Global Project Manager

Starcom Worldwide, Inc.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Starcom Worldwide, Inc. is seeking a Global Project Manager to lead ambitious programmes for Samsung Global. You’ll unite teams across GBC, D2C and growth initiatives, turning strategy into well-structured delivery.

You’ll work with account leadership and the Publicis network to build momentum and ensure effective global execution. The role requires strong programme management, exceptional organisation, and a collaborative approach to drive governance, risk management and stakeholder engagement

Qualifications

• Strong programme or project management capability from planning to delivery.
• Excellent organisation and prioritisation to manage timelines, resources and budgets.
• Collaborative approach to align colleagues, clients and partners across markets.
• Clear and confident communication, with experience in meetings, status updates and stakeholder engagement.
• Operational mindset to streamline processes and improve adoption across teams.
• Experience supporting change, capability deployment or technology adoption.
• Curiosity and adaptability to navigate evolving priorities in a global environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead global programmes from brief to implementation with clear plans, milestones, budgets and resourcing.
• Coordinate projects across disciplines, regions and stakeholders while managing risks and dependencies.
• Create governance through status reporting, leadership reviews and client-facing discussions.
• Support Samsung’s global network by maintaining connections through governance and communications.
• Lead rollout and adoption of new capabilities, including Publicis AI tools, with market readiness and training.
• Improve ways of working by developing templates, playbooks and automation opportunities.
• Help mobilise new opportunities by creating onboarding and governance frameworks.

Skills

Project management

Organisation

Collaboration

Communication

Operational mindset

Change management

Adaptability

Job description

Company description

With a history that dates back over 80 years, Starcom is a global communications planning and media leader. We are an agency still grounded in our founding principle that people are at the centre of all we do. Each day, we apply this belief to harness the transformative power of data and technology to inspire and move people and business forward. With more than 7,000 employees in over 100 offices around the world, we are the flagship Publicis Media agency that uses our ‘Power of One’ business model, with teams that span multiple disciplines across clients such as Aldi, P&G, Primark, Samsung, Stellantis, and Visa.

We place a huge focus on our People, and have driven flagship D&I and L&D programmes within Publicis Media; our goal is to help every individual reach their fullest potential, and we encourage everyone to make “Brave Plays” in how they approach their work and their own career development. As a result, we have an exceptionally energised and committed talent base, all of us proud of our welcoming and supportive culture, as evidenced by our recognition as one of Campaign’s Best Places to Work for five years in a row, Media Week's Agency of the Year 2025 and one of the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2025.

Overview

Global Project Manager

We are hiring aGlobal Project Manager to play a pivotal role in delivering ambitious programmes for Samsung Global. You’ll bring together teams, markets and capabilities across GBC, D2C and emerging growth initiatives, turning strategy into well-organised, effective delivery. Working closely with account leadership and teams across the Publicis network, you’ll help create the structure, collaboration and momentum that enables great work to happen globally.

Responsibilities

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead global programmes from brief to implementation, creating clear plans, milestones, budgets and resourcing to keep delivery on track.
• Bring teams and markets together, coordinating projects across disciplines, regions and stakeholders while managing risks, dependencies and priorities.
• Create effective programme governance, leading status reporting, leadership reviews and client-facing project discussions with clarity and purpose.
• Support Samsung’s global network, helping HQ, regional and local teams stay connected through consistent communications, governance and ways of working.
• Lead the rollout and adoption of new capabilities, including Publicis AI tools and platforms, coordinating market readiness, onboarding, training and ongoing engagement.
• Improve how we work, developing practical processes, templates, playbooks and automation opportunities that make global delivery simpler and more consistent.
• Help mobilise new opportunities and scopes, creating onboarding and governance frameworks and integrating new workstreams into the wider Samsung operating model

Qualifications

• Strong programme or project management capability, with experience taking complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives from planning through to implementation.
• Excellent organisation and prioritisation skills, with the ability to manage timelines, resources, budgets, risks and dependencies across multiple workstreams.
• A collaborative approach, with the ability to build trusted relationships and bring together colleagues, clients and partners across different teams and markets.
• Clear and confident communication skills, including experience facilitating meetings, producing meaningful status updates and engaging a range of stakeholders.
• An operational mindset, with an interest in making processes clearer, more efficient and easier for teams to adopt.
• Experience supporting change, capability deployment or technology adoption, with an understanding of how to help people successfully embrace new tools and ways of working.
• Curiosity and adaptability, with the ability to navigate evolving priorities, solve problems thoughtfully and contribute positively to a global, collaborative environment

Additional information

Starcomoffers 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 Starcom, 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.

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