Global Client Partner in London

Please Note - this role is a 12-month fixed-term contract.

We are hiring a Global Client Partner to lead international strategy for a high-profile, complex global client portfolio. This role sits at the centre of our international planning team, shaping direction across markets while building trusted senior relationships. You’ll balance strategic clarity with hands-on leadership, helping clients navigate change and unlock growth through media. It’s a role for someone who enjoys collaboration, complexity and making a real impact through their work.

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead global, multi-market media strategy across a large international client portfolio, ensuring consistency while respecting local nuance.
• Act as a senior day-to-day partner for global, regional and local client stakeholders, managing relationships with confidence and credibility.
• Own the development and delivery of clear, high-quality strategic recommendations and presentations that respond directly to client challenges.
• Collaborate closely with international markets, specialist teams and senior agency leaders to deliver best-in-class work.
• Lead, coach and support a direct team, while contributing to a wider international community of practitioners.
• Partner with senior leadership on forecasting, revenue management and delivery against contractual commitments.
• Identify opportunities for innovation, experimentation and growth that benefit both client outcomes and agency capability.

Skills we’re looking for:

• Experience leading complex global or multi-regional client relationships within media, marketing or digital environments.
• Strong strategic thinking, with the ability to simplify complexity and turn insight into clear direction.
• Confidence working with senior stakeholders across cultures, markets and time zones.
• Proven experience developing and supporting high-performing teams through coaching and collaboration.
• A solid understanding of digital ecosystems, data-informed marketing and full-funnel media strategy.
• Commercial awareness, with experience contributing to account growth, forecasting and profitability.
• Curiosity, adaptability and a collaborative mindset, with a genuine interest in how media can drive business impact.

Additional Information:

Spark Foundry 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. You’ll also have access to a range of additional initiatives.

Publicis Groupe works primarily from the office or our clients' office four days per week. Spark Foundry 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.