Chief Product Officer

Company Description

A division of Publicis Groupe, Publicis Digital Experience is a network of top-tier agencies designed to develop capabilities and solutions to enable growth and provide scaled access to the digital capabilities of Publicis Groupe in service of our clients. Together, the Publicis Digital Experience portfolio endeavors to create value at the intersection of technology and experiences to connect brands and people.

Our model to transform every brand experience will help clients navigate, develop, and activate commerce in a way that will provide them with a future-proof model for modern marketing. With our unique expertise in consumer engagement, CRM, and commerce, Publicis Digital Experience powers brands and empowers people in a new era of creativity. An ever-changing landscape and the need for fluid thinking is just part of our problem-solving nature. Which means we're untethered from any specific medium or method—we go where ideas will work best.

We are an expanding network of more than 7,000 employees across global offices, unified under the Publicis Digital Experience umbrella. Our portfolio includes agency brands such as Razorfish, Digitas, Mars United Commerce, Arc Worldwide, Saatchi & Saatchi X, Plowshare and 3Share. Our capabilities span the full customer journey—from creative and experience to Commerce and CRM—through specialized practices like ConnectedCRM and the Publicis Commerce.

Overview

The Chief Product Officer will define and lead the next chapter of the agency's product evolution — integrating our SaaS technology foundation with high-impact services to deliver measurable client outcomes. This executive will set the vision, strategy, and roadmap for our global product portfolio, ensuring our solutions enable scale, innovation, and activation across digital commerce.

While the immediate focus is on product vision, strategy, and portfolio execution, the ideal candidate will also bring technical fluency and leadership capability to partner deeply with engineering and data teams.

Responsibilities

What You’ll Do

• Define and execute product strategy: Shape a unified SaaS and services roadmap that advances the agency's mission to simplify and accelerate digital commerce growth.
• Elevate the SaaS platform: Enhance our data and analytics capabilities to deliver real-time insights, predictive intelligence, and seamless integration with our managed services.
• Drive measurable client outcomes: Ensure every product initiative connects to business value — improving client ROI, efficiency, and activation across the funnel.
• Lead and inspire the product organization: Grow and mentor a world-class team across Product Management, UX, and Product Operations; foster a culture that blends innovation, collaboration, and accountability.
• Integrate product and service delivery: Partner closely with Commercial, Client Services, and Engineering to design solutions that power both self-serve and service-led client success models.
• Provide technical guidance and direction Work hand-in-hand with Engineering, Data Science, and Analytics to embed automation, AI, and intelligence across the Profitero+ SaaS platform. Provide leadership as needed with engineering product teams
• Represent the agency externally: Champion our SaaS and service innovation in the global commerce ecosystem, engaging with clients, partners, and thought leaders.
  
  

Qualifications

• A strategic, customer-obsessed product leader with 10+ years in SaaS, eCommerce, or marketing technology leadership.
• Experienced in scaling data-rich, analytics-led platforms and partnering effectively with engineering teams on architecture, platform modernization, and AI/ML integration.
• Skilled at bridging SaaS and service delivery models to create integrated, outcome-based client solutions.
• Comfortable leading through transformation and aligning cross-functional teams around a shared vision.
• Collaborative, decisive, and trusted across engineering, services, and executive leadership.
• Entrepreneurial, agile, and inspired by shaping the future of global digital commerce.
  
  

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 [email protected]. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Compensation Range: $350,000 - $400,000/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 12/15/25.