Senior VP, AI Platform & Engineering Excellence

Publicis Groupe ANZ; Northern, New York (KY, NY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Publicis Groupe seeks a Senior Vice President of AI Engineering to lead the MRCL platform, shaping infrastructure strategy, security, and enterprise governance. You will drive deployment of AI services, MCP integrations, and scalable architectures across global teams, translating complex tech into business value.

You will mentor senior engineers, set standards for reliability and observability, and partner with sales and growth teams to articulate platform capabilities to clients and prospects.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 15 years of experience in Engineering.
• Deep expertise in cloud infrastructure, platform architecture, and enterprise-grade system design.
• Strong working knowledge of API frameworks, MCP integrations, and distributed systems.
• Proven ability to collaborate and lead through influence across senior, cross-functional teams.
• Ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear business language for commercial and executive audiences.
• Experience supporting engineering-led sales or go-to-market functions, including client-facing technical storytelling.
• Strong grasp of security, compliance, and data governance best practices at scale.
• Skilled people leader with experience building and developing high-performing engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with senior engineering and technology leadership to shape MRCL's infrastructure and platform architecture strategy, ensuring reliability, security, and scalability at enterprise scale.
• Lead the strategic adoption and operationalization of AI technologies across the MRCL platform, including LLM-powered applications, agentic workflows, and AI services, ensuring scalable, secure, and enterprise-grade deployment.
• Establish governance and best practices for AI systems, including model lifecycle management, observability, evaluation frameworks, responsible AI standards, and integration with enterprise data and security controls.
• Drive platform hardening initiatives including security posture improvements, system resilience planning, and compliance with Publicis Groupe's data governance requirements.
• Oversee the proper integration of global MCPs across the MRCL platform, ensuring consistent performance, governance, and alignment with platform standards.
• Partner with go-to-market and growth teams to support engineering sales efforts - translating platform capabilities into compelling technical narratives for clients and prospects.
• Contribute to infrastructure decisions across cloud architecture, API design, and system integration, balancing speed of innovation with operational stability.
• Build and mentor engineering talent, establishing strong ways of working, code review standards, and a culture of engineering excellence.
• Represent engineering in cross-functional executive conversations, articulating technical trade-offs and their business implications with clarity.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Cloud infrastructure

Platform architecture

APIs & MCP integrations

Security & governance

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical storytelling

Job description

Publicis Groupe seeks a Senior Vice President of AI Engineering to lead the MRCL platform, shaping infrastructure strategy, security, and enterprise governance. You will drive deployment of AI services, MCP integrations, and scalable architectures across global teams, translating complex tech into business value.

You will mentor senior engineers, set standards for reliability and observability, and partner with sales and growth teams to articulate platform capabilities to clients and prospects.