Global Media Director

Description You’re not the person who will settle for just any role. Neither are we. Because we’re out to create Better Care for a Better World, and that takes a certain kind of person and teams who care about making a difference. Here, you’ll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands. In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU. We are seeking an experienced and strategic Global Digital Media Director to lead our digital media Centre of Excellence (CoE). This role reports to the Global VP of Marketing, Digital, Sales & Capabilities within the Centre of Excellence, influencing strategy and best practices across all markets. This role is not focused on day-to-day campaign execution, which is managed by local market teams. Instead, the Director will be responsible for defining the global media strategy, best practice frameworks, learning agendas, and measurement strategies that empower our markets to achieve best-in-class media performance. The Director will also own the key relationships with our global media agency and major media/ad-tech platforms to ensure our markets are leveraging the most innovative tools and approaches.In this role, you will:Lead and drive our global media strategy. This role is responsible for overseeing all aspects of media planning, buying, and optimization to achieve brand awareness, customer acquisition, and revenue goals on a global scale with a particular focus on digital.Define, develop, and roll out a global media CoE model that provides guidance, best practices, and resources to local market media teams.Establish frameworks, best practices and global scorecards for media planning, execution, and optimization to ensure consistency and excellence across all markets.Serve as the internal " media and media digital expert," providing strategic counsel and thought leadership on emerging media trends, technologies, and market dynamics.Partner and lead the global partnerships with the Global Agency and key media partners (e.g. Meta, TikTok, Google) ensuring that Kimberly Clark gets outsized support to drive media effectiveness.Drive innovation by identifying and vetting new media platforms, emerging consumer trends /technologies, AEO strategies and strategic partners to ensure competitive advantageDocument and socialize clear KPIs/metrics, score carding and reporting that clearly diagnoses success and recommended action steps at the right level of depth and complexity for SEM/SEODefine global key performance indicators (KPIs) and establish robust measurement frameworks for all digital media initiatives.Collaborate with analytics teams to standardize reporting and provide market teams with the tools and insights needed to analyze and optimize their campaigns.Create and manage a global learning agenda, capturing best practices, testing new approaches, and disseminating key learnings to local markets to foster continuous improvement.Lead, mentor, and develop a small, high-performing team of two media professionals within the Global Media team.Oversee the team's work in building and implementing the CoE frameworks, resources, and learning agendas.Manage the CoE budget and resources effectively.About UsHuggies®. Kleenex®. Cottonelle®. Scott®. Kotex®. Poise®. Depend®. Kimberly-Clark Professional®. You already know our legendary brands—and so does the rest of the world. In fact, millions of people use Kimberly-Clark products every day. We know these amazing Kimberly-Clark products wouldn’t exist without talented professionals, like you.At Kimberly-Clark, you’ll be part of the best team committed to driving innovation, growth and impact. We’re founded on more than 150 years of market leadership, and we’re always looking for new and better ways to perform – so there’s your open door of opportunity. It’s all here for you at Kimberly-Clark.Led by Purpose. Driven by You.About YouYou perform at the highest level possible, and you appreciate a performance culture fueled by authentic caring. You want to be part of a company actively dedicated to sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development.You love what you do, especially when the work you do makes a difference. At Kimberly-Clark, we’re constantly exploring new ideas on how, when, and where we can best achieve results. When you join our team, you’ll experience Flex That Works: flexible (hybrid) work arrangements that empower you to have purposeful time in the office and partner with your leader to make flexibility work for both you and the business.In one of our professional roles, you’ll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center. To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:Bachelor’s Degree, MBA or graduate level degree in relevant field preferredMinimum 15 years of experience of Media, specifically digitally, planning and activation in a Global organization ideally with a Global Agency, CPG company or major digital platform.Proven experience defining and implementing global frameworks, governance, and best practices for media teams.Extensive knowledge of the digital media landscape, media measurement tools, analytics platforms and ad-tech.Strong leadership, communication, and negotiation skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels and to make complicated subjects and capabilities accessible, understandable and actionable for our US and international teamsTeam management – ability to inspire, grow and develop team members whilst helping deliver team goals.Strong problem solving skills and calm persistence in navigating tough industry challenges to build capabilities ahead of the curveDemonstrated ability to articulate strategy, capability solutions and their business implications that can drive impact with Sr. Executives and Business leaders within K-CAbility to prioritize and maintain focus in complex and shifting environmentsExcellent analytical abilities and a data-driven approach to strategy.Strong project management and organizational skills.A creative and strategic thinker with a proactive approach to problem-solving.Total BenefitsHere are just a few of the benefits you’d enjoy working in this role for Kimberly-Clark. For a complete overview, see . Great support for good health with medical, dental, and vision coverage options with no waiting periods or pre-existing condition restrictions. Access to an on-site fitness center, occupational health nurse, and allowances for high-quality safety equipment.Flexible Savings and spending accounts to maximize health care options and stretch dollars when caring for yourself or dependents.Diverse income protection insurance options to protect yourself and your family in case of illness, injury, or other unexpected events.Additional programs and support to continue your education, adopt a child, relocate, or even find temporary childcare.Chicago Commercial Center To Be ConsideredClick the Apply button and complete the online application process. A member of our recruiting team will review your application and follow up if you seem like a great fit for this role.In the meantime, please check out the .And finally, the fine print….Grade 6/M4 - grade level and / or compensation may vary based on location/countrySalary Range: 181,220 – 234,260 USDAt Kimberly-Clark, pay is just one aspect of our total rewards package, which also includes a variety of benefits and opportunities to achieve, thrive and grow. Along with base pay, this position offers eligibility for a target bonus and a comprehensive benefits suite, including our 401(k) and Profit Sharing plan. The anticipated base pay range for this role is provided above for a fully qualified hire. Actual pay will depend on several factors, such as location, role, skills, performance, and experience. Please note that the stated pay range applies to US locations only.Primary LocationChicago Commercial CenterAdditional LocationsWorker TypeEmployeeWorker Sub-TypeRegularTime TypeFull time