Vice President, Pitch Strategy
New York City, NY - USA
Job Summary
Present in over 100 countries and employing nearly 80000 professionals Publicis Groupe is the third largest communications group in the world. Publicis Groupe is listed on the Euronext Paris FRand is part of the CAC 40 index. Active across the entire value chain Publicis Groupe offers its major clients a transversal unified and fluid model allowing them access to all the Groupes tools and expertise around the world through the mantra The Power of One.
The VP Business Development is a senior leader responsible for shaping and delivering winning new business pitches for Publicis Connected Media. This role combines strategic storytelling pitch leadership and operational excellence to create bold differentiated and flawlessly completed pitch experiences that convert opportunity into growth. You will be part of a New Yorkbased team and manage a group that flexes across Connected Media new business needs.
PRODUCE WINNING WORK IN NEW BUSINESS PITCHES
- Shape and elevate pitch narratives to ensure a compelling bold and memorable story from first touch to final presentation
- Add strategic value at every stage of the pitch lifecycle acting as a true co-creator and editor of all pitch content
- Rapidly synthesize Publicis Groupe capabilities products and market advantages and seamlessly weave them into pitch solutions
- Ensure strategic clarity sharp POVs and consistency across all pitch materials
- Identify patterns across wins and losses to continuously refine pitch strategy positioning and future Connected Media growth priorities
LEAD PITCH TEAMS
- Confidently lead large cross-functional pitch teams and partner closely with executive leadership
- Set clear expectations proactively identify risks and resolve issues before they impact delivery
- Act as the day-to-day leader for the Connected Media business development team setting standards pace and ways of working across pitches
- Motivate teams to deliver their best work under pressure fostering accountability and momentum
- Ensure excellence across all pitch components including chemistry data & technology capabilities pitch presentations match tests transition planning agency model and commercial proposals
- Orchestrate workstreams pace development and manage executive feedback to drive continuous improvement
- Build strong collaborative relationships to ensure an integrated well-rounded pitch strategy
DESIGNING ACTIVATING AND OWNING THE PITCH DELIVERY PLAN
- Own the end-to-end pitch delivery plan with flawless project management and organizational rigor
- Lead pitch coordination across timelines checkpoints deliverables and design execution
- Elevate pitch experiences through innovative ideas that are distinctive impactful and executable
- Ensure pitch environments materials and theatre reflect the quality and ambition of our thinking
CLOSE COLLABORATION
- Partner closely with pitch leadership and executive sponsors to ensure a unified winning strategy
- Drive accountability across all pitch stakeholders to meet deadlines and deliverables
- Build and curate pitch decks by sourcing best-in-class work and guiding teams toward sharp strategic outputs
- 10 years of media agency experience with deep expertise in business development or pitching
- Exceptional storytelling strategic writing editing and communication skills
- Strategic mindset with the ability to anticipate future possibilities and translate them into breakthrough ideas
- Strong cross-functional leadership skills with the ability to align teams around a common vision
- Highly organized self-starter who thinks proactively and around corners
- Thrives in fast-paced high-pressure environments with tight deadlines
- Relentlessly detail-oriented while never losing sight of the bigger picture
- Highly competitive with a genuine hunger to win
- Innate bias for action makes progress without waiting for perfect information
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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About Company
Publicis Media is one of the four solutions hubs of Publicis Groupe ([Euronext Paris FR0000130577, CAC 40], alongside Publicis Communications, Publicis.Sapient and Publicis Healthcare. Led by Steve King, CEO, Publicis Media is powered by its five global brands, Starcom, Zenith, Spark ... View more