Responsibilities

• Lead a strategic global speakers bureau aligned to business priorities, key narratives and executive expertise.
• Maintain a forward-looking tracker of speaking engagements and opportunities, ensuring accurate reporting, deadline management and media-value identification.
• Research and evaluate high-impact speaking opportunities across business, technology and marketing events.
• Manage speaker submissions end to end, drafting abstracts, positioning and materials with AI-assisted research and strong editorial judgment.
• Maintain a centralized library of executive bios, headshots, past sessions and speaker assets for efficient, consistent submissions.
• Partner with executives and marketing leaders to develop session narratives that showcase technology expertise, product innovation and client impact.
• Prepare senior executives for priority speaking opportunities with relevant, distinctive and aligned messaging.
• Lead Publicis Sapient’s global awards strategy, prioritizing recognition across technology, AI, innovation, transformation, leadership and client impact.
• Maintain a global awards calendar and tracker with clear prioritization, reporting and deadline management.
• Identify high-impact awards and recognition opportunities for Publicis Sapient, executives, products and client work.

Requirements

• Manager-level PR or communications experience, ideally in technology, consulting, professional services or media.
• Experience managing executive speaker, awards or industry-recognition programs.
• Strong project management skills across complex workflows, stakeholders and deadlines.
• Excellent communication, editorial judgment and attention to detail.
• Experience shaping executive positioning, thought leadership or senior-leader
• Ability to turn complex technology and business topics into clear external narratives.
• Confidence working with senior executives and global stakeholders.
• Independent, collaborative and proactive in a global environment.
• Strong knowledge of AI-assisted research, drafting and communications workflows.
• Willingness to work across time zones and travel regionally as needed.