Senior Global Media Operations Manager

Job Description:

Senior Global Media Operations Manager

Location: UK or US

As the Global Senior Media Operations Manager , you will drive commercial value, investment efficiency, and operational excellence for Mars Pet Nutrition's global media ecosystem. In this role, you’ll establish rigorous standards across media investment, ad-operations, reporting, and data taxonomy to maximize ROI across media channels. This is a highly analytical and operational role with a focus on governance; you’ll be responsible for translating operational data into high-impact strategic insights for global brands and local operating entities.

What are we looking for?

• Significant experience in digital media planning, strategy and / or ad-operations

• Deep expertise managing multi-million-dollar investment budgets including planning, channel allocation and reporting

• Experience building, scaling or managing biddable media operations and / or search operations; hands-on ad platform experience a plus

• Experience with both brand-building and performance marketing channels

• Demonstrated ability to align stakeholders across functions and markets around a common process or way of working

• Proven & demonstrable project management, change leadership, and problem-solving skills.

• Excellent relationship builder to upskill, engage and inspire teams

• BSC or Business Degree and / or equivalent media experience

What will be your key responsibilities?

Media Investment & Planning

• Drive global media investment governance, scenario planning, and PESO framework implementation to maximize investment effectiveness, consumer relevance, and sustainable growth.

Ad Operations & Data Taxonomy

• Establish, standardize and govern global ad operations excellence through standardized taxonomy, tracking, and data governance to enable accurate and consistent media performance reporting

Data, Technology & Measurement

• Scale media measurement and ad-tech capabilities, embedding MMM insights into planning and decision-making while driving best-in-class standards.

• Codify and deploy data and measurement best practices across markets, and enhance Search performance through dynamic bidding and keyword optimization.

Finance & Reporting

• Partner with Finance to manage media budgets, governance, forecasting, and reporting processes.

• Deliver global Search & Social performance reporting and support leadership investment reviews with ROI benchmarks and key insights

Commercial & Financial Acumen

• This role requires high autonomy to design, build, and continuously refine reporting dashboards, operational workflows, and investment pipelines in a fast-paced environment.

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with over 140,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.

• Join a purpose-driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.

• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.

• An industry-competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.