.&nbsp;</span></p></div><div class="title">.</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$75,000</span><span class="divider">&mdash;</span><span>$180,000 USD</span></div></div></div><div class="content-conclusion"><p><strong>We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That'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.</strong></p> <p><strong>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.</strong></p> <h4><strong>Please read our Privacy Notice (<a href="https://www.wpp.com/en/careers/wpp-privacy-policy-for-recruitment">https://www.wpp.com/en/careers/wpp-privacy-policy-for-recruitment</a>) for more information on how we process the information you provide.</strong></h4></div>