Senior Vice President, Business Development

SVP, Us Business Development For Our Luxury VerticalWhile we want this person to sit within our media division, this US Business Development role for our luxury vertical is a uniquely positioned role that supports all Publicis Group Capabilities. The Business development team is a tight and encouraging group of teammates who move fast, are extremely productive, and approach challenges with a willingness to lean on one another for support and – above all – drive work that enables our brands teams to be successful. To accelerate our growth, we are looking for a strategic, proactive, and well-organized leader to drive new thinking and deliver truly innovative work. As we are currently building the structure of this team, you will need to be comfortable working an evolving environment.In this role, it is imperative that you can work in compliment with multiple agency teams with preferred ways of working. Reporting into the US Business Development leadership, you will also work alongside agency teams to assist/lead the development of pitch presentations, materials, and communications to deliver new and organic business acquisition to deliver on our aggressive growth goals.

We're looking for an ambitious individual to fill this role – someone who isn't afraid to share their ideas and opinions within a supportive and collaborative work environment.This role is distinct in its promotion of standard methodologies, thought leadership, and innovation across all agencies with a specific focus on the Luxury category. Rather than working for a single agency, our work impacts all of Publicis and has close ties with Publicis Growth Operations. This role can help us define and implement our roadmap, team priorities, and lead content outputs that directly influences all US Business Development. For the luxury vertical. Self-starters, individuals who take initiative, demonstrate curiosity, thrive in ambiguous situations, have mentorship experience, and are open to travel tend to excel in this role.ResponsibilitiesLead and organize pitch teams in answering RFI/RFP questions, chasing responses, editing responses, and preparing pitch presentationsManage and motivate the pitch team while guiding and enabling pitch timelines, checkpoints, accountabilities, deliverables, design, commercials, and travel needsCollaborate and lead communications with local, regional, and global teammates, collaborators, departments, and agenciesEstablish strong, collaborative connections with client and team members to work seamlessly together.Foster cross-functional relationships to collaborate and deliver solutionsBuild relationships with executive leadership and delivers executive-facing polish in both work ethic and in content creationActively participate in presentation rehearsals by preparing presenters, ensuring key message points are hit and the pitch "story" is clear, concise, and strategicIdentify new ways to drive innovation and efficiency within the pitch process and amongst the teamQualifications10+ years' experience in either media, business development, account management, project management or marketingBachelor's degree or equivalent experienceProblem-solving skills – can address challenges and find answers on their own or in group settingsTeam oriented – with experience working and managing across multiple teamsPassionate about working in a fast-paced environmentDiligent – with the ability to coordinate projects across multiple teams and functions, ensure accuracy of outputs, data, and storylines with the expectation for high quality of work every timeStrong communication skills – Manage strategic written and verbal communications with a keen focus on soliciting feedback and driving consensus.

Ability to articulate complex concepts in a clear mannerAbility to establish productive working relationships and champion collaboration and discussionAdvanced content development skills with extensive PowerPoint and Word experienceExposure to and activation experience in Business Development is nice to have but not requiredRequired to have work with premium and / or Luxury brandsTravel - Open to travel opportunitiesAdditional InformationOur 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 All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.Compensation Range: $176,700 - $288,765 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. 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 8/24/2025