At Spark Foundry we bring HEAT to brands, Higher Engagement, Affinity and Transaction. Engagement with consumers, customers and stakeholders, affinity with brands, and transactions, that materially impact our client’s businesses. Spark is uniquely positioned to deliver HEAT because we have an aligned set of beliefs that guide how we navigate a changing media landscape, a structure that is designed for total accountability and a repeatable methodology to bake continuous improvement into everything we do. In order to bring this vision to life, we seek alignment around key values from our talent. Diverse thinkers with diverse thinking—what we call Allsorts—are essential to tackle challenges through the lens of different disciplines and perspectives. To succeed at Spark, you must thrive on the belief that great ideas are only great if they work. It’s not enough to be new, cool, or interesting; our solutions must drive business results. You need to embrace both the art and the evidence
- right and left brain, imagination and activation, insight and technology in the pursuit of big ideas that are forensically measured. If you are motivated by these values, we welcome you to apply to become a Sparkie. Join the founding team behind Publicis Plus+, PepsiCo's dedicated team. Working across some of the world's most-loved food and beverage brands, you'll help bring smiles to consumers with every sip and bite through iconic brands including Pepsi Max, Doritos, Smith's Chips, Gatorade, Red Rock Deli and many more. This is an opportunity to work on household names with scale, ambition and cultural relevance. From major brand-building initiatives and high-profile strategic partnerships through to a fast-paced,



highly progressive media, digital and data transformation agenda, as part of the Publicis Plus+ team you'll build new capabilities, create real impact, and help shape something from day one. If you're curious, entrepreneurial, and excited about shaping the future of marketing, Publicis PLUS+ is where you'll thrive. We're looking for a Client Partner who will be the senior client lead and relationship owner across one of the world's most loved food and beverage brands. You will lead the senior day-to-day partnership across an allocated portfolio, connecting business and marketing priorities with the full capability of Publicis Plus+. You will bring clarity across brand priorities, Central Media Team decisions and agency recommendations, ensuring strategy, connections planning, analytics, investment, digital planning and implementation work from the same agenda. KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
• Lead the senior day-to-day partnership across an allocated PepsiCo portfolio, owning the health of the relationship and the outcomes it delivers.
• Translate portfolio, brand and business priorities into one connected Publicis Plus+ response, with clear decisions and delivery plans.
• Connect brand priorities, Central Media Team decisions and agency recommendations so Strategy, Planning & Connections,



Analytics, Investment, Digital Planning and Integrated Media work from the same agenda.
• Use analytics, measurement and evidence to connect media recommendations to PepsiCo's wider brand and business priorities.
• Build trusted relationships with portfolio, brand stakeholders, with clear decision rights, responsibilities and escalation pathways.
• Improve brief quality, delivery visibility and cross-discipline coordination, moving governance beyond status towards decisions, opportunities and recommendations.
• Maintain commercial discipline across scope, budgets and governance, working with Procurement and Finance where relevant and surfacing issues early. EXPERIENCE
• Ideally 10+ years' experience in client leadership and media/marketing
• Proven experience in a senior client leadership, business director, or account leadership role within media environments.
• Robust client partnership skills with the ability to influence and build credibility with senior stakeholders.
• Experience leading complex accounts and managing cross-functional teams. CPG or major consumer-brand portfolio experience strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated commercial acumen and an understanding of how to drive business growth through client partnerships.
• Excellent communication, storytelling and presentation skills.
• Strong knowledge of media, marketing and digital ecosystems.
• Experience navigating multiple brands, senior stakeholders and integrated disciplines.
• Ability to translate specialist thinking into straightforward business language.

📌 Client Partner (Sydney)
🏢 Spark Foundry Australia
📍 Sydney