Automation and Tooling Engineer

Who We Are

VML is a global creative company that combines brand experience, customer experience, and commerce to create connected brands that drive growth. Guided by a Human First philosophy, VML is known for its innovative work for brands and consistently ranks among the world’s leading creative companies, including the WARC Creative 100. VML’s global network spans 55+ markets with principal offices in Buenos Aires, Kansas City, London, New York, São Paulo, Shanghai and Singapore. 

VML is part of WPP, the trusted growth partner for the world's leading brands. Powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform WPP Open, WPP unites cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, creativity, production, enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel. 

For more information, please visit www.vml.com and follow along on LinkedIn  #WeAreVML.

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 enterprise platforms and processes.

Drive User Adoption

• Develop user enablement materials, provide onboarding support, and continuously improve solutions based on stakeholder feedback and evolving business needs.

Establish Technology Standards

• Define development standards, automation frameworks, documentation, and governance practices that ensure scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions.
• Promote best practices for low-code development, workflow automation, and AI integration.

Foster Continuous Innovation

• Stay current with emerging automation, AI and low-code technologies, continuously identifying opportunities to modernize business operations and improve organizational agility.

What we want from you

• 5-8 years of experience in Automation Engineering, Business Systems, Digital Transformation, Solution Development, or Technology Consulting within a global technology or SaaS organization.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Engineering, or a related field.
• Proven experience designing and implementing enterprise automation solutions that improve business operations and operational efficiency.
• Strong expertise in the Microsoft Power Platform (Power Automate, Power Apps, Power BI) and modern low-code/no-code development platforms.
• Experience integrating enterprise applications using APIs, web services, connectors, middleware, and enterprise collaboration platforms such as Microsoft 365, SharePoint, and Teams.
• Hands-on experience with AI-powered automation and enterprise AI technologies, including Microsoft Copilot, Copilot Studio, Azure AI Services, OpenAI, or similar platforms.
• Strong understanding of SQL, data integration, reporting automation, and modern cloud platforms such as Azure, Microsoft Fabric, Dataverse, Logic Apps, or Azure Functions.
• Working knowledge of scripting or programming languages such as Python, JavaScript, PowerShell, or C#.
• Experience translating business requirements into scalable technical solutions, with a strong understanding of business process analysis, workflow optimization, and operational excellence.
• Familiarity with Agile development practices, DevOps, enterprise integration architecture, API management, and robotic process automation (e.g., UiPath, Power Automate Desktop, Automation Anywhere).
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, stakeholder management, and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across technical and business teams and explain complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences.

Preferred Qualifications

• Microsoft Power Platform Developer Associate or equivalent certification.
• Experience building enterprise applications supporting governance, portfolio management, project management, or business operations.
• Experience supporting enterprise transformation, strategic programs, or large-scale business modernization initiatives.

What we can offer you

Alongside the opportunity to work with some of the most exciting brands around the world, we’ll also prioritise your career development and help you grow your skills. We’ll empower you to make a difference, allow you to be yourself, and respect who you are.

Our culture thrives on our core values, designed for impact-driven individuals: Heart, Brains and Courage.

We lead with Heart, fostering empathy and trust where genuine connections and human-centric work flourish.

We empower your Brains  for innovation, valuing relentless curiosity and collaborative intelligence to solve complex challenges.

And we champion  Courage, inspiring you to speak up, embrace experimentation, and advocate for bold solutions that push our thinking to be better than yesterday.

AT VML Enterprise Solutions

Our Enterprise Solutions division houses strategic consultants, creative and technical architects and skilled developers and operators that together help some of the world’s leading organisations to deliver outstanding digital experiences across all major routes to market worldwide: marketplaces, online retailers, D2C, B2B and social platforms. With over 4,200 experts in 55 operational centres across 34 countries, our capabilities span the entire buying journey from customer acquisition, through engagement, to conversion and loyalty, driving multi-channel growth for world-leading brands.

We work with some of the most exciting brands such as The Coca-Cola Company, EY, Bosch, Unilever, Ford, DFS, Mercedes-Benz, Johnson & Johnson, Nestlé, Sainsbury’s, Selfridges, Shell and Tiffany & Co. We’ve built over 500 platforms for brands and retailers and generate in excess of $29bn annually for our clients and work with over 50 strategic partners including Adobe, SAP, Salesforce, HCL, Shopify, Sitecore, BigCommerce, commerce tools and Acquia. Our reputation is based on our people, and we believe we have some of the best in the business.

As our business grows internationally, we’re looking for new people to join us on our journey to inspire and take a key role in shaping some of the best commerce solutions, services, and websites in the world. Working as a team, no problem is insurmountable; we share in our client’s successes and believe that anyone can show creative bravery no matter what their role is in the team.

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 an average of four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.

WPP (VML) is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to 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. 

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