Digital Performance Lead- Media Agency (9 month FTC)

Silverdrum; England; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading digital performance agency in the UK is looking for a Digital Performance Lead for a senior leadership role on a flagship FMCG/skincare client. This position involves owning a centralized biddable hub across 40+ European markets, with a focus on shaping performance strategies and driving operational excellence. Ideal candidates will have experience in upper funnel CPG and performance activation, along with strong people leadership skills. This role offers a hybrid work model with potential travel across Europe.

Qualifications

• Upper funnel CPG experience across programmatic and paid social.
• Ability to articulate a clear, confident POV backed by deep performance experience.
• Experience centralizing previously fragmented operating models is an advantage.
• Strong ability to influence senior stakeholders with a clear POV.

Responsibilities

• Own the vision and delivery of a European digital hub across 40 markets.
• Drive transformation and performance outcomes for a tier-1 global FMCG/skincare brand.
• Manage a senior leadership team and foster a central performance culture.
• Oversee buying commitments, measurement frameworks and cross‑channel best practice.

Skills

Multi-market leadership experience within programmatic/display/paid social

Gravitas in senior client conversations

Performance activation background

Confident people leadership

Job description

Digital Performance Lead- Media Agency (9 month FTC)

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This is a rare senior leadership brief: take the reins on a flagship FMCG / skincare client and lead a centralised biddable hub spanning 40+ European markets. You’ll shape the performance agenda for one of the world’s most digitally ambitious brands and drive genuine transformation across programmatic, display and paid social.

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Managing Partner, Performance – 9-Month FTC (Mat Cover)

Start: Mid–Late January | Hybrid: 3 days p/w London

Potential European travel

Candidates will have upper funnel CPG experience across programmatic and paid social - leading in‑platform specialist teams.

Stepping in as the senior client lead, you’ll set the strategic direction, bring cohesion to a complex multi‑market operating model and champion innovation across Europe. It’s a role for someone who thrives on high‑level stakeholder management and can articulate a clear, confident POV backed by deep performance experience.

• Lead a European digital hub: Own the vision and delivery across 40 markets, ensuring consistency, efficiency and excellence in biddable activation.
• Shape the strategy for a tier‑1 global FMCG / skincare brand: Drive both long‑term transformation and near‑term performance outcomes, with a direct line of influence into senior client leadership.
• Run a high‑performing team at scale: Manage senior leaders, oversee a 30‑strong onshore team plus a 20‑person offshore unit, and foster a central performance culture that elevates output across the region.
• Drive operational excellence and innovation: Oversee buying commitments, measurement frameworks, testing roadmaps and cross‑channel best practice to raise the European digital bar.

What you’ll bring

• Multi‑market leadership experience within programmatic / display / paid social.
• Gravitas and clarity in senior client conversations, comfortable influencing seasoned stakeholders.
• A background in performance activation, paired with strategic fluency.
• Experience “centralising” previously fragmented operating models (a strong advantage).
• Confident people leadership across senior talent and near/offshore delivery models.

This FTC gives a genuine leadership seat in a globally connected agency environment, working alongside North America and global counterparts to push digital performance forward at scale. Ideal for someone who wants a senior, high‑impact brief without a long‑term commitment.

Seniority level

Executive

Employment type

Contract

Job function

• Advertising, Marketing, and Strategy/Planning