Director, Business Management

Saatchi & Saatchi Health; New York (NY); On-site; USD 97,000 - 156,000; Full time

Job summary

Saatchi & Saatchi Health in New York, NY is seeking a Director of Business Management to guide forecasting, revenue strategy, profitability, and long-term planning for a portfolio of accounts. This high-visibility role partners with account leadership to influence decisions and drive growth across the agency.

You will translate financial insights into strategic recommendations, collaborate with client teams, and own P&L performance across multiple accounts in a fast-paced agency environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Business Management, Project Management, or Client Finance.
• Proven experience supporting or leading financial management across multiple clients or a portfolio of business.
• Strong expertise in P&L management, revenue forecasting, and profitability analysis.
• Ability to partner with account/client services teams and influence senior stakeholders; healthcare/pharma advertising experience preferred.
• Comfort in a fast-paced, evolving agency environment with multiple priorities.
• Strong communication skills translating financial insights into business recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Manage health of a portfolio of accounts and partner with client teams on forecasting and revenue strategy.
• Drive profitability and long-term business planning across accounts.
• Provide insights and challenge the status quo to deliver smarter, more profitable growth.

Skills

Financial leadership

P&L management

Revenue forecasting

Stakeholder influence

Healthcare advertising experience

Communication skills

Job description

Company Description

At Saatchi & Saatchi Health, we believe in making the impossible possible in health. We partner with our clients to turn complexity into clarity, ideas into impact, and ambition into real-world outcomes.

Company Description

At Saatchi & Saatchi Health, we believe in making the impossible possible in health. We partner with our clients to turn complexity into clarity, ideas into impact, and ambition into real-world outcomes.

By combining creativity, data, and technology, we create work that doesn’t just reach people--it moves them, connects with them, and makes a difference in their lives. Because when our people bring curiosity and courage to the work, we unlock new possibilities for our clients, and better outcomes for the patients they serve. We’re here to push what health can be. And to make it matter.

Overview

At Saatchi & Saatchi Health, we’re not just building campaigns—we’re shaping the future of healthcare communication. To do that, we need strong business leaders at the center of it all.

We’re looking for a Director of Business Management who brings both strategic thinking and commercial acumen to the table. This is a highly visible, business-critical position that partners directly with account leadership to influence decisions, drive performance, and fuel growth across the agency.

Responsibilities

In this role, you will manage health of a portfolio of accounts while acting as a true partner to client teams. You’ll help guide everything from forecasting and revenue strategy to profitability and long-term business planning.

We’re looking for someone who is naturally curious, proactive, and comfortable challenging the status quo. You enjoy connecting the dots between numbers and business outcomes, and you’re motivated by the opportunity to make a real impact—both internally and with clients.

You Will Thrive Here If You Are Someone Who

• Thinks beyond the numbers and brings a strategic lens to financial decision-making
• Partners closely with account and client leadership to drive smarter, more profitable growth
• Takes ownership of P&L performance across multiple accounts or a business portfolio
• Is energized by a fast-paced, collaborative agency environment
• Brings a strong sense of accountability, curiosity, and drive to continuously improve

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience within Business Management, Project Management, or Client Finance
• Proven experience supporting or leading financial management across multiple clients or a portfolio of business
• Strong expertise in P&L management, revenue forecasting, and profitability analysis
• Demonstrated ability to partner with account/client services teams and influence senior stakeholders - Experience working within healthcare or pharma advertising is strongly preferred
• Comfort operating in a fast-paced, evolving agency environment with multiple priorities
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate financial insights into business recommendations

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].

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

Compensation Range: USD $97,375.00 - USD $155,961.00/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. 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 10/19/2026.