Programmatic Business Director

London, UK (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableSenior LevelFull time

Posted 1 month ago

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Job Summary

Own a high impact programmatic leadership role that shapes multi-market strategy, drives revenue across a portfolio, and elevates best practices across a large agency team.

  • Leadership & People: build clarity, momentum, and growth across a diverse programmatic team.
  • Client Portfolio & Strategy: direct high‑profile accounts with future‑oriented roadmaps and measurable outcomes.
  • Revenue & Thought Leadership: identify new opportunities and push thought leadership that scales programmatic value.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead and inspire a multi-market team of programmatic specialists, creating clarity, momentum, and a strong sense of shared purpose
  • Own the strategic direction of several high-profile client accounts, ensuring programmatic activity delivers clear business outcomes
  • Grow revenue across your portfolio by identifying new opportunities and championing relevant Publicis Groupe products and solutions
  • Partner with senior stakeholders and clients to design innovative programmatic roadmaps and future-focused strategies
  • Develop talent through coaching, structured feedback, career conversations, and thoughtful resource planning
  • Improve operational ways of working, designing processes that enable quality, consistency, and scalability
  • Contribute to the wider agency by sharing thought leadership, testing new approaches, and elevating programmatic best practice

Requirements

  • Significant experience in a senior programmatic leadership role within an agency environment
  • A strong track record of leading and developing large, diverse teams with care and clarity
  • Experience managing complex client portfolios across brand and performance objectives
  • Commercial confidence, with evidence of driving sustainable revenue growth and new business success
  • Deep understanding of the programmatic ecosystem, including DSPs such as DV360 and The Trade Desk
  • The ability to engage credibly with senior clients, balancing strategic vision with practical delivery
  • Curiosity, collaboration, and a desire to keep evolving how programmatic media creates value

Benefits

  • Core benefits such as Pension, Life Assurance, and Private Medical cover, alongside enhanced policies like Reflection Days and Shared Parental Leave.
  • Please check out the Publicis Career Page which showcases our Inclusive Benefits and our EAG’s (Employee Action Groups).
  • Publicis Groupe works primarily from the office or our clients' office four days per week.
  • We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, and do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, nationality, religion or belief, disability, age, citizenship, relationship status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected characteristic.
  • We’re committed to providing a fair, accessible, and inclusive recruitment process. If you have any access needs - for example, related to disability, neurodivergence, or a health condition - please let us know. We’ll work with you to ensure the process works for you. Sharing this information will never impact your application.
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Zenith is the ROI Agency. Our more than 6,000 specialists across 95 markets offer unparalleled capabilities in Media, Data, Technology, Commerce and Content. We put effectiveness at the heart of our work to solve complex challenges, drive successful business outcomes, and grow our clients’ businesses. Zenith is part of Publicis Media, the media arm of Publicis Groupe [Euronext Paris Fr0000130577, CAC40].

Founded in 1988
ЛонГон, ŠŠ½Š³Š»ŠøŃ, GBR
5.6K employees (1,571 in marketing)
73% recommend to a friend
80% CEO approval

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Headcount Trend

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
1,462 (26% of company)
Median Career Experience
11 years
Median Tenure
2.6 years
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Funding

Total Funding
$350K
Last Raise
$350K
Series A, 9 months ago

Funding History

  • Jun 2025
    Series A • $350K

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