Digital Lead

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.

We are hiring a Digital Lead to play a defining role in shaping the future of Kellanova’s global biddable media strategy. This is an opportunity to work at the heart of a high-profile client partnership, bringing together media, data and creativity to drive meaningful business growth. You’ll act as a trusted senior voice, influencing strategy across markets while building strong relationships with clients and partners.

Responsibilities

• Act as the senior point of contact for Kellanova across paid social, programmatic, search and wider performance channels.
• Lead strategic conversations with senior stakeholders, translating business priorities into clear media direction.
• Set and evolve the global biddable media strategy, ensuring alignment with brand and market goals.
• Guide and coordinate local market teams to deliver consistent, high-quality execution while allowing flexibility where needed.
• Build strong partnerships with key platforms such as Google, Meta, TikTok, Amazon and The Trade Desk.
• Identify and unlock new opportunities with partners, including testing, innovation and joint planning initiatives.
• Oversee performance, risks and opportunities, using insight to shape senior-level recommendations and next steps.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading digital media strategy across biddable channels.
• Confidence managing senior client relationships and navigating complex stakeholder environments.
• Experience working across multi-market or regional accounts, ideally within fast-moving sectors.
• Strong understanding of platform ecosystems, measurement approaches and performance optimisation.
• Ability to bring clarity to complexity and translate data into actionable business insight.
• Collaborative leadership style with the ability to align cross-functional teams around shared goals.
• Commercial awareness and an understanding of how resourcing, scope and delivery impact outcomes.

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.

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.