Global Agency Director, Retail Media - Vendor

Delivery Hero SE; Deutschland; Hybrid; EUR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Berlin campus 2 days a week

27 days holiday + extra days

Educational budget

Language courses

Parental support

Udemy Business access

Health checks & gym

Employee share purchase plan

Corporate pension plan

Job summary

Delivery Hero SE is seeking a Global Agency Director to lead relationships with major agency holding companies and international networks. The role centers on closing Joint Business Plans and multi-region agreements, with emphasis on Europe and London, to position Delivery Hero as a leading global retail media partner.

You’ll shape strategies across markets, drive customer engagement, and work within our Marketing Team to optimize campaigns and investments across Talabat, foodpanda, PedidosYa

Qualifications

• Significant senior commercial leadership experience in digital advertising or retail media networks.
• Established relationships with decision-makers at global agency holding companies, especially in Europe.
• Proven track record closing complex multi-region agency partnerships across currencies.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams in a matrixed, international environment.
• Knowledge of retail media ad products, programmatic, data partnerships and DSPs.
• Willingness to travel 10-20% with frequent trips to London and other hubs.

Responsibilities

• Design and run the global agency commercial roadmap across major networks.
• Structure and negotiate global JBPs, trading agreements, and rebates.
• Build presence in London agency ecosystem through executive engagements.
• Collaborate with regional sales leads to localize global commitments.
• Represent Delivery Hero Retail Media at industry events and lead education initiatives.
• Launch and scale agency training programs to boost partner engagement.

Skills

Senior leadership

Agency partnerships

Global experience

Cross-functional leadership

Retail media knowledge

Job description

Company Description

As the world’s pioneering local delivery platform, our mission is to deliver an amazing experience, fast, easy, and to your door. We operate in around 65 countries worldwide, powered by tech, designed by people. As one of Europe’s largest tech platforms, headquartered in Berlin, Germany, Delivery Hero has been listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 2017 and is part of the MDAX stock market index. We push hard, learn quickly and stay human along the way. It’s this wonderful mix of high performance and real community that makes Delivery Hero a place where ambition and belonging grow side by side. If you’re curious, collaborative and ready to dive deep into meaningful work, you’ll fit right in.

Job Description

Clear goals. Strong teams. Real results. As a Global Agency Director, you'll lead Delivery Hero's relationships with the largest advertising holding companies (such as WPP, Publicis, Omnicom, IPG, Dentsu and Havas) and international independent networks. You'll meet C-level agency executives, often in London, to close multi-region Joint Business Plans and establish Delivery Hero as a leading global retail media partner.

Join the team driving brand growth and customer engagement across our markets. As part of our Marketing Team, you'll help shape strategies that build customer loyalty and optimize the effectiveness of our marketing investments. With each campaign and initiative, you'll play a key role in creating connections with millions of customers, positioning Delivery Hero as a leader in the market.

Responsibilities

• Design and run the global agency commercial roadmap, aligning all holding company networks and major global buying desks.
• Structure and negotiate global Joint Business Plans (JBPs), trading agreements and centralized rebate frameworks that unlock multi-market ad spend across Talabat, foodpanda, PedidosYa and Glovo.
• Build Delivery Hero's presence in the London agency ecosystem through regular executive summits, alignment sessions and commercial reviews with global media leads.
• Partner with regional agency sales leads (MENA, APAC, LATAM, Europe) to turn global agency commitments into local execution and revenue.
• Represent Delivery Hero Retail Media at industry events such as Cannes Lions and DMEXCO, and lead educational initiatives on quick-commerce retail media.
• Launch and scale agency training and enablement programs that increase partner engagement.

Qualifications

• Significant senior commercial leadership experience in digital advertising, retail media networks or global agency holding groups.
• Established relationships with decision-makers at global agency holding companies, including trading directors and international media planning teams, particularly in London and Europe.
• A track record of structuring and closing complex global agency partnerships across multiple regions and currencies.
• Experience leading teams and influencing Product, Yield Management, Local Sales and Marketing in a matrixed, international environment.
• Working knowledge of retail media ad products, including programmatic and off-site, data partnerships, DSP platforms and first‑party data activation.
• Ability to travel 10-20% of the time, with frequent trips to London and other global media hubs.

Nice to have

• Experience working with independent international agency networks.
• Experience in quick-commerce or marketplace advertising.
• Experience building agency training or certification programs.

Additional Information

• Ensuring you and all our Heroes are looked after, happy, and healthy is always on the menu. Because if you’re in good shape, then we’re in good shape.
• Make the most of our hybrid working model and join the team for face‑to‑face connection and collaboration in our beautiful Berlin campus 2 days a week
• We offer 27 days holiday with an extra day on 2nd and 3rd year of service
• We will support you in developing yourself and your career growth opportunities: 1.000 € Educational Budget, Language Courses, Parental Support and access to the Udemy Business platform to explore a variety of online courses.
• Get moving and release those wonderful, mind‑boosting endorphins: Health Checkups, Meditation & Gym.
• Cash. Dough. Cheddar. Whatever you call it, we’ll help you with it: Employee Share Purchase Plan, Sabbatical Bank, Public Transportation Ticket Discount, Life & Accident Insurance, Corporate Pension Plan
• The power of getting together over some food is unrivaled. Here are a few ways to help you do that. All the yum: Digital Meal Vouchers and Food Vouchers.

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