Case Studies

WPP

Hires made

1.45:1

CVs sent to interview ratio

WPP has partnered with Sphere for 14 years. Making over 1000 hires together across strategy, planning, activation, product, and data. WPP relies on Sphere to help them fix their fast-paced, complex, and changing hiring needs globally

Assignment Details

Over a 14-year partnership, Sphere has supported WPP and its agencies in building high-performing teams across multiple disciplines and markets.

As WPP’s needs have evolved with advancements in technology and media, they have required talent across areas including:

Programmatic and CTV

Data and Technology

eCommerce and Retail Media

Strategy, Planning, and Activation

Operating at global scale, WPP required a partner who could adapt to changing hiring needs and deliver talent quickly across permanent, contract, and project-based hiring.

Sphere Solution

Sphere has partnered with WPP in multiple capacities, including as an embedded talent partner, project delivery partner, exclusive partner, and as part of a PSL.

This includes:

Deploying teams of 10–15 specialist recruiters across key disciplines

Supporting high-volume hiring across multiple regions

Providing flexible delivery models to match WPP’s evolving needs

Partnering closely with internal talent teams and leadership stakeholders

This long-term partnership has enabled WPP to scale teams efficiently while maintaining a high standard of talent.

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"Ed and Sphere are a wonderful component in our talent acquisition success! Ed's whole business model is set up to move in an agile fashion and reflect the landscape of fast paced media and tech environments. I see Ed and Sphere as a game changer."

Emy Rumble-Mettle CPO