Director, Business Development

Publicis Groupe; New York (NY); On-site; USD 132,000 - 209,000; Full time

Job summary

Publicis Groupe is seeking a Director of Business Development to lead client acquisition and revenue growth. The role involves overseeing pitch activities and collaborating with various teams to present data-driven strategies. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in marketing and media, with a strong focus on client relationships and strategic thinking.

Benefits

Medical coverage

Dental and vision benefits

401K plan

Parental and family care leave

Tuition reimbursement

Flexible time off

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of relevant experience with marketing and media agencies.
• Demonstrated skills in slide design, analysis, writing, communication.
• Ability to look at the larger picture with a strategic perspective.

Responsibilities

• Oversee efforts to acquire new clients and grow revenue.
• Lead responses to client inquiries and manage pitch activities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to craft pitch strategy.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Client acquisition

Problem solving

Communication

Attention to detail

Education

BA/BS in Business, Marketing, or Strategy-related discipline

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Company Description

Publicis Groupe is a global leader in communication and is positioned at every step of the value chain, from consulting to execution, combining marketing transformation and digital business transformation. Through a unified and fluid organization, Publicis Groupe partners with its clients across communication, media, data and technology to ensure access to the full breadth of capabilities in every market. Present in over 100 countries, Publicis Groupe employs around 103,000 professionals.

Company Description

Publicis Groupe is a global leader in communication and is positioned at every step of the value chain, from consulting to execution, combining marketing transformation and digital business transformation. Through a unified and fluid organization, Publicis Groupe partners with its clients across communication, media, data and technology to ensure access to the full breadth of capabilities in every market. Present in over 100 countries, Publicis Groupe employs around 103,000 professionals.

Overview

Team Overview:

Publicis Groupe empowers clients with the highest fidelity audience and analytics capabilities that predict, power, and prove business outcomes. With our investments in Epsilon, Sapient, Marcel, and now CoreAI, we power creative and media personalization at scale for our clients. Our ‘Groupe Solutions’ team is an accelerant at the center of the Groupe. Made up of audience strategists, data scientists, and analytics practitioners, we partner with Groupe leaders to win or retain strategic accounts with industry-leading data, tech, audience, and analytics solutions.

What is CoreAI?

CoreAI is Publicis Groupe’s long-term strategic initiative to develop an AI-powered data and intelligence layer across the Groupe, bringing together all our data and platforms under one single entity. The Groupe Solutions team is responsible for bringing this to life to enhance our agency talent with the highest fidelity data and best applications to power personalization and brand growth.

Responsibilities

The Director, Business Development will partner across the Groupe when our team plays an integral role in a new business opportunity, helping to build the data, tech, audience, and analytics narrative, which could be inclusive of presenting CoreAI to clients. The ideal candidate will:

• Oversee the efforts to acquire new clients, growing revenue for the Groupe at large, and retain strategic accounts
• Lead responses to client inquiries pertaining to data, audience, and analytics, including Requests for Information (RFI), and Requests for Proposals (RFPs), capabilities presentations, working sessions, client briefs, and final proposal documents
• Oversee the development, design, and presentation of all client pitch presentations
• Thoughtfully manage all pitch activities (including global and local): responsible from receipt of request through final submission / presentations
• Collaborate closely with Groupe Solutions, Audience, Data, Platform, and
• Marketing capabilities to craft pitch strategy and narrative
• Partner with cross-functional teams, building trusted relationships across the Agency Leads, Groupe capabilities, Sapient, Epsilon, etc.
  
  

Qualifications

The ideal candidate should understand strategy, media, and technology, and have direct experience with business development, product marketing, agency service frameworks, and organizational design.

Candidates Will Be Successful When They

• Strong understanding of the marketing and media industry, pipeline management and client acquisition
• Strategic thinker and content creator, crafting a storyline that compels the client prospect to partner with the Groupe, or retain a strategic account
• Illustrate the ability to prioritize and resolve complex problems and escalate to senior leadership team as necessary
• Have proficiency in communicating clearly and concisely, keeping audience in mind
• Possess exceptional attention to detail, with the ability to craft concise briefs for senior executives and clients
  
  

Candidates Stand Out When They

• Are a creative problem solver, possessing a high level of intuition
• Have strong interpersonal and collaboration skills, resourceful team player
• Are an excellent creative thinker with the ability to use both data and intuition to inform decisions
• Possess impeccable time management skills, managing multiple complex activities at once
• Have experience working with co-located and virtual teams
• Have excellent judgment while working on high-priority, confidential initiatives
  
  

The Successful Candidate Should Have

• BA/BS in Business, Marketing, or Strategy-related discipline
• 7-10 years of relevant experience with marketing and media agencies or adjacent capabilities, such as ad- and mar-tech firms, consultancies, or client-side marketing organizations
• Demonstrated skills in slide design, analysis, writing, communication, and cross-functional collaboration
• Ability to look at the larger picture with a strategic perspective, balanced with an eye for detail
  
  

Additional Information

Our Publicis Groupe motto “Viva La Différence” means we’re better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact [e-mail].

Compensation Range: $132,715 - $208,840 annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 05/28/2025.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Business Development and Sales

• Industries

  Advertising Services

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