Global Biddable Hub Lead, Client Partner

Publicis Groupe; Greater London; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Life Assurance

Private Medical cover

Reflection Days

Shared Parental Leave

Job summary

Publicis Groupe is looking for a Global Biddable Hub Lead based in London to manage and optimize the delivery of Search, Social, and Programmatic services across multiple EMEA and global clients. The role entails operational excellence, team leadership, and governance to drive client satisfaction and agency growth.

The ideal candidate will have significant experience in leading diverse teams and proven capabilities in managing biddable media functions across various markets. This position offers a unique opportunity to shape our global strategy and ensure top-notch campaign execution.

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading Search, Social and Programmatic teams.
• Proven experience operating multi-market or global biddable media functions.
• Experience managing both onshore and offshore delivery teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day operation of Global Biddable Hubs.
• Create a high-performing operating model across multiple platforms.
• Own delivery quality across all managed campaigns.

Skills

Leadership in Search, Social and Programmatic teams

Multi-market management

Client leadership

Operational processes development

Strong commercial acumen

Job description

Company description

Who We Are in the UK?

Spark Foundry, the Acceleration Agency.

We help brands to identify, learn and respond to opportunities faster than the competition.

Every client has an area of their business they need to accelerate, from short-term goals to long-term transformation.

We’ve proven our approach during the most difficult year on record. Now we’re using it to provide a launchpad for their future.

Come be an accelerator with us.

How we accelerate

• Planning: an approach that works in practice rather than theory, arming planners with the ability to create cutting edge campaigns
• Intelligence: a suite of tools that give definitive answers to big questions, and uncovers actionable insights about real people
• Trading: a model built on flexibility and trusted relationships, underpinned with bold guarantees
• Relationships: a culture of asking challenging questions to better understand the brief – we are not a ‘yes’ agency
• People: a strong history of recruiting talent from diverse backgrounds and accelerating their careers

Our Commitment

We are diverse though our experience, people and the clients we look after - and we celebrate that diversity. Our people hold us accountable to our beliefs and via regular surveys and our grass roots D&I team, The Collective, and internal next generation board, Firestarters, we hold regular events and work continually towards generating ideas, initiatives and educating our people to ensure we are a diverse and inclusive agency.

As part of our dedication to create an inclusive and diverse workforce, Spark Foundry is committed to equal access to opportunity for people without regard to race, age, sex, disability, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, gender identity or religion.

Overview

The Global Biddable Hub Lead is responsible for leading Spark's Global Biddable Hub(s) based in London, delivering Search, Social and Programmatic services across multiple EMEA and global (ex-US) clients and markets.

The role is accountable for the successful operation, performance and growth of the hub, leading integrated teams comprising both London-based specialists and offshore Publicis Global Delivery resources. As the senior lead for the hub, this individual will drive operational excellence, client satisfaction, team performance, governance and scalable ways of working across all biddable media activity.

Working closely with clients, local market teams, media partners and Spark leadership, the Global Biddable Hub Lead ensures the hub delivers consistently high-quality campaign execution while supporting agency growth through new business, transitions and capability development.

Responsibilities

Hub Leadership & Operations

• Lead the day-to-day operation of one or more Global Biddable Hubs serving multiple international markets.
• Create a high-performing operating model across Search, Social and Programmatic.
• Establish scalable ways of working, service models and governance frameworks.
• Act as the senior escalation point for operational, client and delivery issues.
• Drive continuous improvement across processes, efficiency and quality of output.

People & Resource Management

• Lead, develop and inspire multidisciplinary teams across London and offshore delivery centres.
• Own staffing, workforce planning, utilisation, recruitment and team structure.
• Build a strong performance-driven culture with clear accountability and development opportunities.
• Ensure effective integration of onshore and offshore teams.

Campaign Delivery & Client Excellence

• Own delivery quality across all campaigns managed through the hub.
• Ensure excellence in activation, pacing, optimisation, reporting and performance management.
• Maintain appropriate quality control processes and operational standards.
• Own senior client relationships relating to hub performance and service delivery.
• Drive client satisfaction, retention and growth opportunities.

Market & Network Collaboration

• Partner with local market teams to support planning, execution and performance management.
• Define clear roles, responsibilities and service levels between hub and market teams.
• Build strong partnerships across the Spark and Publicis network to ensure seamless delivery.

Governance & Technology

• Establish and maintain standards for campaign setup, taxonomy, measurement and reporting.
• Ensure adherence to SLAs, compliance requirements and agency best practice.
• Own the biddable technology ecosystem, including platform adoption, operational tooling and process automation.
• Partner with Product, Platform and Technology teams to drive continuous improvement.

Commercial Growth

• Support new business pitches and client growth opportunities.
• Lead the operational design and transition of new clients into the hub model.
• Ensure the hub is structured to scale efficiently as client requirements evolve.
• Contribute to the financial performance of the hub through effective resource and operational management.

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading Search, Social and Programmatic teams.
• Proven experience operating multi-market or global biddable media functions.
• Experience managing both onshore and offshore delivery teams.
• Strong client leadership and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience building operational processes, governance frameworks and scalable delivery models.
• New business, transition and transformation experience.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen.

Additional information

Spark Foundry 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 Spark Foundry, 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.