Global Senior Account Executive

Starcom Melbourne; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Life assurance

Private medical cover

Reflection days

Shared parental leave

Job summary

Starcom Melbourne is seeking a Senior Account Executive to join their Visa Europe team. This role is crucial for ensuring seamless delivery across campaigns in multiple European markets. You will coordinate teams, manage timelines, and support campaign execution while maintaining strong client communication.

The ideal candidate should have strong organisational skills and be comfortable working both independently and collaboratively. Join us to create meaningful human experiences and be part of a culture that values empathy, responsibility, and change.

Qualifications

• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Confidence in coordinating projects and keeping work progressing.
• Clear communication style adaptable across cultures.
• Proactive mindset in finding solutions during challenges.
• Comfortable working independently and as part of a team.
• Solid Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Curiosity and openness to learning.

Responsibilities

• Act as a central point of contact between hub and local market teams.
• Deliver smooth campaign execution by coordinating project timelines.
• Lead regular status updates and maintain client communication.
• Support troubleshooting and resolve campaign challenges.
• Maintain accurate financial tracking and documentation.
• Ensure all outputs meet high quality standards.
• Build strong relationships across teams.

Skills

Organisational skills

Project coordination

Communication

Financial tracking

Excel

PowerPoint

Problem-solving

Job description

Overview

We are hiring a Senior Account Executive to join our Visa Europe team at Starcom, where media, data and creativity come together to create meaningful human experiences. This is a brilliant opportunity to work at the heart of a high‑profile global client, helping deliver campaigns across multiple European markets. You’ll play a key role in connecting teams, ensuring seamless delivery, and bringing structure to complex projects. If you enjoy collaborating across cultures and making work happen at pace, this role offers real impact and growth.

Responsibilities

• Act as a central point of contact between hub and local market teams, ensuring alignment and clarity across campaigns
• Deliver smooth campaign execution by coordinating timelines, outputs and stakeholders from brief through to completion
• Lead regular status updates and reporting, keeping both internal teams and clients informed and confident
• Support troubleshooting and resolve campaign challenges, ensuring delivery stays on track
• Maintain accurate financial tracking, including purchase orders, reconciliations and documentation
• Ensure all plans and outputs meet high quality standards and follow agreed governance processes
• Build strong working relationships across teams and contribute to a collaborative, supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities with care and accuracy
• Confidence in coordinating projects and keeping work progressing across different teams
• Clear and thoughtful communication style, with the ability to adapt across cultures and stakeholders
• A proactive mindset, taking ownership and finding solutions when challenges arise
• Comfortable working both independently and as part of a collaborative team
• Solid Excel and PowerPoint skills, with an understanding of financial tracking or budgets
• Curiosity and openness to learning, with an interest in innovation and new ways of working

Benefits

Starcom offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees. 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 the Publicis Career Page which showcases our inclusive benefits and employee action groups.

Starcom is 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.