Regional Product Lead

Publicis Groupe ANZ; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 168,150 - 269,217; Full time

Job summary

Publicis Groupe ANZ is seeking a Regional Product Lead (US) to drive product strategy and execution across the US market. You will bridge global objectives with regional needs, translating market requirements into product priorities and outcomes.

This high-impact role collaborates with regional leadership, client teams, and partners to drive adoption and value realization. You will influence the evolution of the global platform roadmap while ensuring delivery excellence, stakeholder alignment,

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in product management, with senior/lead capacity (3+ years).
• Strong background in marketing technology, creative production, or platform-based products.
• Proven ability to operate in a global matrix organisation and influence without direct authority.
• Experience managing regional or market-specific product adaptation and rollouts.
• Strong commercial acumen and understanding of client-facing environments.
• Deep understanding of digital content workflows (creation, localisation, distribution).
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills with senior leadership.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments with distributed teams.
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with execution oversight.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary product lead for the US region.
• Align global product strategy with US market needs and priorities.
• Translate regional insights into inputs for global product roadmaps.
• Champion product adoption and value realization in the US market.
• Oversee delivery of product initiatives across US with cross-functional teams.
• Guide teams on prioritisation, trade-offs, and delivery approaches.
• Coordinate across engineering, design, QA, and operations.
• Drive alignment with regional and global leaders.

Skills

Product leadership

Marketing tech

Creative production

Global matrix

Regional rollout

Commercial acumen

Digital content workflows

Stakeholder management

Agile/Scrum

Job description

Company description

Designed to serve a content-driven media landscape, Prodigious brings together specialist production expertise in video, digital and print to design, produce and deliver brand content across all channels, using the best talent, workflow processes and tools.

We boast 3,500 employees operating out of over 40 locations worldwide and complemented by best-in-class production talent sourced via our owned crowd‑sourcing platform.

Combining these highly‑skilled cross‑media producers within our strategically located Creative Campuses, on‑site client studios and time zone‑aligned offshore platforms, we build innovative and agile production models that deliver more content for less.

Citi, GSK, L’Oréal, Nestlé, P&G, Renault, Sanofi and Walmart are amongst our global clients for whom we have successfully rolled out these models.

Over the past three years and together with their agencies, they have won us some of the most acclaimed accolades worldwide including 28 Cannes Lions, 5 Clios, 7 D&ADs and 9 EPICAs, to name but a few.

Overview

Publicis Production delivers next‑generation creative production, combining craft, data, and technology to produce content at scale for the world’s leading brands.

We are seeking a Regional Product Lead (US) to drive product strategy and execution across the US market, ensuring alignment between global product objectives and regional business needs. This role serves as the primary link between global product teams and US stakeholders, translating market requirements into product priorities and outcomes.

This role will ensure that global product initiatives are effectively adapted, prioritised, and delivered in line with US client needs, market dynamics, and operational realities. You will work closely with regional leadership, client teams, and cross‑functional partners to drive adoption, maximise value, and influence the evolution of our global platform roadmap.

This is a high‑impact leadership role, combining strategic alignment, stakeholder management, and hands‑on product guidance across multiple product areas.

Responsibilities

Regional Product Leadership

• Act as the primary product lead for the US region
• Ensure alignment between global product strategy and US market needs
• Provide regional input into global product roadmap and prioritisation decisions
• Champion product vision, adoption, and value realisation within the US market

Market & Client Alignment

• Partner closely with US client teams, business leads, and operations to understand regional needs
• Identify market‑specific requirements, gaps, and opportunities
• Translate regional insights into actionable inputs for global product strategy
• Support key client conversations as the product authority for the region

Product Delivery Oversight

• Oversee the execution of product initiatives in the US, ensuring alignment with global priorities
• Guide product managers and cross‑functional teams on prioritisation, trade‑offs, and delivery approach
• Ensure effective coordination across engineering, design, QA, and operations teams
• Monitor progress, mitigate risks, and unblock delivery challenges

Stakeholder Management & Influence

• Serve as the main product point of contact for US leadership
• Communicate product updates, roadmaps, and outcomes to senior stakeholders and clients
• Drive alignment across product, technology, creative, and business teams
• Influence decision‑making at both regional and global levels

Adoption, Performance & Optimisation

• Drive product adoption and rollout success across US markets
• Define and monitor KPIs related to adoption, efficiency, and output quality
• Gather feedback from users and stakeholders to continuously improve product relevance and impact
• Identify opportunities to optimise workflows and increase efficiency

Team Enablement & Governance

• Provide guidance and mentorship to regional product managers (where applicable)
• Establish best practices for product delivery, discovery, and stakeholder engagement
• Ensure regional teams operate in alignment with global product governance and standards

MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Recruits, interviews, hires, and trains new staff
• Oversees the daily workflow of the team
• Provides constructive and timely performance evaluations
• Handles discipline and termination of employees in accordance with company policy

LOCATION & COMMITMENTS

• Full‑time role, currently hybrid status
• In‑person/in‑office minimum of 4 days per week
• Travel may be required to deliver on client and production needs

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times

QUALIFICATIONS

• Extensive experience in product management, with at least 3+ years in a senior or lead capacity
• Strong experience in marketing technology, creative production, or platform‑based products
• Proven ability to operate in a global matrix organisation and influence without direct authority
• Experience managing regional or market‑specific product adaptation and rollouts
• Strong commercial acumen and understanding of client‑facing environments
• Deep understanding of digital content workflows (creation, localisation, distribution)
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, particularly with senior leadership
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments with distributed teams
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with execution oversight
• Strong user empathy, particularly for marketers, creative teams, and operations stakeholders

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 $168,150.00 – USD $269,217.00 per annum. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting.