Publicis Groupe Holdings B.V
Project Manager
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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
Help Shape the Future of Some of the World’s Most Loved Brands
Imagine working on brands that are part of everyday life for millions of people around the world. Snickers. M&M’s. Twix. Maltesers. Orbit. Extra. And with the addition of Kellanova, brands like Pringles, Cheez-It and Kellogg’s Cereals too.
As part of One Mars, Publicis Groupe’s dedicated global solution for Mars, you'll join a team built to deliver connected, innovative and award-winning work at scale across the globe. Bringing together expertise in media, social influence, commerce, production and measurement, One Mars is redefining how modern marketing works for one of the world's most iconic brand portfolios.
We're now looking for a Project Manager who thrives on bringing people together, creating clarity from complexity and ensuring brilliant work gets delivered seamlessly.
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This is an opportunity to play a central role in a high-profile global client partnership, working across multiple disciplines, markets and stakeholders.
You'll be the person who keeps projects moving forward, aligns teams around shared goals and helps create the conditions for exceptional work to happen. If you enjoy solving challenges, building strong relationships and bringing structure to fast-paced environments, you'll feel right at home here.
Responsibilities
You'll thrive in a role like this if you enjoy:
- Taking ownership and making things happen
- Staying calm and organised when managing competing priorities
- Building trusted relationships with people at all levels
- Bringing positivity, curiosity and a solutions-focused mindset
- Creating structure and helping teams work more effectively together
- Working in collaborative, high-performing environments
- Taking pride in delivering quality work and exceptional client experiences
As a Project Manager, you'll lead the day-to-day delivery of integrated programmes and projects across the Mars Snacking portfolio. You will:
- Own project plans, timelines and delivery milestones from kick-off through to completion
- Coordinate cross-functional teams across media, social, commerce, production and measurement
- Ensure projects are clearly scoped, resourced and set up for success from the outset
- Track progress, identify risks and proactively solve challenges before they impact delivery
- Facilitate collaboration between internal teams, agency partners and client stakeholders
- Provide clear communication and regular status updates to keep everyone aligned
- Support change management and maintain strong project governance throughout delivery
- Partner with the wider One Mars project management community to plan upcoming initiatives and ensure delivery readiness
- Help improve processes, ways of working and project management best practice across the team
Qualifications
- Previous experience in project management, marketing, consultancy or a similar fast-paced environment
- Experience delivering multiple projects simultaneously across different stakeholders and teams
- Strong knowledge of project planning, scoping, risk management, resource management and delivery processes
- Confidence facilitating discussions, managing expectations and driving decisions forward
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Experience using tools such as JIRA, Microsoft Project, Excel and PowerPoint
- PMP, CSM or other project management certifications are advantageous but not essential
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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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