VP / SVP, Account Leadership (QSR Client)

Leo Chicago; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 121,000 - 174,000; Full time

Job summary

Publicis Groupe seeks a Senior Vice President, Business Leadership to lead a high-profile QSR client relationship. You will oversee integrated teams, guide strategic marketing initiatives, and serve as a trusted advisor to both clients and agency partners.

You will align multiple disciplines around a shared vision while helping teams navigate competing priorities with confidence and clarity. As a senior leader, you will present recommendations and strategies to senior leadership audiences, drive

Qualifications

• 10+ years of account leadership experience within an agency environment.
• Experience supporting QSR brands, with franchisee model experience strongly preferred.
• Proven success leading large, integrated teams and managing complex partner relationships.
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Exceptional organizational and project leadership capabilities.
• Excellent communication, facilitation and relationship-building skills.
• Demonstrated ability to influence outcomes and build alignment across diverse groups.
• Track record of successfully leading challenging client relationships and high-performing teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead a complex QSR client business and foster strong senior-level client relationships.
• Drive integration across internal teams, agency partners, and client stakeholders.
• Oversee and lead integrated agency teams to ensure alignment, collaboration, and executional excellence.
• Provide strategic counsel that connects marketing initiatives to broader business objectives.
• Navigate complex organizational dynamics and facilitate productive decision making.
• Inspire and mentor cross-functional teams while promoting a culture of collaboration and accountability.
• Ensure projects, priorities, and resources remain aligned to deliver impactful business outcomes.
• Present recommendations, strategies, and work confidently to senior leadership audiences.

Skills

Account leadership

Executive relationship building

Cross-functional leadership

Strategic counseling

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.

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

We are seeking an experienced Vice President or Senior Vice President, Business Leadership to lead a high-profile Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) client relationship. This role requires a strategic, collaborative leader who thrives in complex environments and excels at bringing diverse stakeholders together to drive business results.

As a senior leader, you will oversee integrated teams, guide strategic marketing initiatives, and serve as a trusted advisor to both clients and agency partners. You will play a meaningful role in aligning multiple rigors around a shared vision while helping teams navigate competing priorities with confidence and clarity.

Responsibilities

• Lead a complex QSR client business and foster strong senior-level client relationships.
• Drive integration across internal teams, agency partners, and client stakeholders.
• Oversee and lead integrated agency teams to ensure alignment, collaboration, and executional excellence.
• Provide strategic counsel that connects marketing initiatives to broader business objectives.
• Navigate complex organizational dynamics and facilitate productive decision making.
• Inspire and mentor cross-functional teams while promoting a culture of collaboration and accountability.
• Ensure projects, priorities, and resources remain aligned to deliver impactful business outcomes.
• Present recommendations, strategies, and work confidently to senior leadership audiences.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of account leadership experience within an agency environment.
• Experience supporting QSR brands, with franchisee model experience strongly preferred.
• Proven success leading large, integrated teams and managing complex partner relationships.
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Exceptional organizational and project leadership capabilities.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and relationship-building skills.
• Demonstrated ability to influence outcomes and build alignment across diverse groups.
• Track record of successfully leading challenging client relationships and high-performing teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience presenting to executive and C-suite audiences.
• Strong executive presence and presentation skills.
• Experience managing multi-agency partnerships and coordinated marketing programs.

What You’ll Bring

You are a strategic leader who can bring people together, navigate complexity, and create momentum. You combine business insight with emotional intelligence, helping teams and collaborators feel heard, respected, and aligned while keeping work moving forward. Most importantly, you know how to build trust, drive clarity, and deliver results in a fast-paced and evolving environment.

This role offers the opportunity to lead a significant QSR business, influence senior decision makers, and shape work that drives meaningful business impact.

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 passionate about 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 $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 11/10/2026.