Senior Retail Media Manager

London, UK (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableSenior LevelFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own end-to-end retail media delivery by shaping strategy, sustaining client trust, and turning data into practical growth actions across platforms; lead and develop the team while ensuring high‑quality, cross‑functional execution.

  • Strategic Campaign Leadership: plan and drive performance‑focused retail media programs across platforms.
  • Client Leadership: build trust through advisory, clear communication, and reliable delivery.
  • Cross‑Functional Execution: align media, data, technology, and commerce teams to deliver joined‑up client solutions.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Leading the strategic planning and delivery of retail media campaigns across key platforms, with a clear focus on performance and outcomes
  • Owning client relationships day‑to‑day, building trust through thoughtful advice, clear communication and consistent delivery
  • Translating market trends, data and insights into practical recommendations that help clients grow
  • Guiding and developing account managers and specialists, creating an environment where people can do their best work
  • Overseeing campaign quality, optimisation and reporting to ensure work is accurate, effective and continuously improving
  • Partnering closely with media, data, technology and commerce teams to deliver joined‑up client solutions
  • Managing budgets and forecasts responsibly, ensuring spend is optimised and aligned to client objectives

Requirements

  • Solid experience in retail media or eCommerce‑focused roles, either in‑house or agency‑side
  • Hands‑on knowledge of platforms such as Amazon Advertising, retail media networks or similar ecosystems
  • Confidence managing client conversations, from performance reviews to strategic planning
  • A collaborative leadership style, with experience supporting or managing others
  • Strong analytical thinking, with the ability to turn data into clear stories and actions
  • Comfort working across multiple stakeholders and priorities without losing attention to detail
  • Curiosity, adaptability and a genuine interest in how retail media continues to evolve

Benefits

  • Pension, Life Assurance, and Private Medical cover, alongside enhanced policies like Reflection Days and Shared Parental Leave.
  • Please check out the Publicis Career Page which showcases our Inclusive Benefits and our EAG’s (Employee Action Groups).
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Starcom

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With a history that dates back over 80 years, Starcom is a global communications planning and media leader. We are an agency still grounded in our founding principle that people are at the center of all we do. Each day, we apply this belief to harness the transformative power of data and technology to inspire and move people and business forward. With almost 7,000 employees in over 100 offices around the world, Starcom partners with the world's leading marketers and brands, including Bank of America, Best Buy, Kellanova, McDonald's, Novartis, Samsung, Visa, WK Kellogg Company and more.

Founded in 1936
Chicago, Illinois, USA
6.1K employees (2,084 in marketing)
66% recommend to a friend
59% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
20.1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
43.1%
Direct
41.6%
Referral
9.1%
Social
4.6%
Paid
1.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~6.1K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
1,983 (33% of company)
Median Career Experience
10 years
Median Tenure
4.5 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
34

Funding

Total Funding
$57.1M
Last Raise
$43.2M
Series A, 1 months ago

Funding History

  • Feb 2026
    Series A • $43.2M
  • Aug 2025
    Series A
  • May 2025
    Series A • $13.9M

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