Business Head - Content and Intelligent Creativity

Publicis Groupe; Mumbai; On-site; INR 6,000,000 - 9,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Publicis Groupe in Mumbai seeks a Business Head for Content and Intelligent Creativity to lead growth, shape client opportunities, and scale Agentic AI solutions across the agency. You will bridge business, creativity and technology, build senior relationships with CMOs and CEOs, own P&L for Intelligent Creativity, and lead a high-performing team to deliver transformative outcomes.

This role requires a tech-first mindset, strong commercial instinct and the ability to navigate a complex matrix

Qualifications

• Senior business/growth/transformational leader with a strong understanding of the creative/content ecosystem.
• Proven experience building businesses, driving revenue and senior client relationships.
• Technology-first and AI-native mindset driving business value.
• Strong commercial acumen to identify, shape and close opportunities.
• Executive presence and communication with CEOs, CMOs and senior stakeholders.
• Experience leading high-performing teams and navigating a complex matrix.

Responsibilities

• Own the growth agenda for Intelligent Creativity across clients, driving upsell, cross-sell and new business.
• Champion Agentic AI capabilities and translate tech into scalable client propositions.
• Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and lead high-value conversations.
• Drive revenue, pipeline, profitability and business performance for Intelligent Creativity.
• Lead and inspire a high-performing, future-ready team.
• Collaborate with Creative and Media agencies across Publicis Groupe to unlock opportunities.
• Stay ahead of AI/ data/ content trends and evolve the proposition and go-to-market.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Business development

Executive communication

AI mindset

Cross-functional collaboration

Team leadership

Job description

Position: Business Head - Content and Intelligent Creativity

Reporting to: Managing Partner

The Opportunity:

We are looking for a Business Lead, Intelligent Creativity to build and scale the next chapter of content production at Publicis.

This is a high-impact leadership role at the intersection of business, creativity, technology and AI. You will own the growth agenda for Intelligent Creativity—driving adoption of our internally built Agentic AI solutions, creating new client opportunities, and unlocking cross-sell and upsell opportunities across existing Publicis Groupe relationships.

You will operate comfortably at the intersection of CMOs, CEOs, Creative leaders, Media leaders and technology teams, bringing the executive presence and commercial instinct to turn emerging technology into meaningful business outcomes.

What You’ll Own:

• Business & Growth : Own the growth agenda for Intelligent Creativity across existing and new clients, driving upsell, cross-sell and new business opportunities.
• AI & Technology: Champion our internally sanctioned Agentic AI capabilities and translate emerging technologies into scalable client propositions and solutions.
• Client Leadership: Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders, including CMOs, CEOs and business leaders, and confidently lead high-value conversations around transformation, creativity and technology.
• P&L / Commercial Ownership: Drive revenue, pipeline, profitability and overall business performance for the Intelligent Creativity offering.
• Team Leadership: Build, lead and inspire a high-performing, hungry and future-ready team with a strong bias for innovation and execution.
• Groupe Collaboration: Work closely with Creative and Media agencies across Publicis Groupe to identify opportunities, develop integrated solutions and unlock new business.
• Innovation & Adaptability : Stay ahead of the rapidly evolving AI, data, content and technology landscape and continuously evolve the proposition, operating model and go-to-market approach.
• Thought Leadership: Represent Publicis Production externally and help position Intelligent Creativity as a differentiated, technology-led growth proposition.

What We’re Looking For:

• A senior business, growth, transformation, consulting or production leader with a strong understanding of the creative/content ecosystem.
• Proven experience in building businesses, driving revenue and developing senior client relationships.
• A genuine technology-first and AI-native mindset—someone who sees technology as a business enabler, not simply a tool.
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to identify, shape and close opportunities.
• Exceptional executive presence and communication skills, with confidence engaging CEOs, CMOs and senior business stakeholders.
• Experience leading and developing high-performing teams.
• Highly adaptive, curious and comfortable operating in ambiguity and constant change.
• Ability to navigate and influence across a complex matrix, with strong collaboration skills across Creative, Media, Production and Technology.
• Someone who is hungry to build, experiment and scale, rather than simply manage an established business.

The Mindset

• Tech-first. Commercially sharp. Creatively curious. Highly adaptive.
• You should be someone who can walk into a CMO's room, understand the business problem, see the opportunity for AI and creativity, bring the right Groupe capabilities together and turn that conversation into a scalable business.