Zenith Worldwide are the central team, primarily based in London, supporting our local Zenith markets, leading new business efforts, developing thought-leadership, and driving network development for our 250 offices across 74 countries with over 8,000 staff worldwide.

Zenith is part of Publicis Media, one of the top 2 global network buying entities, with globally scaled shared centres of excellence for areas including Content, Data & Technology, Client Development, Performance, Research & Insight and group trading.

Zenith is focused on driving ROI for our clients; we succeed when our clients succeed. Our strategy is to motivate our people, deliver great work and delight our clients.

Zenith Worldwide houses a large team of multi-faceted communications planners, digital and innovation specialists and client leadership teams. Our global client portfolio comprises a range of category leaders including RB, Aviva, Edrington, Coty, Electrolux and Nestlé.

This is a FTC maternity leave cover but with the potential to become a permanent role. 

As Global Business Director, you will lead the central business leadership team for the Coty account, based in London at Zenith’s HQ. You will report directly to the Global Head of Clients, Tamina Plum, collaborate closely with three other divisional business leaders based in London (Professional Beauty), Paris (Luxury) and NYC (Consumer Beauty), and directly manage a team of three (Account Director, Account Manager, and Senior Account Executive).

You will be responsible for leading the agency relationship with the Coty Vice President of Global Media and the Coty Global Director of Media and Digital. In order to deliver and further develop our partnership with Coty, you will be supported by a broader set of specialist leaders and teams across the Zenith and Groupe network, including (but not limited to): commercials, trading, strategy, digital, data and tech, content, innovation and data sciences.

You will provide consultative leadership across the Zenith network for Coty, working with local market business leads and CEOs. As Coty is a large and complex business supported by Zenith in 40+ markets and across three divisional hubs, this role therefore requires a person who is agile and responsive to meet the ever-changing needs of a face-paced business.

Key Responsibilities:

Zenith Leadership

• Sets client business plan for the business, identifying areas for commercial growth

• Deliver change management for internal team

• Responsible for specific HR matters including remuneration, team structure, etc.

• Develop an area of the company outside of day to day client responsibility and / or

  broader leadership initiative

• Senior consultant for Zenith local business leads and CEOs; especially, in the top

  three markets (US, UK, DE). Point of escalation for all network management issues.

  Client leadership

• Contribute to Coty business roadmap and how Zenith can deliver against ambitions

• Consult Coty on their own organisational change, business and marketing strategy

• Senior media client’s main point of contact and respected equal

• Significant collaboration with senior procurement clients in partnership with Zenith

  Commercial Director

• Manage the bi-annual agency evaluation review meetings

  Product

• Define and lead initiatives in for best practice product on Coty across global divisions and local markets

• Support in the delivery of Coty’s digital transformation agenda by working with other agency leaders, mainly, data sciences, strategy, content, performance, data and tech and innovation

• Develop agenda and content for Coty and Zenith top-to-top meetings between Coty C-Suite, Zenith global head of clients and Publicis Media CEO

Coty is one of the world’s leading beauty companies with approximately $9 billion in revenue, a rich entrepreneurial heritage and an iconic portfolio of leading brands. They are the global leader in fragrances, with the number two position in salon hair and number three in colour cosmetics. They are one of Zenith’s top global clients with over 40 markets as part of our network to date.

Coty has an iconic portfolio of more than 70 brands organised by three divisions:

• Luxury Fragrances (e.g. Gucci, Burberry, Calvin Klein, Chloé, Marc Jacobs, Miu Miu)

• Consumer Beauty, including cosmetics, hair, skin and body care (e.g. Max Factor,

  Rimmel, Cover Girl, Clairol, Sally Hansen, Adidas)

• Professional Beauty (e.g. OPI Nails, Wella Professional, Nioxin)

  Coty’s Global Corporate team, serviced directly by the Zenith HQ team you will be joining, are based in London and responsible for the overall management of Coty’s agency relationships, media partnerships, strategic direction, process, best practice and operations.