Director, Data Solutions

Company description

Publicis Media harnesses the power of modern media through leading agency brands Dysrupt, Infinite Roar, Publicis Collective, Publicis Health Media, Spark Foundry, Starcom, Zenith, and the global accelerator PMX; immersive experience group PMCI and access to integrated platform-based technologies and offerings from CJ, Epsilon and Influential. Publicis Media’s digital‑first, data‑driven global solutions deliver client value and drive growth in a platform‑powered world. It is present in over 100 countries with over 23,000 employees worldwide.

Overview

Data Solutions is a Group-wide practice for the delivery of end-to-end data and reporting solutions for our key Global Network Clients. Data Solutions works with key external and internal stakeholders to understand and analyse technical reporting requirements, define business rules for data ingestion, and lead the development of Publicis proprietary data technology.

As a Data Solutions Director, you will manage the Juniors, Managers and Senior Managers in the Data Solutions practice. You will be the team lead on communications between business and technical teams through all stages of the technical project life cycle to ensure that the business requirements are properly translated into technical briefings and to lead development and delivery.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior support managing client team relationships for some of Publicis Groupe’s major Global Network Clients, working collaboratively across the network.
• Act as support to Data Solutions team members providing leadership oversight on the global reporting solutions we deploy across our top accounts.
• Collaborate closely with essential Team Leads to enhance technical processes, developments, and communication among teams.
• Maintain relationship with Global Reporting Leads providing updates on solutions and managing expectations.
• Work with Data Solutions account leads on top account to ensure solutions are being managed effectively.
• Guide Data Solutions team to offer top‑n0t service to client teams, integrating broader technical support to accomplish client objectives.
• Apply expert-level knowledge of systems to enable effective problem‑solving.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to comprehend requirements and transform them into actionable insights, including identifying process bottlenecks and implementing faster workarounds for projects.
• Ensure the broader team is maintaining data quality in dashboards, ensuring alignment between source and platform, and coordinating across technical teams to guarantee end-to-end data accuracy.
• Lead and advise on the preparation of dashboard wireframes by Data Solutions team members for Client Team/Client, briefing the developers after sign‑off is complete.
• Direct Data Solutions teams on testing and working with Technical teams to ensure they fulfil Client requirements.
• Troubleshoot errors on dashboards, liaising with Technical teams through to completion.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience within a data, development or operations role at Associate Director level or above.
• Expert level in client management/consultative experience with both presenting and resolving issues.
• Excellent understanding of data and business intelligence technologies.
• Experience in a cross-functional team environment.
• Hands‑on, problem‑solving abilities – a “can do” approach.
• Extremely strong organisational skills, attention to detail and adherence to deadlines.

Benefits

Publicis Media offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees. Full details are shared when you join, but highlights include core benefits such as pension, life assurance, and private medical cover, alongside enhanced policies like reflection days and shared parental leave. You’ll also have access to a range of additional initiatives.

Please check out the Publicis Career Page which showcases our inclusive benefits and our Employee Action Groups.

Publicis Groupe works primarily from the office or our clients’ office four days per week.

Equal Opportunity and Inclusion

Publicis Media is 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 are 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. Guided by our values, we listen with empathy, uplift each other, take responsibility, and embrace change—building a culture where everyone feels seen, respected, and genuinely included.

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