IAT Programme Manager

Responsibilities

• Lead programme governance across multiple workstreams, ensuring clear milestones, ownership, and risk management.
• Build and maintain programme roadmaps across regional, global, and local teams.
• Manage risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies (RAID) to keep complex initiatives moving forward.
• Act as the central point of coordination across Media, Social & Influencer, Measurement, Shopper Marketing, and Data/Technology teams.
• Design and improve scalable ways of working, including new processes and templates to enhance efficiency.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to agency leaders and client stakeholders through workshops and steering committee meetings.
• Optimise project management tools and reporting frameworks to provide visibility on delivery progress and performance.

Requirements

• Proven experience in programme or project management.
• Experience delivering complex, multi-stakeholder, and multi-market initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of governance frameworks and operational excellence.
• Expertise with project management tools such as Monday.com, Asana, Jira, Smartsheet, or Miro.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills, including experience with senior leadership.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and solve problems proactively in a fast-paced environment.
• Track record of delivering high-value projects (€1m+).
• Experience working within global, matrixed organisations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience within media, marketing, agency, or production environments.
• Exposure to transformation or operating model programmes.
• Knowledge of marketing measurement techniques such as MMM or experimentation.
• Professional certifications such as PRINCE2, PMP, or Agile.

Benefits

• Core benefits including Pension, Life Assurance, and Private Medical cover.
• Enhanced policies such as Reflection Days and Shared Parental Leave.
• Access to various inclusive initiatives and Employee Action Groups.

About the Company

Starcom is part of Publicis Groupe, one of the world’s largest communications holding companies. We operate at every step of the value chain, combining marketing and digital business transformation to deliver world-class results for iconic global brands.