Transformation Consultant

Company description

Publicis Groupe, the world's largest communications group, is a solutions platform that is present in more than 100 countries. Do you want to know more about the agency/brand or area of expertise you will be applying for on this role? Keep reading!

Spark Foundry is a global media agency that exists to bring HEAT – Higher Engagement, Affinity, and Transactions – to brands. By combining flawless media fundamentals with aggressive innovation, Spark inspires consumers to pay more attention; to care more about our clients’ brands; and to buy more products and services from them.

Balancing the nimble spirit of a startup with the powerhouse soul of Publicis Groupe, Spark Foundry delivers the best of both worlds to a client roster that spans some of the world’s best and most beloved brands and companies. We combine boutique-caliber insights and service with the buying clout and first-look access of a global leader, bringing the heat to challenger brands that want to act like giants, and to giant brands that want to act like challengers.

With a Millennial-friendly, bottom-up culture that celebrates diversity and aims for all voices to be heard, Spark has become a magnet for the industry’s best talent, with one of the best retention rates in the industry. And by applying a whole-person approach to professional and personal development, Spark develops a workforce that is well prepared for today’s challenges, and also poised to create meaningful careers in the years to come.

Because we know that heat arises at the intersection of complementary forces, our professionals come from myriad disciplines and backgrounds: data, analytics, and insights; content and creative production; communications and strategy; finance and marketing; and sociology, psychology, and other liberal arts disciplines.

Come and join us!

Overview

We are looking for a highly organized, hands-on, and execution-focused Transformation Consultant to work closely with the Transformation Lead. This is a predominantly operational role, designed to ensure that global and local transformation initiatives move forward efficiently, consistently, and on time.

The Transformation Consultant will act as the day-to-day engine of the transformation, driving follow-ups, coordinating stakeholders, tracking progress, and ensuring deliverables are completed. The scope spans creativity, media, production, Data and technology, including the rollout of common tools and ways of working across the group (e.g., project management platforms and transformation frameworks).

This role combines project coordination, stakeholder management, communications, and transformation content creation, with strong exposure to international markets and senior stakeholders.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys execution, coordination, and structure, and who is comfortable operating at the center of complex, multi-market initiatives

Responsibilities

Transformation program Support

• Act as the operational counterpart to the Transformation Lead, ensuring day-to-day execution of global and local transformation initiatives.
• Drive structured follow-up on action items, milestones, and commitments across all workstreams.
• Ensure initiatives progress according to plan, escalating risks or delays when needed.

Global & Local Initiatives Tracking (Including AI)

• Track and coordinate global and local transformation initiatives, with a strong focus on AI-related initiatives (e.g., adoption, pilots, enablement, governance, and use cases).
• Maintain a clear view of status, dependencies, risks, and next steps across initiatives acting as a project manager.
• Support alignment between global direction and local market execution.

Market Coordination (Up to 16 Markets)

• Act as a key point of contact for up to 16 markets, ensuring clear communication, structured follow-ups, and timely delivery.
• Coordinate inputs, updates, and deliverables from markets, ensuring consistency and quality.
• Support markets in understanding timelines, expectations, and required outputs.

Planning, Governance & Follow-up

• Support the setup and maintenance of governance routines (weekly / bi-weekly status calls, action logs, timelines, trackers).
• Maintain operational documentation such as trackers, dashboards and initiative overviews to measure KPIs and milestones defined for each workstream
• Prepare clear and concise status updates for the Transformation Lead and Account Director

Deck Creation & Content Coordination

• Create and maintain high-quality PowerPoint decks for global forums, transformation updates, leadership reviews, and market communications.
• Coordinate with multiple stakeholders to gather inputs and ensure decks are completed accurately and on time.
• Ensure presentations are structured, clear, and execution-oriented rather than just purely strategic.

Events-Meeting Planning & Logistics

• Support the planning and execution of global and regional transformation events, workshops, meetings and forums.
• Coordinate agendas, materials, logistics, and follow-ups to ensure smooth execution.

Transformation Scope

• Support operational execution of initiatives related to:
• Artificial Intelligence (global and local initiatives)
• Creativity and creative operations
• Media and production transformation
• Technology enablement and rollout of common tools (e.g., project management platforms)
• Ways of working, governance, and operational excellence

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Operations, Marketing, Communications, Technology, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in operational transformation, PMO, project coordination, consulting delivery, creative or media agencies or similar execution-heavy roles.
• Proven experience working with multiple markets and international stakeholders.
• Strong execution and follow-up discipline, with the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously.
• Advanced PowerPoint skills, with a strong focus on clarity, structure, and delivery.
• Experience coordinating content and deliverables with multiple contributors.
• Hands-on experience with project management and collaboration tools (e.g., Monday.com, Asana, Trello, Jira, or similar).
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and reliability.
• Optional/ideal: Adobe suite experience (e.g. DAM, workfront…)

Language & Communication

• Fluent English required (B2–C1), with the ability to confidently participate in operational and coordination-focused conversations with international markets.
• Clear and structured communication style, both written and verbal.

Personal Attributes

• Strongly execution-oriented and comfortable with operational responsibility.
• Highly organized, structured, and proactive in driving follow-ups.
• Comfortable working across ambiguity and change.
• Collaborative, approachable, and confident when interacting with multiple markets and global stakeholders.

Additional information

Why join us? Because we offer reasons such as:

• 🌟 Flexible Benefits (Coverflex): Enjoy more than just work with flexible compensation including meal vouchers, health insurance, transportation, and more.
• 🚀 Growth Opportunities: You can advance in your career not only through the experience of working with major clients but also by accessing local and global training programs specialized according to your role, covering both technical and soft skills.
• 📚 Free Online Training: You can access unlimited courses from LinkedIn Learning and Udemy Catalogs through our artificial intelligence platform "Marcel".
• 🥇 Partner Certifications: You'll have the opportunity to obtain certifications from industry giants such as Meta, Google, or Amazon.
• 🌍 Work from anywhere: Telecommute up to 6 weeks from over 100 countries with our #WorkYourWorld program.
• 🎉 Attractive holidays package including your birthday & Advertising Day off plus some additional days off. Rest is also important!
• 🧘🏻‍♂️ Well-being: We prioritize the well-being of our staff and organize various health initiatives such as daily meditation or yoga among others.

Employee benefits are an integral part of the company’s annual compensation package. These benefits are subject to the company’s current policies and guidelines and may be modified, updated, or adjusted at the company’s discretion to reflect organizational needs, regulatory requirements, or business conditions.

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Here at Publicis Groupe, we are committed to building a culturally diverse workforce and therefore strongly encourage applications from underrepresented groups. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of their background: we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, or any individual´s status in any group or class protected by law.

If you have any reasonable adjustment needs arising from a disability or medical condition to fully participate in the recruitment process, please discuss this with the recruiter who contacts you.

All employees are committed to complying with obligations regarding Information Security and Technologies, obligations related to the use of Artificial Intelligence, obligations stemming from the Quality and Environmental Management System, as well as obligations derived from the Integrity Management System, Corruption Prevention, and the Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Policy. Furthermore, all employees are required to complete mandatory training courses, declarations, and compliance commitments in these areas.