Senior Client Strategy & Execution Lead

Publicis Groupe Holdings B.V; Morristown (NJ); On-site; USD 75,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Publicis Groupe in the United States is seeking a Senior Manager, Client Strategy and Execution to oversee multiple workstreams with increasing independence. You will lead day-to-day team coordination, manage timelines, and ensure high-quality deliverables while coaching junior staff.

The role emphasizes client communication, proposal support, and strategic opportunity positioning. The position requires a bachelor’s degree plus 2+ years in client services or related fields, with strong

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, healthcare, communications, life sciences, or a related field preferred; equivalent combinations of education and experience will be considered.
• 2+ years of relevant professional experience in client services, consulting, market access, healthcare, pharmaceutical communications, strategy, operations, project delivery, or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated ability to lead multiple workstreams with increasing independence, manage timelines and dependencies, and anticipate execution risks before escalation is required.
• Experience coaching junior team members and improving execution quality, communication, and project discipline across assigned workstreams.
• Strong communication, collaboration, organization, problem-solving, attention to detail, and follow-through skills.
• Proficiency with standard business applications, including Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and Outlook.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the accountable execution lead for assigned workstreams, ensuring timelines, workplans, deliverables, and dependencies are actively managed.
• Lead day-to-day team coordination, workload assignment, project planning, status tracking, and proactive risk management across multiple active workstreams.
• Anticipate execution barriers and resolve issues where possible before escalating to Associate Directors or Directors.
• Lead portions of client communication, status meetings, and workstream discussions with increasing independence.
• Support proposal development, organic growth identification, client competitive environment assessment, and opportunity positioning.
• Translate client priorities into practical execution plans, team assignments, and deliverable expectations.
• Own pre-client quality review for assigned deliverables and ensure work product is accurate, complete, and aligned to expectations.
• Guide therapeutic area research, payer data review, competitive monitoring, market research support, and insight reporting.
• Ensure MLR submission and revision coordination is organized, accurate, and aligned to project needs.
• Identify process improvements and execution efficiencies that improve quality, speed, handoffs, or team clarity.
• Support resource request escalation by providing clear context on workload, timing, scope, and risk.
• Maintain strong therapeutic and regulatory knowledge relevant to assigned accounts and projects.
• Coach Managers and junior team members on ownership, project discipline, client communication, and work product quality.
• Contribute to performance feedback and development conversations by providing clear examples of strengths, gaps, and growth opportunities.

Skills

Workstream leadership

Project coordination

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, healthcare, or related field

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

Word

Outlook

Job description

Publicis Groupe in the United States is seeking a Senior Manager, Client Strategy and Execution to oversee multiple workstreams with increasing independence. You will lead day-to-day team coordination, manage timelines, and ensure high-quality deliverables while coaching junior staff.

The role emphasizes client communication, proposal support, and strategic opportunity positioning. The position requires a bachelor’s degree plus 2+ years in client services or related fields, with strong