Director of Engineering

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.

At Performics, we lead the Performance Centre of Excellence across 57+ markets, delivering innovative, AI-powered marketing solutions for some of the world’s largest advertisers. We partner with global technology leaders such as Google, Meta, Amazon, and The Trade Desk to design data-driven marketing systems that transform client outcomes.

The One Suite Platform is the cornerstone of this transformation a unified ecosystem of intelligent agents and data systems that redefines marketing through automation, orchestration, and AI-driven insights.

Within One Suite, Agent Studio is the front-end experience layer: an intuitive, conversational workspace that empowers marketers to design, manage, and interact with AI agents across Search, Social, Programmatic, and Commerce channels.

We are seeking a Director of Engineering to lead the architecture, delivery, and evolution of One Suite’s user experience layer. You will manage multiple product teams and lead the engineering strategy for Agent Studio combining deep frontend architectural expertise, AI-driven UI innovation, and scalable team leadership.

This role sits at the intersection of technology, design, and AI, overseeing 8–15 engineers (including other managers and senior ICs) and driving cross-charter collaboration to deliver a cohesive, high-performance user experience across the One Suite ecosystem.

• Lead and scale the Agent Studio engineering organization, ensuring excellence in architecture, delivery, and execution across multiple teams.
• Shape the technical and product strategy for Agent Studio, translating user‑centric design goals into scalable, intelligent UI systems.
• Develop engineering managers and senior ICs, creating a strong leadership pipeline within the charter.
• Partner with Product leadership to ensure that engineering execution aligns with the broader One Suite platform strategy and marketing business outcomes.
• Champion the Agent Studio tenets User‑Centric Empowerment, Intuitive & Unified Experience, Intelligent & Actionable Guidance across every aspect of development.

• Define and implement the Agent Studio technical roadmap in alignment with One Suite’s platform mission.
• Architect and evolve React‑based systems for conversational, AI‑integrated experiences.
• Design scalable, real‑time user interactions using Web Socket, Server‑Sent Events, and streaming APIs for responsive AI agent communication.
• Drive engineering standards for accessibility, performance (