Vice President, Pitch Strategy

Company description

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 103,000 professionals.

The VP, Business Development, is a senior leader responsible for executing and delivering best-in-class new business pitches for Publicis Connected Media. This role partners closely with senior business development leadership to bring pitch strategy to life and owning select new business opportunities end-to-end. This role requires strong storytelling execution, seamless coordination, and flawless delivery across pitch components. You will be part of a New York–based team and play a critical role in managing pitch work streams and teams across Connected Media new business efforts.

• Support the development and execution of pitch narratives to deliver compelling, clear, and memorable stories
• Independently lead and own assigned new business pitches, from brief through delivery, with oversight and guidance from senior leadership
• Contribute strategic thinking and content development across all pitch stages
• Translate pitch strategy into clear, well-structured materials and presentations
• Ensure consistency, clarity, and quality across all pitch deliverables

• Lead day-to-day pitch work streams across cross-functional teams
• Manage timelines, dependencies, and deliverables to ensure on-time, high-quality execution
• Coordinate closely with subject-matter experts across media, data, technology, and strategy
• Identify risks early and proactively resolve or elevate issues as needed
• Foster strong collaboration and accountability across pitch contributors

• Execute pitch delivery plans, ensuring schedules, checkpoints, and milestones are met
• Coordinate pitch logistics including work sessions, rehearsals, materials, and presentation readiness
• Partner with design teams to ensure pitch materials are visually strong, polished, and on-brief
• Support pitch theatre, environments, and experiences to ensure a professional, engaging client impression

• Partner closely with the SVP and/or senior pitch leadership to align execution with overall pitch strategy
• Capture feedback and learnings from wins and losses to inform future pitch improvements
• Source and maintain best-in-class pitch content, examples, and templates
• Support accurate documentation of pitch activity and outcomes

• 10+ years of media agency or related experience, with hands‑on involvement in business development or pitching
• Proven experience owning and leading new business pitches
• Strong storytelling, writing, editing, and presentation skills
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex projects with multiple stakeholders
• Collaborative leadership style with experience working across functions and disciplines
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and process-driven
• Comfortable operating in fast‑paced, deadline‑driven environments
• Proactive, solutions‑oriented mindset with a bias toward action
• Strong desire to grow into broader business development and leadership roles over time

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…