Saatchi & Saatchi

Director, Applied AI Strategy

Saatchi & Saatchi$135K — $216K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BA/BS in Business, Economics, or a strategy-related discipline.
  • 7-10 years of relevant experience in marketing and media agencies, including leading strategic initiatives.
  • Proven ability to analyze and translate complex workflows into scalable solutions.
  • Strong expertise in cloud environments and marketing technology design.
  • Creative problem solver with strong intuition and structured thinking.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
  • Experience with team leadership in both co-located and virtual settings.

Responsibilities

  • Own the strategy and design of vertical-specific AI solutions based on business needs.
  • Lead the adaptation of existing capabilities for complex client solutions.
  • Guide collaboration across functions to structure and prioritize strategic proposals.
  • Present compelling use cases and demos to earn executive and client buy-in.
  • Shape commercial models and timelines in line with client expectations and program goals.
  • Influence platform roadmaps based on client and market priorities.
  • Establish feedback loops to drive enhancements and prioritize use cases.

Benefits

  • Medical coverage
  • Dental and vision insurance
  • Disability insurance
  • 401K plan
  • Parental and family care leave
  • Family forming assistance
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Flexible time off
Full Job Description
Overview

A leader who sets the vision and standards for AI agent and skill development on the MRCL (Marcel) platform, leveraging deep expertise in media data and AI-native building to audit complex business processes and architect them into scalable, measurable workflows. Manages and develops a team while designing vertical-specific platform and service solutions and leading cross-functional, consulting-style projects to scale adoption of AI offerings across data, media, and marketing.

Responsibilities

  • Vertical Solution Strategy: Own the strategy and design of vertical-specific solutions by translating key business needs into AI workflows using platform functionality, DSAI models, partners, and net-new builds.
  • Path-to-Solution Leadership: Set the approach for adapting existing cross-vertical capabilities or designing bespoke client and vertical flows to solve complex client problems.
  • Cross-Functional Leadership: Lead collaboration with Product, Strategy, Engineering, Data Science, and Delivery to scope, price, structure, and prioritize proposals and strategic initiatives.
  • Executive Storytelling & Demos: Present use cases that map client challenges to platform capabilities, using compelling storytelling and live demos to earn senior stakeholder and client buy-in.
  • Commercial Leadership: Shape commercial models, priorities, and timelines that meet client expectations while advancing CoreAI program goals.
  • Roadmap Influence: Serve as a senior voice for vertical needs in platform roadmaps, translating client and market priorities into clear product direction and investment recommendations.
  • Feedback Loop Management: Establish feedback loops across client and delivery teams to identify common challenges, guide future enhancements, and prioritize scalable use cases.
  • Internal Enablement & Leadership: Set the narrative and enablement approach for AI solutions, developing materials and guidance that equip internal teams and support strategic new business pursuits.

Qualifications

  • BA/BS in Business, Economics, or a strategy-related discipline.
  • 7-10 years of relevant experience in marketing and media agencies or adjacent organizations (ad-/mar-tech, consultancies, client-side marketing), including experience leading complex strategic initiatives.
  • Demonstrated expertise in analyzing complex workflows and processes, setting strategic direction, and translating recommendations into scalable solutions aligned with business objectives.
  • Deep experience with cloud environments, marketing technology, and complex solution design initiatives.
  • Creative problem solver with strong intuition and structured thinking.
  • Strong executive presence, interpersonal skills, and ability to influence across senior cross-functional stakeholders.
  • Excellent strategic thinker who uses both data and intuition to make decisions and set direction.
  • Experience leading and developing teams across co-located and virtual environments.
  • Impeccable time management and strong judgment when leading high-priority, complex, and confidential initiatives.

Additional information

Our Publicis Groupe motto "Viva La Différence" means we're better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

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Compensation Range: USD $135,375.00 - USD $216,684.00/Annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 10/8/2026.

About Saatchi & Saatchi

Saatchi & Saatchi is a global advertising agency headquartered in New York City. The company was founded in London in 1970 by brothers Maurice and Charles Saatchi and is now part of the Publicis Groupe, a French multinational advertising and public relations company. Saatchi & Saatchi has over 6,000 employees in 114 countries and provides a range of advertising and marketing services to clients in various industries, including automotive, consumer goods, financial services, and telecommunications. The company is known for its creative and innovative advertising campaigns, including the iconic 'Nothing is Impossible' campaign for Toyota. Saatchi & Saatchi has won numerous awards for its work, including Cannes Lions, Clios, and Effies.
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