Vice President, Talent Acquisition

Company Description

Publicis Media harnesses the power of modern media through global agency brands CJ, Performics, Publicis Collective, Publicis Health Media, Spark Foundry, Starcom and Zenith. A key business solution of Publicis Groupe ([Euronext Paris FR0000130577, CAC 40], Publicis Media’s digital-first, data-driven global practices deliver client value and drive growth in a platform-powered world. It is present in more than sixty countries with over 23,000 employees worldwide.

Overview

Publicis Media's Talent Acquisition team is seeking a dynamic and experienced leader, who will manage and lead the overall talent acquisition strategy for one of our brands and will have the experience in working with the full life-cycle talent acquisition process. They will develop and implement effective, market leading strategies for the attraction, sourcing, screening, selection, and hiring of high caliber candidates for one of our brands. We are looking for an industry professional who can operate at both a strategic and a tactical level. Someone who can lead and develop the current team of Recruitment professionals, as well as provide counsel to our strategic partners.

The VP will oversee a team of recruiters while driving effective hiring practices and processes. They will ensure all team members focus on a high-quality candidate experience, consistent with the organization’s employer brand and integrated with the strategic vision. They must have a sharp eye for talented candidates and must be able to acquire them for the agency. You will be helping one of our brands attract and retain the best talent in the market. You will also ensure that our agency has an excellent employer brand and build strong relationships with existing employees and candidates.

The VP, Talent Acquisition will report directly to the EVP, Talent and be based in our Chicago office.

Responsibilities

• Lead the team’s recruitment operations of the full talent acquisition lifecycle, the evolution of the recruiting process, use of talent acquisition tools and methods, and overall effectiveness of talent solutions.
• Strategy: develop and execute tailored recruiting strategies to source, evaluate, and select candidates for open positions across the company.
• Collaborate closely with each hiring manager to thoroughly understand requirements for each role.
• Determine effective division of responsibilities within the team to ensure that staffing needs are acknowledged and appropriately resourced.
• Develop strong relationships across the organization (and strategically with senior-level management) to gain a deep understanding of diverse work streams and plan/develop the talent acquisition strategy for scaling
• Directly support the Senior leadership team in all executive hires for the brand. Partner with internal teams (partner groups, people teams, L&D, operations, finance) to attract, motivate, develop and retain diverse talent.
• Candidate process: ensure an optimized and seamless candidate experience that allows hiring teams to appropriately assess talent and positions the agency in a positive employment brand.
• Onboarding: partner with HR and recruiters to ensure a red carpet onboarding experience for new hires
• Deliver data driven reporting and analytics to identify recruitment activity, departmental productivity, and any other KPIs as appropriate.
• Proven experience in interacting with C-suite on critical matters, e.g. executive level hires, talent acquisition strategy, etc.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant experience and 5+ years of team management required.
• Experience with a media agency or holding company preferred.
• Proven experience and success with progressive, full life cycle recruitment processes; comfortable supporting high-level strategic conversations while also owning a slate of requisitions.
• Accurate and detail oriented with an ability to work in a fast-paced environment that requires a high sense of urgency.
• Excellent communication skills - verbal and written - spanning all levels of management with the ability to foster relationships.
• Experience motivating and leading others; engaging, high energy personality and strong influence ability.
• Experience growing team members within a Talent Acquisition/People function.
• Experience using ATS and various online sourcing and marketing resources.
• PLEASE NOTE: This is a hybrid position requiring onsite collaboration of 3 days/week.
• The role will be based out of our Chicago office located at 35 West Wacker Drive.

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: $146,490 - $210,420 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 1/31/2026.