Vice President, Account Leadership

Overview

An entrepreneurial leader with a passion for outstanding client service, innovation, and thought leadership. An individual who can lead a book of business, drive positive revenue growth, and collaborate with a cross-functional team to identify new opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Deliver, growth, team development, and quality work for all agency clients.
• Plan and deliver business growth against forecast with existing and new client partnerships.
• Connection and integration of key business stakeholders at the client level.
• Drive new business relationships through networking, community events and engagements.
• Provide strategic leadership with agency clients.
• Participate in business pitches or high-profile initiatives and proposals.
• Drive, oversee and actively manage client financial activities – including; budgeting, forecasting, etc.
• Partner to develop and drive new initiatives in Digital, Media and Analytics.
• Develop and help negotiate agency remuneration proposals connected to additional scope of work and new business opportunities.
• Maintain optimal staffing resources against the business through proactive resource planning, growth and development of staff and leaders, succession planning and engaged recruiting practices.
• Oversee and mentor account leadership leaders on the business.
• Ensure the team is inspired, developed and utilized to their fullest potential and is strategically focused.
• Be a collaborative and active leader on the Saatchi & Saatchi X Leadership Team: Successfully build and promote agency’s businesses by providing sound, innovative and strategic leadership and in Passionately represent the organizational vision.
• Challenge, shape, engage on the issues n order to be an active and participative leader.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience is required.
• Understanding and POV on how to integrate shopper marketing into client’s culture, organization and marketing approach.
• A thorough knowledge of the marketing and communications landscape.
• The latest trends of shopper marketing and the role shopper can play in growing our brands.
• Strong business acumen.
• Inspirational leader.
• Must be able to lift up the organization. Help them achieve what they never thought possible.
• Credible.
• Must be able to establish credible relationships with key executive client contacts and be a credible internal leader among a cross-functional team.
• Culturally connected and supportive of our culture. Including being ethical and moral.
• A believer in Saatchi & Saatchi, Publicis Groupe, as well as Saatchi & Saatchi X.
• Can be on the front line. Not afraid to bring leadership to our biggest challenges.
• Optimistic, high energy and work ethic.
• Multi-cultural and internationally sensitive.
• Willingness to travel as needed.

Additional Information

The Power of One starts with our people! To do powerful things, we offer powerful resources. Our Best-in-class Wellness And Benefits Offerings Include Paid Family Care for parents and caregivers for 12 weeks or more Monetary assistance and support for Adoption, Surrogacy and Fertility Monetary assistance and support for pet adoption Employee Assistance Programs and Health/Wellness/Comfort reimbursements to help you invest in your future and work/life balance Tuition Assistance Paid time off that includes Flexible Time off Vacation, Annual Sick Days, Volunteer Days, Holiday and Identity days, and more Matching Gifts programs Flexible working arrangements ‘Work Your World’ Program encouraging employees to work from anywhere Publicis Groupe has an office for up to 6 weeks a year (based upon eligibility) Business Resource Groups that support multiple affinities and alliances The benefits offerings listed are available to eligible U.S. Based employees, are reviewed on an annual basis, and are governed by the terms of the applicable plan documents. Saatchi & Saatchi X is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our employment decisions are made without regard to actual or perceived race, color, ethnicity, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability, medical condition as defined by applicable state law, genetic information, marital status, military service and veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances. If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact USMTTACompliance@publicis.com. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. Compensation Range: USD $149,340.00 - USD $194,180.00/Annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. This role may also be eligible for bonus or incentive compensation. 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. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility 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 8/3/2026.