Global Strategy Manager

Publicis Groupe; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Life Assurance

Private Medical cover

Reflection Days

Shared Parental Leave

Job summary

Starcom, part of Publicis Groupe, is hiring a Strategy Manager to shape global strategies for major brands across 70+ markets. You’ll turn data and audience understanding into actionable plans, collaborating across media, data, social, and commerce teams to deliver connected experiences and future-proof client growth.

You’ll work with local teams to blend analytics with strategic thinking, manage ambitious brand initiatives, and drive impactful communications while maintaining a strong one-team

Qualifications

• Strong numerical skills and ability to interpret data and reports.
• Excellent command of data-driven storytelling for global brand strategy.
• Proactive approach to turning market insights into actionable plans.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deploy global brand strategies across markets.
• Collaborate with local teams to translate data into strategic direction.
• Shape audience, media, product launch and market expansion strategies.
• Partner with agency teams to deliver strategic initiatives and thought leadership.
• Improve data analytics processes to speed and quality of work.
• Build cross-market relationships and foster a one-team culture.
• Track digital priorities and maintain strategic alignment with clients.

Skills

Data analysis

Excel proficiency

Market insights

Strategic thinking

Communication

Collaboration

Tools

Excel

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

Strategy Manager

We are hiring a Strategy Manager to help shape global strategy for some of the world’s most iconic brands across Snacking, Petcare and Food & Nutrition. You’ll turn data, market insight and audience understanding into strategies that help brands grow, while connecting teams and thinking across more than 70 markets. Working within Publicis Groupe’s Power of One model, you’ll collaborate across media, production, data & tech, social, influencer and commerce to create connected experiences and help clients future-proof their businesses.

Responsibilities

What you'll be doing:

• Help develop and deploy global brand strategies, translating strategic direction into clear, actionable plans across markets.
• Partner with local teams to gather and interpret data, analytics and market insights, using them to strengthen global strategic thinking.
• Shape audience, annual media, product launch and market expansion strategies that respond to different brand and business needs.
• Collaborate with strategy and wider agency teams to create impactful communications, annual strategic initiatives and thought leadership.
• Build smarter, more efficient data and analytics processes that improve the quality and speed of strategic work.
• Connect teams across markets and disciplines, sharing best practice and building strong relationships that foster a genuine one-team culture.
• Help deploy and track key digital priorities, maintaining strategic alignment and supporting consistently strong work for the client.

Qualifications

Skills we're looking for:

• You’re highly organised and comfortable working with numbers, with the ability to manage detail without losing sight of the bigger strategic picture.
• You can interpret media plans, reports and market data, identifying the insights that matter for global strategy.
• You’re confident using Excel to work efficiently with data, including formulas that simplify analysis and repetitive tasks.
• You’re curious about markets, audiences and analytics and motivated to turn information into sharper thinking and stronger client work.
• You’re a confident communicator and collaborative partner who is comfortable contributing ideas and perspectives in both in-person and virtual settings.
• You combine diplomacy with constructive assertiveness, building positive relationships while helping colleagues, clients and agency partners move work forward.
• You care about quality and client impact, actively seeking feedback and using it to continually strengthen strategic output and delivery.

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.

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.