Director, Media Scale Markets

Jackalope Digital LLC; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

SharkNinja in Europe is seeking a Director of Media for Scale Markets to lead global media strategy, cross-regional execution, and agile activation across NEUR, Nordics & Benelux, SEUR, Spain and Italy.

You will build media frameworks, empower regional teams, drive full-funnel plans, and partner with Brand, Creative, Insights, and Retail teams to accelerate SharkNinja’s international growth. This high-impact role demands strategic thinking, strong collaboration, and a test-and-learn mindset.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership of media teams across multiple regions.
• Strong ability to translate business goals into media plans.
• Experience with cross-channel media strategies and partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of integrated, full-funnel media strategies for Scale Markets across top-funnel social, mid-funnel, and lower-funnel programs.
• Lead the Scale Markets Media teams, based in country.
• Create cross-region media playbooks, templates, and operating frameworks for rapid planning.
• Translate commercial and brand goals into clear media briefs for regional teams and agency partners.
• Ensure media plans align with global priorities while reflecting local nuance and market realities.
• Lead media transformation initiatives that improve speed, agility, automation, and measurement maturity.

Skills

Leadership experience

Global media strategy

Cross-functional collaboration

Data-driven decision making

Job description

About Us

SharkNinjais a global product design and technology company, with a diversified portfolio of 5-star rated lifestyle solutions that positivelyimpactpeople’s lives in homes around the world. Powered by two trusted, global brands, Shark and Ninja, the company has a proventrack recordof bringing disruptive innovation to market and developing one consumer product after another has allowedSharkNinjato enter multiple product categories, driving significant growth and market share gains. Headquartered in Needham, Massachusetts with more than4,100 associates, the company’s products are sold at key retailers, online and offline, and through distributors around the world.

AI at SharkNinja

At SharkNinja,we’rebuilding an AI-native culture.We’renot waiting for the future;we’recreating it. Our people are expected to experiment boldly, adopt new tools, and continuously raisewhat’spossible to create meaningful impact for our consumers. If you believe the best way to do your jobhasn’tbeen invented yet,you’llfit right in.

About Us

SharkNinjais a global product design and technology company, with a diversified portfolio of 5-star rated lifestyle solutions that positivelyimpactpeople’s lives in homes around the world. Powered by two trusted, global brands, Shark and Ninja, the company has a proventrack recordof bringing disruptive innovation to market and developing one consumer product after another has allowedSharkNinjato enter multiple product categories, driving significant growth and market share gains. Headquartered in Needham, Massachusetts with more than 4,100 associates, the company’s products are sold at key retailers, online and offline, and through distributors around the world.

AI at SharkNinja

AtSharkNinja,we’rebuilding an AI-native culture.We’renot waiting for the future;we’recreating it. Our people are expected to experiment boldly, adopt new tools, and continuously raisewhat’spossible to create meaningful impact for our consumers. If you believe the best way to do your jobhasn’tbeen invented yet,you’llfit right in.

The Role

SharkNinjais seeking a strategic, globally minded, and results-driven media leader to oversee media excellence, cross-regional strategy, and agile activation acrossScaleMarkets(NEUR; Nordics and Benelux,and SEUR; Spain and Italy),a core engine ofSharkNinja’sglobal expansion.

As the Director ofMedia forScaleMarkets, you will build and lead the media strategy, frameworks, and operating models that empower markets to plan and activate quickly, effectively, and consistently. You will guide full-funnel media execution across emerging regions, ensuring top-of-funnel and brand-building efforts complement performance-driven plans led by DTC, Retail Media, and Amazon teams.

This is a high-impact leadership role for a critical thinker who excels in complexity, thrives in high-growth environments, and brings an agile, test-and-learn mindset to modern media.

Responsibilities

Growth Market Paid Media Strategy & Execution

• Lead the development of integrated, full-funnel media strategies for Scale Markets, spanning top-funnel with a “social-first” mindset (Paid Social, Video, Partnerships), mid-funnel channels (Paid Social), and complementing lower-funnel programs (Amazon, Retail Media, DTC).
• Lead the Scale Markets Media teams, based in country.
• Create cross-region media playbooks, templates, and operating frameworks that enable rapid and repeatable planning.
• Translate commercial and brand goals into clear, actionable media briefs for regional teams and agency partners.
• Ensure media plans align with global priorities while reflecting local nuance and market realities.
• Lead media transformation initiatives that improve speed, agility, automation, and measurement maturity.

Agile Campaign Management & Performance Optimization

• Oversee planning, activation, and optimization across digital, social, OLV/CTV, OOH, and emerging channels.
• Guide markets on budget allocation frameworks, ensuring investments maximize ROI and support quarterly forecasts.
• Review weekly performance data across media mix, creative, and pacing; provide direction to optimize in real time.
• Triangulate insights across analytics, MMM, brand lift, and in-platform metrics to refine strategies and build learning agendas.

Cross-Functional Partnership & Agency Leadership

• Serve as the senior media partner for Scale Markets—collaborating with Brand, Creative, IMC, Social, Performance Media, Insights, Amazon/Retail, and Market GMs.
• Build bridges between global and regional teams to ensure connection, consistency, and shared learnings.
• Lead global and regional agency relationships—overseeing briefing, performance reviews, optimizations, and quarterly business updates.
• Partner with local teams to ensure media supports commercial plans, distribution timelines, and product launch calendars.

Leadership, Influence, Capability Building

• Mentor and guide regional marketers, elevating media expertise across Scale Markets.
• Establish a global-to-local media leadership framework that enhances consistency and operational excellence.
• Act as a key member of the global media leadership team, providing insights and recommendations to senior executives.
• Present strategies, performance updates, and opportunities with clarity, confidence, and influence.

Data, Measurement & Innovation

• Champion measurement excellence across Scale Markets, showcasing leadership across audience strategy and incrementality frameworks.
• Collaborate with Insights, Analytics, and Retail partners to develop Point-of-Sale dashboards and learning agendas that elevate decision-making.
• Lead testing and innovation roadmap to continuously advance SharkNinja’s commerce maturity.

What You’ll Bring

Qualifications