Senior Retail Media Manager

Starcom Melbourne; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; 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 Retail Media Manager who will be pivotal in shaping retail media strategies and driving brand success. This role involves leading retail media campaigns and maintaining strong client relationships. The ideal candidate will have substantial experience in retail media, strong analytical skills, and a collaborative leadership style.

Starcom offers comprehensive benefits including Pension and Private Medical cover, along with a commitment to equal opportunity and inclusivity within the workplace.

Qualifications

• Minimum several years of experience in retail media or eCommerce roles.
• Hands-on knowledge of retail media platforms.
• Ability to manage client conversations and performance reviews.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic planning for retail media campaigns across key platforms.
• Build trust in client relationships through effective communication.
• Translate market insights into recommendations for client growth.

Skills

Retail media experience

Knowledge of Amazon Advertising

Analytical thinking

Leadership skills

Client management

Detail-oriented

Adaptability

Job description

Overview

We are hiring a Senior Retail Media Manager to play a pivotal role in shaping how brands show up and win across the retail media landscape. This role sits at the heart of client growth, bringing together strategy, craft and collaboration to deliver meaningful commercial impact. You’ll work with ambitious brands, leading high‑quality retail media programmes that connect insight to execution. If you enjoy building partnerships, mentoring others and turning complexity into clarity, this could be a brilliant next step.

Responsibilities

• Leading the strategic planning and delivery of retail media campaigns across key platforms, with a clear focus on performance and outcomes
• Owning client relationships day‑to‑day, building trust through thoughtful advice, clear communication and consistent delivery
• Translating market trends, data and insights into practical recommendations that help clients grow
• Guiding and developing account managers and specialists, creating an environment where people can do their best work
• Overseeing campaign quality, optimisation and reporting to ensure work is accurate, effective and continuously improving
• Partnering closely with media, data, technology and commerce teams to deliver joined‑up client solutions
• Managing budgets and forecasts responsibly, ensuring spend is optimised and aligned to client objectives

Qualifications

• Solid experience in retail media or eCommerce‑focused roles, either in‑house or agency‑side
• Hands‑on knowledge of platforms such as Amazon Advertising, retail media networks or similar ecosystems
• Confidence managing client conversations, from performance reviews to strategic planning
• A collaborative leadership style, with experience supporting or managing others
• Strong analytical thinking, with the ability to turn data into clear stories and actions
• Comfort working across multiple stakeholders and priorities without losing attention to detail
• Curiosity, adaptability and a genuine interest in how retail media continues to evolve

Benefits

Starcom 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.

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.

Equal Opportunity Statement

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.