Global Senior Account Executive

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.

Job Description

We are hiring a Senior Account Executive to join our Visa Europe team at Starcom, where media, data and creativity come together to create meaningful human experiences. This is a brilliant opportunity to work at the heart of a high‑profile global client, helping deliver campaigns across multiple European markets. You’ll play a key role in connecting teams, ensuring seamless delivery, and bringing structure to complex projects. If you enjoy collaborating across cultures and making work happen at pace, this role offers real impact and growth.

Responsibilities

What you’ll be doing

• Act as a central point of contact between hub and local market teams, ensuring alignment and clarity across campaigns
• Deliver smooth campaign execution by coordinating timelines, outputs and stakeholders from brief through to completion
• Lead regular status updates and reporting, keeping both internal teams and clients informed and confident
• Support troubleshooting and resolve campaign challenges, ensuring delivery stays on track
• Maintain accurate financial tracking, including purchase orders, reconciliations and documentation
• Ensure all plans and outputs meet high quality standards and follow agreed governance processes
• Build strong working relationships across teams and contribute to a collaborative, supportive team environment

Qualifications

Skills we’re looking for

• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities with care and accuracy
• Confidence in coordinating projects and keeping work progressing across different teams
• Clear and thoughtful communication style, with the ability to adapt across cultures and stakeholders
• A proactive mindset, taking ownership and finding solutions when challenges arise
• Comfortable working both independently and as part of a collaborative team
• Solid Excel and PowerPoint skills, with an understanding of financial tracking or budgets
• Curiosity and openness to learning, with an interest in innovation and new ways of working

Additional Information

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 - building a culture where everyone feels seen, respected, and genuinely included.

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