Francesca Gioia

Francesca Gioia serves as the Talent Lead at GroupM since October 2021, previously holding roles such as Talent Acquisition Specialist at Ebiquity plc and Talent Business Consultant at LeadFamly. Francesca's extensive experience in talent acquisition includes being the Talent Acquisition Manager at Essence, focusing on in-house recruitment for various fields including Media Activation and Data Strategy. Prior to these roles, Francesca demonstrated leadership as Talent Development & Operations Director at Starcom Mediavest Group, overseeing L&D initiatives for performance digital media. Earlier career milestones include serving as Associate Director in Paid Search and Search Director at i-level. Francesca holds an MA Honours from King's College London and a BA Honours from the University of Kent, both in English and American Literature.