ES
EssenceMediacom

Senior Director, Strategy, India

Location: Gurgaon, India · Category: Data, AI & Analytics · Seniority: Director · Posted: August 24, 2026 · Verified: Nov 3, 2026

Role Overview & Description

This Senior Director of AI Strategy role leads the end-to-end adoption of AI across MFG's Google business in India. The role involves translating regional strategy into practical local action, building market capability, and advising Tier 1 campaigns. Responsibilities include designing localized training, embedding agentic solutions into workflows, and tracking AI usage and impact.
Hiring Telemetry · Expansion Signal

Track team expansion and market signals for EssenceMediacom

Polaris7 monitors open roles, strategic market movements, and M&A developments in real time. Get automated intelligence briefings on EssenceMediacom and benchmark against direct competitors.

Source & Transparency: This position was structured directly from the publicly accessible career portal of EssenceMediacom. Details on the employer’s original job posting are authoritative. Polaris7 charges no placement fees and conducts no candidate screening.
Company IntelligenceVerified Profile
ES

EssenceMediacom

essencemediacom.com

Global media agency for planning, buying, analytics and commerce.

Similar Positions in DACH

Related roles across advertising, media, and data

Re-check scheduledGurgaon, IndiaMarketing & GrowthDirector

This role leads the end-to-end adoption of AI across MFG's Google business in India, translating regional strategy into practical local action. The Senior Director will build market capability, advise Tier 1 campaigns, embed agentic solutions into business-as-usual workflows, and develop or localize tools for India's requirements. The ideal candidate combines senior media and stakeholder leadership with practical AI fluency, able to spot valuable use cases, mobilize cross-functional specialists, and turn successful market innovation into repeatable solutions.

Re-check scheduledMulti-Location (2 Locations)Sales & Business DevelopmentVP

This VP role drives business growth through new client acquisition and strategic account management, leading end-to-end pitch management and developing integrated experiential marketing solutions. Responsibilities include managing key client relationships, overseeing financial performance, and leading client servicing teams. Requires 12-18 years of experience in business development and account leadership.

Re-check scheduledGurgaon, IndiaSales & Business DevelopmentVP

This leadership role drives the media solutions business in India, overseeing strategy, client relationships, and revenue growth. The Vice President will lead a team and develop new business opportunities in the region.

Re-check scheduledMulti-Location (2 Locations)Sales & Business DevelopmentVP

This Vice President role drives sustainable business growth through new client acquisition, strategic account management, and long-term retention in India. The VP leads business development initiatives, manages key client relationships, and oversees end-to-end pitch management including commercial negotiations and contract closure. This leadership position requires 12-18 years of experience, strong commercial acumen, and the ability to translate client objectives into integrated experiential marketing solutions.

More Positions at EssenceMediacom

3 more open roles

Verified 1d agoJakarta, IndonesiaCustomer Success & Client OperationsMid-Level

This role manages day-to-day programmatic campaign performance for Amazon across DSPs like DV360 and The Trade Desk, ensuring KPIs are met through optimizations and strategic campaign setup. The manager communicates with internal teams to facilitate client requests and requires 5+ years of programmatic platform exposure and deep knowledge of the programmatic technology stack.

Verified 1d agoSao Paulo, BrazilData, AI & AnalyticsIntern

This Business Intelligence Intern supports the Data team by developing and updating dashboards, scripts, and analyses, and consolidating data in Excel. The intern participates in weekly meetings with the Media team. Requires enrollment in a related degree program and knowledge of Excel/Google Sheets; Power BI and Looker Studio are a plus.

Verified 1d agoParis, FranceEngineering & DevelopmentLead

This Advertising Technology Lead designs, develops, and deploys proprietary advertising products including smart targeting, inventory curation, automation, and AI integration. The role manages a team of 3 and requires 6-10 years of AdTech experience with strong cloud/data architecture skills (GCP, BigQuery). Fluency in English (C1 minimum) is required.