Sr. AI Technical Program Manager

Publicis Groupe is a global leader in communication and is positioned at every step of the value chain from consulting to execution combining marketing transformation and digital business transformation. Through a unified and fluid organization Publicis Groupe partners with its clients across communication media data and technology to ensure access to the full breadth of capabilities in every market. Present in over 100 countries Publicis Groupe employs around 103000 professionals.

Publicis Groupe is looking for a driven and detail-oriented Technical Program Manager (TPM) to join our Media Technology & Data Platforms this role you will sit at the intersection of technology media and data serving as the connective tissue across product engineering and business teams to ensure programs are delivered with precision speed and strategic alignment.

You will own the end-to-end delivery of complex cross-functional initiatives spanning product launches data infrastructure and platform development. This is a high-impact high-visibility role for someone who thrives in dynamic environments and excels at turning ambiguity into action.

Program & Delivery Management

• Lead the planning execution and delivery of technical programs across media tech and data platform workstreams
• Define program scope milestones resource requirements and risk mitigation strategies
• Maintain rigorous program documentation including roadmaps status reports and decision logs

Cross-Functional Coordination

• Serve as the primary point of coordination between product engineering data science and business stakeholders
• Facilitate alignment across multiple teams and geographies to ensure coherent program execution
• Drive effective communication cadences from executive briefings to team stand-ups

Product Launch Support

• Partner with Product Managers to translate product strategy into structured executable launch plans
• Manage pre-launch readiness reviews dependency tracking and go-live coordination
• Track post-launch performance and facilitate retrospectives to embed learnings into future cycles

Data & Tech Infrastructure

• Support delivery of data platform initiatives including ingestion pipelines data governance frameworks and analytics tooling
• Work with engineering leads to understand technical architecture and translate complexity into clear program milestones
• Identify and escalate technical risks with proposed mitigation plans

Vendor Management

• Manage relationships with third-party technology and data vendors ensuring contractual obligations and delivery timelines are met
• Coordinate vendor onboarding performance reviews and escalation processes in collaboration with Procurement and Legal

Agile Delivery

• Champion agile and scrum methodologies across program teams
• Facilitate sprint planning backlog grooming retrospectives and program increment planning
• Continuously improve delivery processes and team ways of working

• 47 years of experience in technical program management project management or a related discipline
• Demonstrated experience managing cross-functional technology programs from inception through delivery
• Strong command of agile frameworks (Scrum SAFe Kanban) and associated tooling (Jira Confluence Asana or equivalent)
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills ability to influence without authority
• Analytical mindset with strong problem-solving capabilities and attention to detail
• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering Business or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)

Preferred

• Experience in AdTech and/or MarTech ecosystems (DSPs DMPs CDPs clean rooms identity solutions etc.)
• Familiarity with data platform concepts: ETL/ELT pipelines data warehousing cloud infrastructure (GCP AWS or Azure)
• Experience working within a large matrixed media or advertising organization
• PMP PMI-ACP or Certified Scrum Master (CSM) certification

Our Publicis Groupe motto Viva La Différence means were 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.

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