Client Partner

Publicis Sapient; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Publicis Sapient seeks a senior Client Partner to drive growth in North America’s Energy & Commodities sector from Houston. You will lead executive relationships, shape transformation agendas, and guide cross-disciplinary teams across strategy, experience, engineering, and data to deliver measurable outcomes.

The role emphasizes building new business, expanding partnerships, and delivering commercial results while representing the firm with industry thought leadership.

Qualifications

• Deep Energy & Commodities expertise across upstream, downstream, TRM, supply chain, ops.
• Proven success selling and shaping digital transformation programmes (AI, data, cloud).
• Ability to build executive relationships and lead complex transformation discussions.
• Strong storytelling and executive presence engaging senior stakeholders.
• Experience developing account growth strategies and cross-functional teams.
• Established Houston connections; Texas considered for exceptional connectivity.

Responsibilities

• Grow strategic client partnerships across Energy & Commodities accounts.
• Drive new business growth across North America, focusing on Houston and Texas.
• Lead transformation conversations across AI, data, platforms, and experience.
• Shape winning solutions with multidisciplinary teams.
• Deliver commercial outcomes with strong pipeline discipline.
• Represent Publicis Sapient externally through thought leadership.

Skills

Energy & Commodities expertise

Executive relationship mgmt

Opportunity origination

Strategic selling

Cross-functional leadership

Houston market access

Job description

Location: Houston, Texas

Publicis Sapient is a global digital transformation partner that, for more than 30 years, has guided some of the world's largest organisations toward a digitally enabled future, both in the way they work and the way they serve their customers. We help unlock value through a start-up mindset and modern methods, fusing strategy, consulting and customer experience with agile engineering and Data problem-solving creativity. United by our core values and purpose of helping people thrive in the brave pursuit of Next.

Our teams combine deep industry expertise with our SPEED capabilities, Strategy, Product, Experience, Engineering, and Data & AI to tackle the biggest challenges clients are facing today. This is where transformation stops being a buzzword and becomes measurable outcomes for millions of members.

Our 20,000+ professionals in 70 offices worldwide combine experience across technology, data sciences, consulting, and customer obsession to accelerate our clients’ businesses by designing the products and services their customers truly value. Our people are problem-solvers and collaborators, leveraging human ingenuity and AI-driven tools to drive innovation.

Why This Role Matters

Publicis Sapient is expanding its Energy & Commodities business across North America and is seeking a Client Partner to help shape the next phase of growth.

This is a senior, market-facing leadership role for someone who combines deep industry expertise with the ability to create opportunity, build executive relationships, and lead complex transformation conversations. Working with some of the industry's most influential organisations, you will help clients unlock new value through AI, data, digital platforms, and modern operating models across the Energy & Commodities value chain.

If you are entrepreneurial, growth-oriented, and energised by building meaningful client partnerships, this is an opportunity to create significant industry impact.

Your Impact

• Grow Strategic Client Partnerships: Build and expand senior relationships across Energy & Commodities accounts, delivering long-term growth and opening new buying centres.
• Drive New Business Growth: Leverage your market network and industry credibility to originate, shape, and secure transformation opportunities across North America, with a particular focus on Houston and Texas.
• Lead Transformation Conversations: Help clients define and execute digital business transformation agendas spanning AI, data, modern platforms, customer experience, and enterprise modernisation.
• Shape Winning Solutions: Bring together multidisciplinary teams across consulting, strategy, engineering, experience, and data to create differentiated client outcomes.
• Deliver Commercial Outcomes: Own bookings and revenue performance through strong pipeline discipline, deal shaping, and executive engagement.
• Represent Publicis Sapient Externally: Elevate our presence through industry engagement, thought leadership, and market advocacy.

What You’ll Bring

• Deep Energy & Commodities expertise with experience across areas such as upstream, downstream, trading and risk management (TRM), supply chain, operations, or enterprise transformation.
• Proven success selling and shaping digital transformation programmes involving AI, data, cloud, platforms, engineering, or modernisation initiatives.
• A strong growth mindset with the ability to open doors, build executive relationships, and convert opportunities into long-term client partnerships.
• Executive presence and storytelling capability, with confidence engaging senior stakeholders and influencing strategic decisions.
• Experience developing account growth strategies and orchestrating cross-functional teams to deliver measurable business outcomes.
• Established industry relationships, with Houston strongly preferred; broader Texas considered for candidates with exceptional market connectivity.

Why Join Us

This is an opportunity to play a defining role in shaping and accelerating the growth of our Energy & Commodities business across North America while helping clients unlock new sources of value through AI, data, digital platforms, and modern engineering. You will work at the intersection of industry expertise and transformation, building trusted executive partnerships and influencing strategic agendas across some of the sector's most recognised organisations.

Supported by the full breadth of Publicis Sapient and Publicis Groupe capabilities, you will have the platform to deliver differentiated outcomes at scale while working alongside an ambitious, collaborative, and globally connected community of leaders committed to helping clients thrive in the brave pursuit of next.