Project Execution Lead - Native Dutch Speaker

Who We Are

VML is a leading creative company that combines brand experience, customer experience, and commerce, creating connected brands to drive growth. VML is celebrated for its innovative and award-winning human-first work for clients including AstraZeneca, Colgate-Palmolive, Dell, Ford, Microsoft, Nestlé, The Coca-Cola Company, and Wendy's. In 2026, VML was named Campaign’s Global Network of the Year and ranked #2 Creative Network of the Year at Cannes Lions. 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.

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MC Program:

VML Marketing Coordinator Program is a large global community of approx. 400 employees sitting at the intersection of Microsoft Marketing and agencies teams. 

We coordinate campaigns across Microsoft internal stakeholders, VML global Service Delivery Hub teams, and third-party agencies. Campaigns generate sales leads Microsoft then scores and processes according to their sales strategy. 

There are six major disciplines that tackle specific target audiences and/or channels: 

• Integrated Marketing: Commercial

• Integrated Marketing: Consumer

• Budget and Planning

• Data and Insights

• Events

• Social Media

Each discipline is split into sub-disciplines, either focusing on specific area of expertise and/or specific geography (e. g. EMEA and Americas, or clusters of countries). These sub-disciplines are called pods. 

The Service Pod Lead role can sit in any of these (sub-)disciplines. 

Purpose of the job:

Project Execution Leads (PEL) are execution project managers aligned to client field teams. PEL has three major clusters of responsibilities: 

1. Planification & set-up of marketing campaigns  

2. Execution and Project Management 

3. Client facing and single point of contact 

Responsibilities:

1. Project Management 

• Supports marketers in

• developing an integrated and feasible plan to connect local marketing execution (demand gen) to automated nurture streams.

• organizing cadence meetings., shares meeting documentation & action points

• Manages marketing execution briefing

• Ensures local stakeholders are informed on progress, and resolves issues.​

 

2. KPI & Performance Tracking 

• Is responsible for executing and deploying marketing campaigns within the agreed SLAs

• Uses reporting to provide specific views/information to stakeholders

• Reviews campaign performance dashboards to understand engine performance and lead stage conversions with increased focused on Marketing outcomes and business results.

 

3. Subject Matter Expertise 

• Acts as local champ on global commercial marketing engines, tools & services

• Educates local stakeholders on modern marketing services and tool capabilities

• Ensures communication flow between the team and other VML and Microsoft stakeholders

• Applies learnings from modern marketing trainings (MM, BG and GDC) to improve SA execution and outcomes.

• Know and apply global and local governance as identified and agreed by the GDC Global Marketing Services Organization.

Required skills & competencies

• Ideally completed studies in marketing-related field.

• Broad understanding of various marketing concepts, strategies and tactics, incl. marketing channels.

• 5+ years’ experience in execution of marketing-related initiatives.

• High level of ethics & compliance with company rules & processes, e.g. personal data protection or brand guidelines.

• Proven process and project management skills & experience.

• Some experience in account management.

• Readiness to assume responsibility for track activities progress and meet critical deadlines.

• Solid skills in Microsoft tools and software: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams.

• Solid command skills and ability to share often complex information in structured way.

• Comfort in dealing with client's and third-party stakeholders.

• Ability to simultaneously manage multiple events and activities, and ability to prioritize urgent and important tasks.

• A strong team player with ability to establish working relations with culturally diverse internal and external partners.

• Strong in problem solving skills and orientation to detail.

• Fluent English is essential.

• Fluent Dutch is essential.

Please note this job is based in Lisbon, Portugal.

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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