Global Business Director

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 We are hiring a Global Business Director to lead two of Starcom's most distinctive global healthcare partnerships: Sandoz and Alcon. This is a rare opportunity to shape media strategy and drive growth for organisations that improve health and wellbeing for millions of people around the world. You'll lead the global media relationship for Sandoz, working within the bespoke Publicis AccessOne model, which brings together expertise across media, creative, medical communications, data and technology to support one of the world's leading generics, biosimilars and over-the-counter pharmaceutical businesses.

Alongside this, you'll play a key leadership role within the Alcon partnership, supporting the global leader in eye care and vision solutions to strengthen media effectiveness, share learning across international markets, and raise standards globally. Working closely with senior client stakeholders and teams across the Publicis Groupe network, you'll champion the Power of One approach, bringing people, capabilities and ideas together around a clear, connected media vision that delivers meaningful business impact What will you be doing?

This is an exciting opportunity to lead global client partnerships, influence marketing strategy across multiple markets, and bring teams together around a shared vision for success. You'll work with senior client stakeholders, talented specialists, and international teams to create campaigns and solutions that help people access better health and wellbeing. If you enjoy building trusted relationships, simplifying complexity, and making a measurable impact, this could be the role for you.

Lead the global media relationship for Sandoz and Alcon, acting as a trusted partner to senior client stakeholders. Shape media strategies that connect business goals with audience needs and deliver measurable outcomes. Bring together teams across markets and disciplines to create consistent, effective approaches while respecting local market needs. Identify opportunities to improve campaign performance, share learnings, and raise standards across global teams. Help clients get the most value from media investment by providing clear recommendations and practical guidance.

Support and develop a high-performing team, creating an environment where people can learn, collaborate, and do their best work. Oversee the successful delivery of programmes and initiatives, ensuring work is well managed, commercially sound, and aligned to client priorities.

What are we looking for? Experience leading client relationships and building trusted partnerships with senior stakeholders. Strong understanding of media strategy and communications planning across a variety of channels. Confidence working with international teams and navigating multi-market environments. Ability to turn complex information into clear, actionable plans and recommendations. Experience bringing together people with different specialisms to achieve shared goals. A collaborative leadership style that supports, develops, and inspires others.

Commercial awareness and strong organisational skills, with the ability to balance long-term thinking and day-to-day delivery.

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. You’ll also have access to a range of additional initiatives, including: 📖 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
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Lead the global media relationship for Sandoz and Alcon, acting as a trusted partner to senior client stakeholders. Shape media strategies that connect business goals with audience needs and deliver measurable outcomes. Bring together teams across markets and disciplines to create consistent, effective approaches while respecting local market needs. Identify opportunities to improve campaign performance, share learnings, and raise standards across global teams. Help clients get the most value from media investment by providing clear recommendations and practical guidance.

Support and develop a high-performing team, creating an environment where people can learn, collaborate, and do their best work. Oversee the successful delivery of programmes and initiatives, ensuring work is well managed, commercially sound, and aligned to client priorities. What are we looking for? Experience leading client relationships and building trusted partnerships with senior stakeholders. Strong understanding of media strategy and communications planning across a variety of channels. Confidence working with international teams and navigating multi-market environments.

Ability to turn complex information into clear, actionable plans and recommendations. Experience bringing together people with different specialisms to achieve shared goals. A collaborative leadership style that supports, develops, and inspires others. Commercial awareness and strong organisational skills, with the ability to balance long-term thinking and day-to-day delivery.