Overview
We are hiring a Digital Performance Director to play a pivotal role at the heart of Zenith International’s global Digital Hub. This is a senior, high‑impact opportunity to shape how digital performance is planned, activated and optimised across multiple markets for some of the world’s most prestigious brands, including a leading luxury skincare client. You’ll sit at the intersection of clients, account leadership and digital activation teams—bringing clarity, momentum and insight to everything we do. If you’re motivated by craft, collaboration and measurable impact, this role offers genuine scope to influence how global digital excellence is delivered.
Responsibilities
- Lead and support global digital activation teams (onshore and offshore), empowering Digital Managers to deliver consistent operational and executional excellence.
- Shape, own and evolve the Digital Hub vision alongside the Business Lead, clearly setting priorities and expectations across the team.
- Guide teams to deliver best‑in‑class optimisation, performance insight and campaign commentary that drives measurable results.
- Build a connected, inclusive and positive digital team culture, ensuring all team members feel aligned and valued regardless of location.
- Define and oversee digital activation best‑practice guidelines, translating Hub learnings into smarter future planning.
- Champion a culture of testing, learning and insight, including the development of a central repository to inform ongoing and future campaigns.
- Own senior client conversations on digital innovation, performance outcomes and strategic projects, while overseeing robust financial and partner management processes.
Skills we’re looking for
- Strong experience leading digital channel strategy, planning and activation across social, search and programmatic in multi‑market environments.
- Proven ability to lead and develop digital activation teams with clarity, empathy and accountability.
- Confidence in building trusted relationships with senior clients and internal stakeholders.
- Experience working across multiple markets, balancing differing priorities and delivering through diverse teams.
- A solid understanding of digital reporting, ad technology and governance frameworks.
- Strategic, integrated media thinking with hands‑on knowledge of digital activation and optimisation.
- Clear, thoughtful communication skills, with the ability to manage upwards and collaborate effectively across senior leadership.
Qualifications
- Strong experience leading digital channel strategy, planning and activation across social, search and programmatic in multi‑market environments.
- Proven ability to lead and develop digital activation teams with clarity, empathy and accountability.
- Confidence in building trusted relationships with senior clients and internal stakeholders.
- Experience working across multiple markets, balancing differing priorities and delivering through diverse teams.
- A solid understanding of digital reporting, ad technology and governance frameworks.
- Strategic, integrated media thinking with hands‑on knowledge of digital activation and optimisation.
- Clear, thoughtful communication skills, with the ability to manage upwards and collaborate effectively across senior leadership.
Additional Information
Zenith International 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 Inclusive Benefits and our Employee Action Groups.
Equal Opportunity Employer
At Zenith International 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. 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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