Director, Growth

Publicis Groupe ANZ; New York (NY); On-site; USD 106,780 - 170,937; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401K

Parental and family care leave

Job summary

A global marketing agency located in New York is seeking a Director of Growth to lead evaluation and strategy development for new business opportunities. Responsibilities include guiding pitch narratives and partnering with senior leadership to align opportunities with agency capabilities. The ideal candidate has significant experience in leading growth within a marketing environment and demonstrates strong strategic thinking and collaboration skills. This role offers a competitive compensation package and a commitment to fostering an inclusive workplace.

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading growth or strategic pursuits within an advertising agency.
• Proven ability to shape pitch strategy and narrative at a senior level.
• Strong understanding of integrated agency capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead evaluation of new business and growth opportunities.
• Guide strategic direction of pitches and growth initiatives.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to drive outcomes.

Skills

Growth strategy

Narrative leadership

Strategic judgment

Collaboration

Influencing others

Job description

Company description

Digitas Health is the Agency of Now: the first global connected‑health agency, purpose‑built for marketing today. We help health brands navigate a complex and shifting media environment to create deeper, more relevant connections with their consumer and professional audiences.

As part of Publicis Health and Publicis Groupe, we bring together data, technology, creativity, and empathy to build meaningful brand experiences that drive growth—because for us, good is more than a metric. It’s a mindset. A mantra. A must.

Overview

We’re looking for a Director, Growth to serve as a senior leader within our Growth organization—someone who brings strong strategic judgment, narrative leadership, and confidence operating in high stakes, fast‑moving environments.

This role partners closely with agency leadership and cross functional teams to shape how Digitas Health shows up across new business and organic growth opportunities. You’ll guide opportunity assessment, define strategic direction, and elevate the quality and clarity of our storytelling—ensuring every pursuit reflects our strengths, ambition, and point of view.

Responsibilities

Lead Growth Strategy & Opportunity Assessment

• Lead evaluation of new business and organic growth opportunities, including go/no‑go decisions, resourcing, and pursuit strategy
• Oversee multiple concurrent opportunities, balancing speed, rigor, and quality under pressure
• Partner with senior leadership to align opportunity strategy with agency priorities and capabilities

Shape Narrative & Strategic Direction

• Guide the strategic direction of pitches and growth initiatives from intake through delivery
• Shape the overall narrative, positioning, and engagement approach—ensuring clarity, relevance, and differentiation
• Pressure test thinking, story flow, and strategic logic to elevate the quality of work

Partner Across the Agency

• Work closely with account, strategy, creative, media, data, and medical teams to drive integrated, high impact‑ outcomes
• Serve as a confident, trusted voice in senior internal and external conversations
• Reinforce core growth and new business processes, ensuring teams understand expectations, timelines, and deliverables

Support Organic Growth & Brand Health

• Contribute to organic growth efforts across existing client relationships
• Support Brand Health and broader growth structures that strengthen how the agency pursues and wins business over time

Lead with Presence & Perspective

• Bring calm, steady leadership to complex, high stakes‑ moments
• Influence without ego—commanding yet collaborative in style
• Help set the standard for strategic excellence and Growth culture across the agency

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading growth, new business, or strategic pursuits within an advertising agency, healthcare agency, or integrated marketing environment
• Proven ability to shape pitch strategy, narrative, and positioning at a senior level
• Strong understanding of integrated agency capabilities and how they come together to solve client business challenges
• Confident presence in senior‑level discussions; trusted judgment under pressure
• Highly strategic thinker with a collaborative, solutions‑oriented mindset
• Experience navigating ambiguity and complexity while driving clear outcomes

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: $106,780.00 - $170,937.00 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. 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 05/01/2026.

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

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