Senior Business Director

We're looking for a visionary Senior Business Director (SAD) to help drive reinvention and creative excellence across our Melbourne client portfolio.

The Senior Business Director (SAD) leads the day-to-day management of key client partnerships, overseeing strategic direction, creative development, and operational delivery. This role is pivotal in driving commercial success through strong client relationships, team leadership, and financial oversight.

• Partner and build strong relationships with your key stakeholders to really identify their business goals (and competitors).
• Guide the creative and strategic direction of the client's business and brand – having a point of view and articulating this effectively.
• Contribute, support and evaluate creative work – continuing to drive and enhance the level of craft produced.
• Collaborate with the leadership team on brand platform development and integrated campaigns.
• Oversee shoots, campaign execution, and quarterly business planning.
• Foster the growth and development of the junior members of the team.
• Work side by side with a welcoming and successful team.

• 6+ years' experience in Account Management, preferably within an advertising communications agency environment.
• Excellent stakeholder management techniques – you have the prior knowledge and experience to guide senior stakeholders and are happy to go the extra mile for your clients.
• Confident and influential – you enjoy bringing your strong strategic and creative point of view to the table.
• You bring strong financial acumen with proven experience in budgeting, forecasting and managing revenue pipelines.
• You know how to keep things moving—balancing precision with agility in a fast-changing agency environment.
• You genuinely love effective creative and want to sell in the greatest and boldest work.
• You thrive on empowering others – mentoring team members and creating an environment where people feel supported and motivated.

Partner with the best clients in Australia: ANZ Banking, Destination NSW, Suncorp, Bundaberg Rum, Superloop, HBF, Johnnie Walker, Red Rooster and Vitasoy to name a few.

Make the best work of your career: We believe in the power of creativity to transform human behaviour. Each one of us is held accountable for contributing to ideas of the highest standard in the world. We were the 2023 Spikes Asia Network of the Year, and won the Cannes Lion Innovation Grand Prix for our work with Suncorp in 2022.

Work with the best people: If you've ever met a Burnetter you'll know we stand apart. Our agency is filled with smart, kind people who are passionate about the work and who genuinely care about each other.

Have the best experience: We have industry-leading flexibility and a culture we're famous for. Our structure and processes are uncomplicated because we focus on output. There are endless opportunities for growth in both Leo Burnett and Publicis Groupe with access to global opportunities and L&D programs.

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Publicis Groupe benefits: Be a part of the Publicis Groupe family. Learn more at the Publicis Groupe ANZ site.

• A comprehensive Wholeself program supporting physical, mindful, and financial wellbeing.
• A creative, lively, and rewarding office environment with Publicis Liberté flexibility — "working your way with us."
• Access to our Global AI Platform Marcel for career mobility and collaboration across the global network.
• Extensive Learning & Development opportunities with more than 15,000 programs via Marcel Classes.
• Career Conversations program with open feedback and support to reach goals.
• Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion strategy driven through Viva Women, Égalité, enABLE, EmbRACE, and Écologique committees.
• Leave benefits including Birthday Leave, Flexible Public Holidays, and 5 additional days after 2 years of service.
• Work Your World program enabling up to 6 weeks per year of remote work.
• Parental leave policy with up to 18 weeks based on tenure, paid primary carer leave, secondary carer swap, and Cub Care leave.
• Access to counsellors and wellbeing support through Sonder.
• A commitment to a supportive culture with initiatives like the Working With Cancer Pledge.
• Proud partners of Diversity Council Australia, Pride in Diversity, Family Friendly Workplaces, Supply Nation, and the Australian Disability Network.

If you don't tick every box in this ad, we encourage you to apply anyway. We hire people who share our values of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, fearlessness, and integrity.

Diversity. Inclusion. Equity. We are committed to the inclusion and recognition of all people. We provide reasonable adjustments in the application process; contact recruitment for assistance. Your information will be kept confidential.