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With exceptional talent, trusted data and intelligence, and world-class partnerships - all united by our pioneering agentic marketing platform, WPP Open - we help clients navigate change, capture opportunity, and deliver transformational growth.\nWPP Media is WPP's AI-driven media operating unit, bringing together media, data, and partnerships to deliver creative personalisation at scale. Connected through WPP Open and powered by Open Intelligence, clients see exactly where, how, and why their media investment is working.\nFor more information, visit wppmedia.com.\nRole Summary and Impact\n\nAt Choreograph, part of WPP Media, we’re leading the way in data-driven marketing solutions. We collaborate with the world’s most ambitious brands to solve complex challenges in media and marketing through data and technology. From econometrics and media buying algorithms to dashboards and strategic consulting, our work has an impact.\nWPP Media Sweden is building a local data engineering capability to support the entire Swedish organisation. The team will create scalable data foundations for data, automation, measurement, Open Intelligence and AI, while turning Nordic and global technology investments into concrete value for the Swedish business.\nAs a Senior Data Engineer, you will help design, build and operate cloud-based data solutions that make client data accessible to media teams, automate reporting and enable advanced analytics. You will combine hands-on engineering with close collaboration across media, business intelligence and data science, and you will help establish practical standards for how WPP Media Sweden works with data.\nIf you’re passionate about building reliable data products, enjoy translating business needs into scalable technical solutions and want to have a visible impact across WPP Media Sweden, this could be the perfect role for you!\nWhat you’ll do\nWe’re looking for a Senior Data Engineer to join our growing team in Stockholm. In this role, you will:\nDesign, build and maintain scalable data pipelines and cloud-based data infrastructure in Google Cloud Platform (GCP).\nDevelop data ingestion and transformation workflows using Python, SQL and Dataform, with a focus on reliability, maintainability and reuse.\nUse Terraform and modern engineering practices to create consistent, version-controlled infrastructure and deployment workflows.\nPartner with media, business intelligence, data science and other internal teams to gather requirements and deliver data products that support reporting, measurement, analytics and AI.\nImplement monitoring, testing and data quality controls, and troubleshoot pipeline or infrastructure issues when they occur.\nContribute to technical design decisions, documentation, coding standards and best practices for the new Swedish data engineering capability.\nSupport knowledge sharing and the development of more junior colleagues, while collaborating with Nordic and global engineering teams where relevant.\nSkills and Experience \nWe’re looking for someone with relevant experience and a proven track record of designing and building scalable data solutions.\nPractical experience building and maintaining production data pipelines and data workflows.\nHands-on experience with a cloud platform, preferably Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and services used for data storage, processing and orchestration.\nExperience with data modelling, transformation patterns and integrating data from databases, files, APIs or other source systems.\nExperience with Git and collaborative software development practices, including code review, testing and deployment workflows.\nAn understanding of infrastructure as code and modern data engineering practices. We use Terraform and Dataform.\nA structured approach to data quality, monitoring, security, documentation and operational reliability.\nStrong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to translate business needs into clear technical solutions.\nYou have a valid work permit in Sweden.\nNice to have\nDeeper hands-on experience with GCP, Terraform, Dataform, dbt or similar transformation and infrastructure tools.\nExperience with CI/CD, workflow orchestration, containerisation or automated testing for data pipelines.\nExperience supporting analytics, measurement, marketing or media use cases.\nExperience with Power BI or another business intelligence tool, and experience mentoring junior colleagues or sharing technical knowledge.\nYou are fluent in both English and Swedish.\nLife at WPP Media & Benefits\n\nOur passion for shaping the next era of media includes investing in our employees to help them do their best work, and we’re just as committed to employee growth as we are to responsible media investment. WPP Media employees can tap into the global WPP Media & WPP networks to pursue their passions, grow their networks, and learn at the cutting edge of marketing and advertising.\nIn Sweden, our benefits include a SEK 3,000 wellness allowance, a 37,5-hour workweek, half-days and “klämdagar\" off, 30 days of vacation, and two paid volunteer days per year. WPP Media Sweden is a member of Almega, and all employees are covered by a collective bargaining agreement (kollektivavtal), which ensures occupational pension, insurance, and other negotiated terms. We host regular team activities, knowledge-sharing sessions, and wellness initiatives throughout the year.\nWPP Media 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. \n\nWe 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. \nApplication\n\nThis is a full-time permanent position with a start date as soon as possible. We apply a six-month probationary period.\nIn addition to reviewing your CV and conducting interviews, our recruitment process includes a testing phase. Selection and interviews are ongoing, so please submit your application as soon as possible.\nWe believe that diverse perspectives make us stronger and encourage applications from people of all genders, backgrounds, and experiences. \nContact\nIf you have questions about the position, feel free to contact Viktor Åhlen () or Martin Söderhäll (). 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