SVP, Strategic Planning

SVP, Strategic Planning Havas Media Network North America, the Media Experience agency, is looking for an

SVP, Strategic Planning

to join the

Strategic Planning Team , part of our global community of 10,000 team members who are focused on using Meaningful Media to make a meaningful difference to brands, businesses, and people.

The

SVP, Strategic Planning

is responsible for excellence in Planning product across larger clients and the agency. They are masters in effectiveness principles, data, content, and work hand in glove with other disciplines to deliver industry leading work. SVP, Strategic Planning manages a team and creates a team culture of excellence, pushing media owners, investment, and new core to create brilliant client work. They spot gaps in our planning toolkit and work with the product team to fill them.

A DAY IN THE LIFE MIGHT LOOK LIKE Driving Excellent Work

Creates a long‑term and progressive vision of what best in class comms should be for our top clients.

Ensures all client work connects culture to commerce, providing a base for New Core Services.

Designs and runs workshops at a cross‑agency level in pursuit of better work.

Converged champions across each team and can demonstrate the data in all responses.

Develops awards programs for clients and pushes team to fulfill them.

Partners with key media owners to deliver break through and pioneering work.

Accountable for ensuring the team are focused on delivering case studies that demonstrate brilliant data‑led planning.

Translates the latest trends into meaningful media planning opportunities.

Accountable for ensuring the team is trained and using the tools effectively and efficiently.

Accountable for ensuring all direct reports are pushing data and evidence‑based planning through client work.

Oversees the team in media planning training for Director and below – creating a culture that is focused on the work, is proactive and leaned in, and

Creates training team that inspires brilliant strategic planning.

Works with Product team to develop planning toolkit for the agency.

Demonstrates thought leadership and represents HMN on panel and industry thought pieces.

Consistently demonstrates team leadership by empowering and evolving the teams through a spirit of accountability.

Growth

Runs point for large pitches.

Consistently makes significant impact in upselling new core services to clients in tandem with Client Experience team.

What You’ll Need/Skills

Storytelling

Strategic Planning

Growth

Who You Are

Independent: can run a team and get things done

Ambitious: push themselves to deliver the best, for them and their team

Commercial: thinks of the business impact of their decisions and recommendations

About Havas Media Network North America At the Havas Media Network,North America, we lead the way in media planning, using Converged, our proprietary data platform, to integrate consumer insights, media intelligence, and performance analytics for smarter, high‑impact campaigns, all powered by AI.

Our culture is people‑first, collaborative, and driven by innovation. Through our unique Havas “Village” model, we seamlessly connect media, creative, and PR to deliver integrated, meaningful media experiences.

Planning is at the heart of the agency, and the department is committed to helping brands engage audiences in the most effective and culturally relevant ways—making a real impact in the world.

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