Director – Media & Digital Performance

foregroundllc; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

foregroundllc in Dubai seeks a Director to lead media strategy, digital performance, and analytics across key client accounts, overseeing paid media, programmatic buying, and performance optimization.

You will deliver ROI and data-driven insights, manage senior teams and agency partners, and contribute to new business pitches and capability development in a fast-paced client environment.

Qualifications

• Senior media or digital performance leadership experience.
• Experience with data analytics and performance optimisation.
• Experience in UAE or regional markets preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead media strategy and digital performance across key client accounts.
• Oversee paid media, programmatic buying, and optimization.
• Deliver measurable ROI and data-driven insights.
• Manage senior teams and agency partners.
• Contribute to new business pitches and capability development.
• Provide leadership in a fast-paced client environment.

Skills

Senior media leadership

Digital performance

Data analytics

Client facing

Job description

Our client is a regional marketing and communications group supporting leading brands across the Middle East. The organisation is enhancing its digital and performance marketing capabilities.

The Role

The Director will lead media strategy, digital performance, and analytics across key client accounts. This role will oversee paid media, programmatic buying, and performance optimisation. A key focus will be delivering measurable ROI and data-driven insights. The Director will manage senior teams and agency partners. This role will also contribute to new business pitches and capability development. Leadership in a fast-paced client environment is essential.

Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate will have senior media or digital performance leadership experience within agencies or brand-side teams. Strong exposure to data analytics and performance optimisation is essential. Experience in the UAE or regional markets is highly preferred. The candidate must demonstrate commercial awareness, leadership capability, and client-facing credibility.