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.