Overview
As Solution Design Director, you shape production solutions for global clients at Publicis Production, blending Commercial, Technology, Growth and Operations. You translate briefs into scalable operating models, workflows and delivery solutions. You balance onshore, offshore and global hub capabilities, and build cost-to-serve models to support sustainable pricing and margins. You bring AI and automation into design to improve efficiency, speed and quality, aligning with the wider Publicis Groupe technology ecosystem. You present to senior stakeholders, drive practical implementation, and develop reusable frameworks for scale.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design of production solutions for major client opportunities from brief to implementation
- Translate client needs into operating models, workflows and delivery solutions
- Define onshore, offshore and global hub capabilities mix
- Collaborate with Commercial, Technology, Growth and Operations to ensure ambitious yet deliverable solutions
- Develop cost-to-serve models covering resources, capacity, location mix and technology
- Partner with Commercial and Finance to ensure sustainable pricing and margin
- Incorporate AI and automation to improve efficiency, speed and quality
- Ensure technology commitments reflect platform capabilities and Publicis Groupe ecosystem
- Present solutions to senior client stakeholders and support pitches and negotiations
- Create handovers into Transition and Operations for successful implementation
- Develop reusable solution frameworks and best practices across clients and regions
- Use delivery insights to continuously improve future solution design
Key requirements
- Significant experience in production, marketing operations, managed services or solution design
- Experience designing complex production solutions for large or multinational clients
- Deep understanding of modern content production across AV, digital, social, print and retail
- Experience in adaptation, localisation, versioning and post-production
- Strong commercial understanding including cost to serve, resource modelling, capacity, utilisation and margin
- Experience designing embedded, in-house, dedicated-team or managed-service solutions
- Strong understanding of technology and its role in modern production environments
- Practical knowledge of how AI and automation are changing production workflows, cost and delivery
- Experience translating complex client briefs into compelling and operationally achievable solutions
- Confidence presenting and pitching to senior client stakeholders
- Ability to influence and unify stakeholders across Commercial, Technology and Operations
- clear communication
- ability to simplify complexity
- commercial acumen
- AI and automation in production
- cost-to-serve modelling
- resource and capacity planning
Solution Design Director in London employer: Publicis Media
At Publicis Health, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters innovation and collaboration. As the Head of Data Strategy & Data Management, you will have the opportunity to lead transformative data initiatives within the healthcare sector, supported by comprehensive benefits including private medical care and reflection days. Our commitment to employee growth is evident through our inclusive environment and diverse career development opportunities, making Publicis Health UK a truly rewarding place to advance your career.
