Saatchi & Saatchi

Senior Director, Data Solutions (Agency & Platform)

Saatchi & Saatchi$148K — $222K *
Media
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10-15 years of success in client-facing sales roles in Healthcare, CPG, or Media/Advertising sectors.
  • Strong consultative and technical selling skills, creating data-driven strategies.
  • Proven ability to manage trusted advisor relationships with C-level executives.
  • Expertise in advanced analytics and translating insights into actionable strategies.
  • Passion for leveraging emerging technologies like AI and machine learning.

Responsibilities

  • Own and exceed individual sales targets and profitability goals.
  • Drive measurable outcomes with tailored solutions for Healthcare and CPG sectors.
  • Coordinate seamlessly with internal teams and external partners.
  • Deliver insights that drive innovation and deepen client reliance on Epsilon solutions.
  • Lead account planning, business reviews, and contract negotiations.
  • Influence cross-functional teams through expertise and communication.
  • Identify and close complex opportunities for business expansion.

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment focused on driving measurable outcomes.
  • Opportunity to work at the intersection of data and marketing innovation.
  • A role that emphasizes thought leadership and strategic client relationships.
Full Job Description
Overview

How You'll Make an Impact
As Senior Principal, Client Leadership, you will serve as a senior relationship steward to key Media Agencies and a primary driver of Epsilon Data revenue growth. You will build and sustain trusted partnerships with agency leaders and activation teams, aligning Epsilon's data-driven solutions to agency and client objectives. By collaborating closely with agencies to design and activate programmatic audiences using Epsilon's proprietary data, you will drive measurable performance, unlock new revenue opportunities, and strengthen Epsilon's role as a strategic, long-term partner in the evolving media ecosystem.

Responsibilities

What You'll Achieve
  • Revenue Growth:
    Own and exceed individual sales targets and profitability goals through strategic account planning, client education, and closing new opportunities.
  • Client Success:
    Drive measurable outcomes by implementing tailored solutions that address unique client challenges in the Healthcare and CPG sectors.
  • Strategic Collaboration:
    Act as a central point of coordination across internal teams, Publicis Groupe agencies, and external partners to ensure seamless service delivery and shared success.
  • Thought Leadership:
    Serve as a trusted advisor to clients, delivering insights and perspective that inspire innovation and deepen reliance on Epsilon's solutions.
  • Operational Excellence:
    Lead account planning, business reviews, pipeline management, forecasting, and contract negotiations to ensure operational efficiency and client satisfaction.
  • Influence Without Authority:
    Drive alignment and outcomes across cross-functional teams through expertise, communication, and credibility rather than direct management responsibility.
  • Business Development:
    Identify, shape, and close complex opportunities that deliver measurable business outcomes, expanding Epsilon's footprint within existing and new accounts.

Qualifications

Who You Are

A dynamic and strategic individual contributor with deep expertise in the media and programmatic space, excelling in a fast-paced environment and driving impactful outcomes with agency partners.

Demonstrates strong consultative and technical selling skills, creating data-driven strategies across Epsilon solutions and aligning client needs with enterprise offerings to deliver measurable value.

Maintains trusted advisor relationships with C-level and senior partners, effectively presenting Epsilon's unified value proposition and navigating complex negotiations.

Brings thought leadership through influence, mentorship, and contribution to critical initiatives, without direct people management responsibility.

Exhibits professionalism and emotional intelligence in challenging situations, effectively managing conflict and delivering difficult messages while preserving strong relationships and getting results.

What You'll Bring With You
  • Extensive Sales Experience:
    10-15 years of success in client-facing sales roles, driving revenue within Healthcare, CPG, or Media/Advertising sectors.
  • Media Expertise:
    Proven ability to navigate industry challenges, regulatory landscapes, and evolving business priorities.
  • Strategic Insight:
    Strong understanding of data-driven marketing and third-party data utilization to drive acquisition, retention, and personalization.
  • Analytical Skills:
    Expertise in advanced analytics and measurement approaches, translating insights into actionable client strategies.
  • Relationship Management:
    Ability to build and sustain strong, collaborative relationships across sales, product, analytics, and delivery teams to ensure seamless execution.
  • Innovation Driven Approach:
    Passion for using emerging technologies such as AI, machine learning, and dynamic creative solutions to drive marketing innovation.
  • Collaborative Approach:
    Excellent communication and negotiation skills, with experience working across large holding companies and cross-functional teams.
  • Flexibility:
    Willingness to travel as needed for client-facing meetings and industry events.


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Base Salary: $148,000.00 - $222,000.00

Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon, but not limited to the individual's skills, experience, qualifications, location and application employment laws. The salary pay range is subject to change and may be modified at any time.

The application deadline for this job posting is 06/17/2026.

Additional Information

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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