Saatchi & Saatchi

Director, CX

Saatchi & Saatchi$106K — $153K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of experience in customer experience, strategy, insights, media, or integrated marketing.
  • Pharmaceutical agency experience preferred; Consumer Health or CPG experience a plus.
  • Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage multiple priorities.
  • Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving, and strategic planning skills.
  • Excellent communication, presentation, facilitation, and storytelling abilities.
  • Experience mentoring and developing team members.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the development of customer insights and strategic recommendations for marketing and media plans.
  • Translate qualitative and quantitative research into actionable business strategies.
  • Apply understanding of pharmaceutical marketing and customer journeys across HCP and DTC audiences.
  • Evaluate strategic work for insight-driven, customer-focused recommendations aligned with client objectives.
  • Stay current on industry trends and emerging technologies to enhance strategic recommendations.
  • Lead the Customer Experience function across assigned brands.
  • Partner with teams to develop integrated customer experience strategies.
  • Manage and mentor strategists, providing coaching and growth opportunities.
  • Foster collaboration and resolve complex strategic challenges.
  • Present strategic recommendations confidently to stakeholders.

Benefits

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

The Director, Customer Experience (CX) leads the development of customer-centered strategies that connect insights to meaningful business outcomes. This role provides functional leadership for Insights and Strategy across assigned accounts, ensuring every engagement is grounded in a deep understanding of customer needs, market dynamics, and client objectives. The Director partners closely with cross-functional teams to develop integrated strategies, mentor talent, and deliver high-quality work that drives measurable impact for clients.

Responsibilities

Knowledge
  • Lead the development of customer insights and strategic recommendations that inform integrated marketing and media plans.
  • Translate qualitative and quantitative research into clear, actionable business and customer strategies.
  • Apply a strong understanding of pharmaceutical marketing, customer journeys, and omnichannel engagement across HCP and DTC audiences.
  • Evaluate strategic work to ensure recommendations are insight-driven, customer-focused, and aligned with client objectives.
  • Stay current on industry trends, evolving customer behaviors, and emerging technologies to strengthen strategic recommendations.

Leadership
  • Lead the Customer Experience function across assigned brands and client engagements.
  • Partner with Planning, Analytics, Media, Data, Creative, and Client teams to develop integrated customer experience strategies.
  • Manage and mentor strategists, providing coaching, feedback, and opportunities for professional growth.
  • Foster collaboration across cross-functional teams while helping resolve complex business and strategic challenges.
  • Present strategic recommendations with confidence to both internal and client stakeholders.

Strategy & Client Leadership
  • Serve as a trusted strategic partner to clients, ensuring customer insights are translated into impactful business solutions.
  • Guide strategic planning activities from discovery through execution and optimization.
  • Facilitate client workshops, strategic planning sessions, and collaborative working meetings.
  • Identify opportunities to strengthen client relationships through proactive, customer-centered recommendations.
  • Ensure the quality, consistency, and strategic integrity of deliverables across assigned accounts.

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of experience in customer experience, strategy, insights, media, or integrated marketing.
  • Pharmaceutical agency experience preferred; Consumer Health or CPG experience a plus.
  • Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage multiple priorities.
  • Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving, and strategic planning skills.
  • Excellent communication, presentation, facilitation, and storytelling abilities.
  • Experience mentoring and developing team members.

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 $106,780.00 - USD $153,405.00/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 8/31/2026.

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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