Company Description

Founded in 1926 by Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet, today Publicis Groupe is the second largest communications group in the world and a leader in marketing, communication, and digital business transformation, led by Arthur Sadoun, the third CEO in its history. Publicis Groupe is positioned at every step of the value chain, from consulting to execution, combining marketing transformation and digital business transformation. Publicis Groupe is a privileged partner in its clients\' transformation to enhance personalisation at scale. The Groupe relies on ten expertise concentrated within four main activities: Communication, Media, Data and Technology. Through a unified and fluid organisation, its clients have a facilitated access to all its expertise in every market. Present in over 100 countries, Publicis Groupe employs around 98,000 professionals.



The Associate Director - Growth will support in developing and leading winning capture strategies and activate long-term strategic and executive level relationships.

This highly visible role will be responsible for identifying and managing 5-10 quality scaled leads for Groupe Power of One partners. This will range from identifying, creating and nurturing client mapping, guidance on strategic commercial excellence and award of opportunity targets to meet or exceed the forecast and plan. In addition, this individual will recommend external communication and marketing strategies to maximize market penetration to the goal of elevating both Groupe and agency level image in market.

The ideal candidate has played a previous leadership role in new business development and or has shown management of diverse talent teams and commercial excellence. This leader will be required to identify and foster relationships with a wide network of both external and internal complementary partners, agencies and organizations, audit and strengthen Publicis Groupe\'s go-to-market positioning, and build and monitor a pipeline tracking process. We are seeking someone who is a problem solver and great teammate who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is ready to hit the ground running with a solid reputation for building and cultivating strategic partnerships to support growth.

Qualifications

-8+ years of prior relevant experience with majority of years in business development running program capture, planning pitching, and execution

-Strong operational and delivery track record for agency projects and pitches

-Proven track record influencing and thinking through a consultative process

-Possesses the skills and ability to empower and engage people and instill drive and passion into the organization

-Proven ability to collaborate within and across organizational boundaries

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