Director, Business Management

Starcom Mediavest Group Germany Gmbh

$97K — $155K *
Healthcare
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of progressive finance experience within advertising
  • Proven ability to drive business results through financial insights
  • Strong expertise in client finance, business management, and operational finance
  • Proactive leader capable of challenging assumptions and influencing stakeholders
  • Exceptional analytical skills for translating complex financial data into actionable strategies
  • Experience with financial systems (SAP, Hyperion) and advanced Excel modeling

Responsibilities

  • Lead financial strategy for the agency, providing actionable insights to drive growth
  • Collaborate with account leadership to optimize scopes of work and staffing plans
  • Perform forward-looking financial analyses to guide key decision-making
  • Own the financial reporting and ensure clarity in financial storytelling
  • Drive discussions on opportunities and operational efficiencies
  • Oversee client account financial management, revenue recognition, and pricing strategies
  • Lead annual financial planning, forecasting, and budgeting processes

Benefits

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

At Saatchi & Saatchi Health, we're not just building campaigns-we're shaping the future of healthcare communication. To do that, we need strong business leaders at the center of it all.

We're looking for a Director of Business Management who brings both strategic thinking and commercial acumen to the table. This is a highly visible, business-critical position that partners directly with account leadership to influence decisions, drive performance, and fuel growth across the agency.

Responsibilities

In this role, you will manage health of a portfolio of accounts while acting as a true partner to client teams. You'll help guide everything from forecasting and revenue strategy to profitability and long-term business planning.

We're looking for someone who is naturally curious, proactive, and comfortable challenging the status quo. You enjoy connecting the dots between numbers and business outcomes, and you're motivated by the opportunity to make a real impact-both internally and with clients.

  • You will thrive here if you are someone who:
  • Thinks beyond the numbers and brings a strategic lens to financial decision-making
  • Partners closely with account and client leadership to drive smarter, more profitable growth
  • Takes ownership of P&L performance across multiple accounts or a business portfolio
  • Is energized by a fast-paced, collaborative agency environment
  • Brings a strong sense of accountability, curiosity, and drive to continuously improve


Qualifications

  • 8+ years of experience within Business Management, Project Management, or Client Finance
  • Proven experience supporting or leading financial management across multiple clients or a portfolio of business
  • Strong expertise in P&L management, revenue forecasting, and profitability analysis
  • Demonstrated ability to partner with account/client services teams and influence senior stakeholders - Experience working within healthcare or pharma advertising is strongly preferred
  • Comfort operating in a fast-paced, evolving agency environment with multiple priorities
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to translate financial insights into business recommendations


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.

Compensation Range: USD $97,375.00 - USD $155,961.00/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. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility 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 8/17/2026.

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