Senior Integrated Account Director: Lead Strategy & Growth

Publicis Groupe Holdings B.V; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wholeself program

Publicis Liberté flexibility

Marcel AI platform access

Learning & Development

Job summary

Publicis Groupe ANZ is seeking an Integrated Account Director to lead a major integrated client partnership, driving outcomes across strategy, creative, media, content and tech. You will be the senior day-to-day client lead, partnering with cross‑functional teams to deliver high-impact campaigns that meet business objectives.

You'll guide annual planning, manage budgets and scopes, and elevate client relationships with senior stakeholders, while fostering a high-performance, collaborative

Qualifications

• Strong commercial acumen with large client relationships.
• Proven leadership and people management experience.
• Excellent stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• Strategic thinker with strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities.
• Outstanding presentation, communication, and influencing skills.
• Experience leading integrated marketing, communications, or advertising programs.
• Experience managing budgets, scopes, forecasting, and commercial negotiations.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the senior day-to-day client lead, owning key client relationships and communications.
• Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and understand their business, market, customers, and objectives.
• Lead annual planning, business reviews, and strategic discussions.
• Identify opportunities for growth, integration across services, and innovation.
• Ensure delivery against agreed objectives, KPIs, and client expectations.
• Take overall responsibility for integrated campaigns and programs.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams to align with strategic objectives and business goals.
• Coordinate responses across internal teams and external partners.
• Drive collaboration across strategy, media, creative, content, social, influencer, commerce, and other disciplines.
• Manage priorities, risks, dependencies, and challenges across complex projects.
• Ensure all deliverables meet quality standards and client expectations.
• Own delivery processes and governance, ensuring projects stay on track.
• Develop plans with milestones, timelines, and resources.
• Oversee workflow and quality assurance across teams.
• Facilitate workshops, client presentations, and planning sessions.
• Drive development of case studies, award submissions, and thought leadership initiatives.
• Maintain oversight of revenue, scopes, forecasting, and growth opportunities.
• Ensure budgets and resources align with client objectives.
• Monitor financial performance and manage commercial opportunities.
• Drive efficiencies and scalable ways of working for growth.
• Lead and inspire a diverse cross-functional team.
• Foster a collaborative, high-performance culture focused on client outcomes.
• Act as an escalation point for challenges.
• Build cross-team relationships and encourage knowledge sharing.

Skills

Commercial acumen

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Communication

Integrated marketing

Budget management

Education

Marketing/related degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Project management tools

Job description

Publicis Groupe ANZ is seeking an Integrated Account Director to lead a major integrated client partnership, driving outcomes across strategy, creative, media, content and tech. You will be the senior day-to-day client lead, partnering with cross‑functional teams to deliver high-impact campaigns that meet business objectives.

You'll guide annual planning, manage budgets and scopes, and elevate client relationships with senior stakeholders, while fostering a high-performance, collaborative