Job Description

Our advanced Technology capability delivers cutting-edge, high-impact digital products and platforms. We have strategic partnerships with the world’s leading marketing and technology vendors that allow us to leverage the top platforms and tools for our clients. Through collaborating with Digital Strategy, Experience Design, Creative, Data and Analytics, Project Management, and Account teams, our technologists are paving the way for innovation and transforming the marketing landscape for our pharmaceutical clients.

Our team is made up of a diverse group of highly qualified people with various backgrounds, who bring qualities such as intellectual curiosity, determination, and creativity to our client work.

We’re searching for a VP Group Director, Enterprise Architect to help support complex client engagements and lead the development and delivery of marketing technology platform and application solutions. The Enterprise Architect will be responsible for designing and implementing robust MarTech solutions that align with client business strategies and goals. This role requires a deep understanding of both pharmaceutical industry requirements and advanced marketing technologies. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of leading complex projects, excellent communication skills, and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams. You’ll define and promote technical best practices, standards and technical strategies within your engineering teams. These services include platform and tool recommendations, full-stack software/platform development, data engineering, and managed services.

As a key leader, you will partner with highly talented individuals across Digital Strategy, User Experience, Marketing, Media, Data and Analytics, and Creative to deliver transformative success for our clients. You will also be responsible for the career management for technology team members, as well as shaping the culture of the technology team.

Key responsibilities include:

• Develop and maintain the enterprise architecture roadmap for client MarTech initiatives
• Collaborate with client senior management to align technology solutions with business objectives
• Lead the design and implementation of scalable, secure, and high-performance MarTech solutions
• Strategic planning, coordination and oversight for marketing technology platform delivery within client engagements
• Lead a cross-agency team of solution architects, technology experts and engineers (on-shore and off-shore) within the client engagement, including setting policies, processes, standards, and best practices
• Evaluate and recommend new technologies and tools to enhance our MarTech capabilities
• Provide leadership and/or guide the implementation and activation of MarTech solutions; identify opportunities and provide recommendations for platform optimization through strong understanding of product roadmaps in correlation to client business goals
• Ensure compliance with industry regulations and standards
• Oversee the integration of MarTech solutions with existing systems and platforms
• Conduct regular assessments and audits to ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of MarTech solutions
• Stay current on emerging technologies, best-practices, and trends
• Define and produce central engineering documents
• Adhere to functional and technical requirements
• Be well-versed in all phases of software engineering and all methodologies for project utilization, including Agile
• Mentor designated architects, engineers and develop the team’s technical skills
• Work with other capabilities to provide technical direction and efficiency
• Propose and support incorporation of new technologies and tools
• Prototype new ideas/products for applicability to project goals
• Participate in new business pitches
• Review and evaluate technical partnerships and vendor relationships

Qualifications

To qualify, you’ll need:

• Bachelors or Masters Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
• 10+ years of experience in enterprise architecture, with a focus on MarTech solutions
• 8+ years of experience with leading multidisciplinary technical teams
• Strong knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry and its regulatory environment
• Expertise in marketing technologies such as CMS, DAM, CRM, CDP, marketing automation, and analytics platforms
• Proven experience with cloud-based solutions and architectures (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)
• Deep expertise with software development processes and conventions
• Expertise with the latest front-end, back-end solutions (e.g. server-side web frameworks, databases, JavaScript frameworks, CSS frameworks, serverless, APIs, Docker, etc)
• Experience integrating custom software with 3rd party services via APIs
• Experience with standard business software such as Microsoft Office Suite, web browsers, etc; as well as industry-specific tools JIRA, Sketch, Zeplin, CI/CD, automated testing, etc.Understanding of accessibility (WCAG) best-practices
• Adobe, Salesforce and other MarTech platform vendor training and certifications a plus
• Certifications in enterprise architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF, Zachman) a plus
• Experience with data privacy and security regulations (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA)
• Experience with agile methodologies and DevOps practices
• Experience leading client meetings, presentations, and new business efforts
• Experience leading multiple simultaneous projects for multiple clients
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to think strategically
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Candidate must be open to travel as needed

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.

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact hrcompliance_usms@publicis.com.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.