Digital Director

Overview

We are hiring a Global Digital Director to join the Zenith International team, working on our flagship global client, Philip Morris International. This role sits at the centre of a truly international account, spanning over 50 markets and offering the chance to influence digital strategy at scale. You’ll play a pivotal role in shaping pilots, unlocking innovation and helping the client navigate a complex, regulated digital landscape.

If you enjoy turning ambition into action and collaborating across cultures and teams, this is a role where your impact will be felt.

Responsibilities

What you’ll be doing

• Leading global digital pilots from brief through to PCA, working closely with markets and delivery teams
• Partnering with the global PMI team to identify opportunities that drive performance and efficiency
• Exploring and assessing digital and AI‑led solutions to support smarter ways of working
• Ensuring project outputs are high‑quality, on brief and delivered with clarity and consistency
• Providing regular, meaningful updates to the client, giving visibility across markets and initiatives
• Supporting the evaluation and selection of potential technology and media partners
• Collaborating with internal teams to improve processes and unlock better ways of working

Qualifications

What we’re looking for

• Experience operating at Global Digital Director level or equivalent on complex, international accounts
• Confidence presenting to senior stakeholders, with clear and compelling communication
• Strong analytical capability, with practical working knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint
• A collaborative mindset, with the ability to work independently while keeping others aligned
• Proven people leadership skills, with a supportive and inclusive management style
• Experience within FMCG and/or regulated or restricted categories
• Curiosity, adaptability and a willingness to take on new challenges, including occasional travel

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.

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.

EEO Statement

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. 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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