Company description

Publicis Groupe, the world's second largest communications group that is present in more than 100 countries and has more than 98,000 employees. With a unique work philosophy, The Power of One puts clients at the center by promoting the growth of their business through creative agencies (Leo Constellation:Publicis Spain, Leo Spain; Publicis Health), media (Zenith, Starcom, Spark and Performics), and areas of transversal knowledge.

Spark Foundry is a global media agency that exists to bring HEAT (Higher Engagement, Affinity, and Transactions to brands). By combining flawless media fundamentals with aggressive innovation, Spark inspires consumers to pay more attention; to care more about our clients’ brands; and to buy more products and services from them.

Balancing the nimble spirit of a startup with the powerhouse soul of Publicis Groupe, Spark Foundry delivers the best of both worlds to a client roster that spans some of the world’s best and most beloved brands and companies. We combine boutique-caliber insights and service with the buying clout and first-look access of a global leader, bringing the heat to challenger brands that want to act like giants, and to giant brands that want to act like challengers.

With a Millennial-friendly, bottom-up culture that celebrates diversity and aims for all voices to be heard, Spark has become a magnet for the industry’s best talent, with one of the best retention rates in the industry. And by applying a whole-person approach to professional and personal development, Spark develops a workforce that is well prepared for today’s challenges, and also poised to create meaningful careers in the years to come.





Because we know that heat arises at the intersection of complementary forces, our professionals come from myriad disciplines and backgrounds: data, analytics, and insights; content and creative production; communications and strategy; finance and marketing; and sociology, psychology, and other liberal arts disciplines.

Come and join us

Overview

We are looking for a Digital Business Director to play a key role in shaping and driving the strategic and operational vision of a global media workstream.

This is not a purely strategic or advisory role. We are looking for a senior, hands-on business leader with a strong digital and performance media background, someone who can translate future-facing strategies into practical, scalable solutions across markets and integral delivery hubs.

Working across Europe, the US and Latin America, you will connect global strategy with local execution, helping markets adopt new ways of working, technologies and operating models while identifying and solving the challenges that arise along the way.

You will act as a trusted partner to senior leadership, bringing the expertise, credibility and autonomy required to lead cross-market initiatives, navigate complex stakeholder environments and turn transformation into tangible business outcomes.

Responsibilities

- Strategic & Operational Leadership:



Translate global strategic priorities across short-, mid- and long-term horizons into actionable plans and operating models for key markets.

- Digital Transformation & Innovation: Drive cross-market transformation initiatives spanning AdTech, MarTech, media technology, taxonomies, performance and centralised buying models.

- Integral Stakeholder Management: Connect and align central teams, global delivery hubs and local market teams across regions including Europe, the US and Latin America, ensuring consistency while adapting to local business realities.

- Operational Excellence: Identify gaps and friction points across workflows, buying models, technology integrations and cross-market processes, and develop practical solutions that improve effectiveness and scalability.

- Strategic Project Leadership: Represent senior leadership in global working groups, transformation programmes and strategic conversations with major technology and media partners such as Meta, TikTok, Netflix and Adobe.

- Business & Client Leadership: Act as a senior point of contact for complex business discussions, bringing together media expertise, commercial understanding and a strong client-service mindset.

- Global Collaboration: Work effectively across different cultures, functions and levels of seniority, stepping in proactively whenever a market, hub or strategic initiative requires additional leadership or problem-solving.

Qualifications

What We’re Looking For

- 8–10+ years of experience in digital/media agencies, ideally managing large-scale accounts or multinational clients.

- Strong experience across pe

📌 Digital Business Director (Madrid)
🏢 Publicis Groupe
📍 Madrid