Commercial Associate Director

Publicis Groupe is one of the world's largest communications holding companies, present in over 110 countries and employing about 100,000 professionals. The Groupe is positioned at every step of the value chain, from consulting to execution, combining marketing transformation and digital business transformation.

Our clients compete in the platform world, a horizontal marketplace between creators and consumers, between speakers and listeners, between buyers and sellers. To thrive in the platform world, companies must continue to innovate their products and business models. Four imperatives (1. Real Identity, 2. Dynamic, Diverse and Disruptive Creativity 3. Smart Media and 4. Direct Relationships) via our suite of world-class agencies, are necessary for modern brands to win in the platform world.

As the only one who can architect, build and orchestrate end to end solutions, we have a proven record of building bespoke models for clients and leading expertise across all major industry categories. We are able to offer our talents more opportunities to grow and benefit from a richer learning experience.

Viva La Difference is deeply rooted in everything we do. It expresses how we value and respect each individual and recognise what makes us distinctive. This is the charge that inspires our teams to celebrate the differences in identity, background, culture, and experience of all of us.

PMX Consulting is at the cutting edge of empowering ambitious brands to thrive in today's fast-paced marketing terrain. We are the driving force for businesses set to excel through strategic innovation, agile processes, and expert guidance.

We are on the lookout for a Commercial Associate Director to join our team. Reporting to the Commercial Director, you will play a crucial role in supporting the commercial team by coordinating financial and commercial information across global markets for our clients. As the primary contact for commercial finance inquiries, you'll collaborate with agency markets and business development.

This position resides within the commercial team and demands excellent communication skills, particularly when working with non-native English speakers. You'll work closely with various departments, including Commercial Compliance, PMX Trading, Investment & Accountability, Group Media Solutions, Finance, Legal, and Client teams to ensure seamless operations.

Responsibilities:

• Managing 'mid-level' global/regional pitches, establishing the commercial proposal and being a key contact for senior internal stakeholders.
• Managing one or more global clients on commercial discussions.
• Acting as commercial business partner to Global Client Leads for global/regional media clients run out of London.
• Engage with Regional/Local business and finance leads on commercial and financial discussions, to ensure global deals are successfully implemented in a contract-compliant manner.
• Guide the junior team members.
• Coordinating with Legal on commercial contracts for clients and pitches.
• Regular interaction with client procurement.
• Oversee (with Global Client Leads) scopes of work and ensure out of scope work captured, costed and highlighted.
• Manage commercial team reporting.

Qualifications:

• Media agency experience in a Senior Commercial Manager, Associate Director or similar type role.
• Strong understanding of the pitch and commercial process within Media.
• Strong quantitative and negotiation skills, with an understanding of media agency dynamics.
• Proficiency in data management, finance systems, and Excel (including VLOOKUP, SUMIF, Pivot tables); VBA skills are a plus.
• Exceptional attention to detail, initiative, and time management for handling multiple tasks.

Publicis Groupe operates a hybrid working pattern with full-time employees being office-based three days during the working week. We are supportive of all candidates and are committed to providing a fair assessment process.