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Software engineer
- Location
- San Francisco
- Type
- Full time
- Compensation
- $150k-$200k
- Posted
- 2 days ago
Join a team building useful software. Work closely with engineering and design to turn new ideas into products.
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Digital Lead
- Location
- London
- Type
- Temporary
- Posted
- 2D AGO
About the role
Company description 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 centre 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 more than 7,000 employees in over 100 offices around the world, we are the flagship Publicis Media agency that uses our ‘Power of One’ business model, with teams that span multiple disciplines across clients such as Aldi, P&G, Primark, Samsung, Stellantis, and Visa. We place a huge focus on our People, and have driven flagship D&I and L&D programmes within Publicis Media; our goal is to help every individual reach their fullest potential, and we encourage everyone to make “Brave Plays” in how they approach their work and their own career development. As a result, we have an exceptionally energised and committed talent base, all of us proud of our welcoming and supportive culture, as evidenced by our recognition as one of Campaign’s Best Places to Work for five years in a row, Media Week's Agency of the Year 2025 and one of the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2025. Overview We are hiring a Digital Lead to shape the next phase of a clients Europe’s digital media journey. This is a senior leadership opportunity at the heart of one of Starcom Performics’ priority client partnerships, spanning more than 25 European markets. You’ll lead a growing biddable media hub across Search, Programmatic and Paid Social, bringing together brilliant people, technology and partners to deliver work that makes a measurable difference. As digital investment and opportunity continue to grow, you’ll have the platform to influence strategy, strengthen client relationships and help create a connected digital offering built for the future. Responsibilities What you'll be doing: Lead the European biddable media relationship, acting as a trusted senior digital partner to regional and cluster teams while working closely with account leadership, planning teams and local markets. Shape the digital strategy across Search, Programmatic and Paid Social, creating connected, full-funnel approaches that balance brand building with performance and commercial outcomes. Build a scalable European operating model, establishing clear ownership, effective governance, service standards and escalation routes that enable consistent, high-quality delivery across markets. Drive the future of connected search, bringing together paid search, SEO/GEO, AI-powered search, social search and retail environments to help respond to changing consumer discovery behaviours. Turn experimentation and measurement into business impact, developing a test-and-learn roadmap, strengthening approaches to incrementality and lift, and helping stakeholders understand how digital media contributes to growth. Build influential relationships with media and technology partners, including Google, Meta, TikTok and Amazon, identifying opportunities for innovation, testing, research and additional client value. Lead and develop a multi-location team, creating clarity around priorities and capacity while building an inclusive environment where people across London and Publicis Global Delivery can collaborate, develop and deliver excellent work. Qualifications What are we looking for? Broad experience leading digital and biddable media across Search, Programmatic and Paid Social, ideally within multi-market, regional or centralised models. The ability to build trusted senior client relationships and bring clarity to complex conversations involving regional, local and cross-functional stakeholders. Strong knowledge of Search and emerging discovery behaviours, with an informed perspective on areas such as AI search, GEO, social search, SEO and connected search. A solid understanding of digital measurement and experimentation, including test-and-learn approaches, incrementality, brand or search lift and meaningful performance measures. Experience improving operating models and ways of working, including governance, roles and responsibilities, service standards, reporting and escalation processes. A collaborative approach to leading and developing teams across multiple locations, with the ability to prioritise effectively, support others and maintain quality as the scope of work grows. Good commercial judgement and communication skills, with confidence working across resourcing, scope and partner relationships. Experience within FMCG, pet care, health or other considered-purchase categories is valuable but not essential, and additional European language skills, particularly French, would be welcome. Additional information Starcom offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees. Full details are shared when you join, but highlights include core benefits such as Pension, Life Assurance, and Private Medical cover, alongside enhanced policies like Reflection Days and Shared Parental Leave. You’ll also have access to a range of additional initiatives, including: 📖 Please check out the Publicis Career Page which showcases our Inclusive Benefits and our EAG’s (Employee Action Groups). Publicis Groupe works primarily from the office or our clients' office four days per week. At Starcom, we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, and do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, nationality, religion or belief, disability, age, citizenship, relationship status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected characteristic. We are committed to providing a fair, accessible, and inclusive recruitment process. If you have any access needs - for example, related to disability, neurodivergence, or a health condition - please let us know. We’ll work with you to ensure the process works for you. Sharing this information will never impact your application. Guided by our values, we listen with empathy, uplift each other, take responsibility, and embrace change - building a culture where everyone feels seen, respected, and genuinely included. #LI-SH3
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