Vice President, Pitch Strategy

VP, Business Development

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 workstreams and teams across Connected Media new business efforts.

Responsibilities

Execute and own new business pitches

• 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 pitch workstreams and teams

• Lead day-to-day pitch workstreams 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 escalate issues as needed
• Foster strong collaboration and accountability across pitch contributors

Own pitch delivery and coordination

• 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

Collaboration and continuous improvement

• 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

Qualifications

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

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.

Compensation Range: $146,490.00 - $230,460.00 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.