Company description Australia/New Zealand CSR Achievement of the Year – Publicis Groupe ANZ – Gold 2025 Asia-Pacific Best Place to Work (Network) – Publicis Groupe APAC
- Winner 2025, 2024 Australian Business Awards
- Employer of Choice 2024, 2023, 2022 & 2021 HR Awards Excellence Awardee
- Employer of Choice 2022 AWEI Silver Accreditation 2025 Certified family friendly workplace Welcome to Publicis Groupe ANZ. Here you will get an inside look at life within our network, including the brilliant people working across our agency brands. Publicis Groupe is a world leader in marketing communication and digital business transformation, driven through the alchemy of data, creativity, media, and technology. Our connected platform of companies and capabilities is more than an operational framework. It’s a cultural model we've built to unite our people in a team-oriented way of thinking and working. Publicis Groupe offers its clients seamless access to the expertise of its 110,000+ talents across 100 countries globally. In Australia, our powerhouse of marketing capabilities stretches across creative agencies (Saatchi & Saatchi, Leo, Publicis Worldwide), media agencies (Starcom, Zenith, Spark Foundry, Performics, Atomic 212), Razorfish, Digitas, Epsilon, Arc, Prodigious, PXP, PMX, and PR (Herd MSL). We also have Publicis Sapient driving digital business transformation for our clients. Role Summary We're looking for an Integrated Account Director to lead a major integrated client partnership and drive outstanding business and marketing outcomes. This is a rare chance to take ownership of a high-profile account, collaborate across a high-performing cross-functional team, and influence business outcomes at the most senior levels. You'll be a trusted advisor to executive stakeholders,



a champion of creative and strategic excellence, and a driving force behind commercial growth. Scope & Positioning
- Business ownership: Holds accountability for a significant client business, acting as the primary senior client contact for day-to-day leadership and delivery.
- Cross-functional leadership: Partners closely with agency and specialist leaders to align ways of working, share best practices, and deliver a seamless client experience.
- Reporting line: Reports to a senior agency leader and works closely with executive stakeholders on strategic, commercial, and operational priorities.
- Focus: Leads integrated delivery, team orchestration, client partnerships, and commercial performance while ensuring excellent execution across all disciplines.

Key Responsibilities
Business Leadership & Client Partnership
- Serve as the senior day-to-day client lead, owning key client relationships and communications.
- Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and develop a deep understanding of their business, market, customers, and objectives.
- Lead annual planning, business reviews, and strategic discussions.
- Identify opportunities for growth, innovation, and increased integration across services and capabilities.
- Ensure delivery against agreed business objectives, KPIs, and client expectations. Integrated Project & Account Leadership




- Take overall responsibility and accountability for integrated campaigns and programs.
- Lead multidisciplinary teams to deliver work aligned to strategic objectives and business goals.
- Coordinate responses across multiple internal teams and external partners where required.
- Drive collaboration across strategy, media, creative, content, social, influencer, commerce, and other specialist disciplines.
- Manage priorities, risks, dependencies, and challenges across complex projects.
- Ensure all deliverables meet quality standards, brand requirements, and client expectations. Process, Delivery & Operational Excellence
- Own delivery processes and governance frameworks, ensuring projects remain on track and risks are proactively managed.
- Work with teams to develop and implement plans with clear milestones, timelines, and resource requirements.
- Oversee workflow management, quality assurance, and operational processes across teams.
- Facilitate workshops, client presentations, and strategic planning sessions.
- Drive the development of case studies, award submissions, and thought leadership initiatives. Commercial & Financial Stewardship
- Maintain oversight of revenue, scopes of work, forecasting, and business growth opportunities.
- Ensure resources, deliverables, and budgets remain aligned with client expectations and business objectives.
- Monitor financial performance, identify scope changes, and proactively manage commercial opportunities.
- Drive operational efficiencies and scalable ways of working to support sustainable growth and profitability. Team & Leadership
- Lead and inspire a diverse cross-functional team.
- Foster a collaborative, high-performance culture focused on client outcomes.
- Act as an escalation point for business,

📌 Integrated Account Director (Australia)
🏢 Publicis Groupe
📍 Australia