Senior Vice President, Client Leadership

Company description

Mars United℠ Commerce is a global commerce marketing practice that aligns people, technology, and intelligence to make the business of our clients better today than it was yesterday. Our worldwide capabilities coalesce into four key disciplines — Strategy & Analytics, Content & Experiences, Digital Commerce, and Retail Consultancy — that individually deliver unmatched results for clients and collectively give them an unparalleled network of seamlessly integrated functions across the entire commerce marketing ecosystem. These disciplines are powered by our industry-leading technology platform, Marilyn®, which helps marketers understand the total business impact of their commerce marketing activation, enabling them to make better decisions, create connected experiences, and drive stronger, measurable results. Learn more at https://www.marsunited.com/.

Overview

We’re looking for a Senior Vice President, Client Leadership to lead a major CPG client across our network. The SVP will have the responsibility of leading a team and providing outstanding leadership to the assigned client while achieving the agency’s financial goals for the client.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead a cross-functional team and provide outstanding client leadership
• Manage and inspire multiple direct reports (VPs)
• Own and be accountable for achieving established revenue, margin, and other financial goals for the agency
• Establish and build relationships with senior-level client leaders
• Drive the strategy and vision for the business to deliver strong growth for client and agency
• Influence the work internally and client perspective externally
• Collaborate with other leaders to architect and drive alignment of agency goals
• Provide leadership in talent development, including recruiting, performance management, and development of employees, including working with the Chief Client Officer to develop and execute content for the Client Leadership Center of Excellence, which focuses on the development of our account leaders
• Attend industry events and help establish credibility and expertise throughout our space with clients, prospects, future Martians and other agencies

SKILL SETS REQUIRED:

• A 4-year degree in business, marketing or communications. Master’s or other advanced degree preferred
• 15+ years of shopper marketing experience
• Experience coordinating every facet of client interaction and deliverables
• Experience leading a team, including responsibility for hiring, developing, coaching, and rewarding team members
• Ability to work effectively in complex organizations with extensive cross-functional team-building experience
• Executive presence and the ability to communicate and negotiate effectively with people at every organizational level and from every function
• Strong business and financial acumen; the ability to execute strategic and financial goals
• The initiative required to drive for results and create 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 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 USMSTACompliance@publicis.com.

Compensation Range: $176,700 - $276,210 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 November 30, 2025.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.