Vice President, Account Director

Publicis Groupe ANZ; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); On-site; USD 121,000 - 174,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental

Vision

401K

Parental leave

Flexible time off

Job summary

Leo Chicago is seeking a VP, Account Director to lead a newly awarded portfolio of over-the-counter healthcare brands. You will partner with senior clients and guide cross-functional teams to deliver breakthrough work that drives growth across creative, digital, social, media and CRM channels.

The ideal candidate brings significant agency leadership experience, global marketing exposure, P&L ownership and a proven ability to develop talent and client relationships at an executive level.

Qualifications

• Significant agency experience leading large-scale integrated accounts.
• Consumer healthcare, health & wellness or OTC brand experience required, with direct OTC category experience strongly preferred.
• Experience managing multi-brand portfolios and navigating complex organizations.
• Global marketing experience and comfort partnering with international stakeholders.
• Strong client counseling skills and executive-level presence.
• Proven success leading integrated campaigns from strategy through execution.
• Financial stewardship, forecasting and P&L ownership experience.
• Track record of developing talent, building collaborative teams and inspiring excellence.
• A growth mindset with the ability to identify opportunities that create value for clients and the agency.

Responsibilities

• Lead a newly awarded portfolio of over-the-counter healthcare brands and partner with senior client stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
• Serve as trusted advisor to senior clients while guiding high-performing teams to deliver breakthrough work that drives business growth.
• Bring deep experience leading integrated campaigns across creative, digital, social, media, CRM and emerging channels with executive presence to influence global stakeholders.

Job description

Company description

A global creative constellation built for what’s next—uniting the human vision of the Leo Burnett network with the innovation of Publicis Worldwide.

Leo is HI × AI: Human Insight, Human Ideas, Human Impact—supercharged by the data and technology to move faster, go further, and deliver everywhere.

Leo brings together 15,000+ people across 90 countries, combining global scale with creative firepower to drive outsized impact for brands.

Overview

Why Leo?

At Leo, we believe in creating ideas that connect with people in meaningful ways. Guided by our HumanKind philosophy, we're building brands, businesses and experiences that drive real impact. If you're passionate about helping healthcare brands earn attention, build trust and improve everyday lives, we'd love to connect.

Ready to lead a growing healthcare business and shape what's next?

Responsibilities

Leo Chicago is searching for a VP, Account Director to lead a newly awarded portfolio of over-the-counter healthcare brands.

We're looking for a dynamic business leader who thrives at the intersection of client partnership, integrated marketing and team leadership. This role will serve as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders while guiding high-performing teams to deliver breakthrough work that drives business growth.

The ideal candidate brings deep experience leading complex, integrated campaigns across creative, digital, social, media, CRM and emerging channels, paired with the executive presence to influence global stakeholders and build lasting client relationships.

Qualifications

What You'll Bring

• Significant agency experience leading large-scale integrated accounts
• Consumer healthcare, health & wellness or OTC brand experience required, with direct OTC category experience strongly preferred
• Experience managing multi-brand portfolios and navigating complex organizations
• Global marketing experience and comfort partnering with international stakeholders
• Strong client counseling skills and executive-level presence
• Proven success leading integrated campaigns from strategy through execution
• Financial stewardship, forecasting and P&L ownership experience
• Track record of developing talent, building collaborative teams and inspiring excellence
• A growth mindset with the ability to identify opportunities that create value for clients and the agency

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

Compensation Range: USD $121,315.00 - USD $174,300.00/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 10/5/2026.