SVP Delivery

T&P • Carson, CA

4h • $150,000 - $165,000

About The Position

As the SVP, Delivery dedicated to a large automotive client, you will lead and inspire a team of 18+ Project Managers.

Requirements

• Knowledge of how AI can be utilized in the creation and delivery of content campaigns.
• Awareness of ethical and regulatory considerations when developing and executing campaigns using AI.
• Deep understanding of production processes for digital and social channels.
• Strong leadership abilities, with a proven ability to inspire and drive high performance of project management teams.
• Exceptional project management skills.
• High level of financial acumen, with experience in managing project budgets, scopes, and timelines for content campaigns.
• Ability to handle complex production timelines and deliverables.
• Strong problem-solving capabilities and the ability to navigate challenges.

Responsibilities

• Ultimately responsible for the smooth running of financial operations and leading the Project Management department ensuring the successful delivery of all campaign briefs.
• Responsible for assigning and managing the project management team who are charged with executing end to end delivery of content campaigns.
• Brief, inspire, and work alongside the team to deliver innovative and creative solutions for all campaign briefs.
• Manage and act as a primary day-to-day senior project management contact on larger campaigns.
• Managing and overseeing use of proprietary WPP AI tools to generate and refine content campaigns.
• Develop and manage innovative, outcome-based scope and fee models with agency leads
• Implement value-driven commercial models aligned with client and agency goals.
• Drive quarterly reconciliation and reporting in partnership with the finance lead
• Monitor and manage project financials, ensuring healthy tracking of budget and scope.
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive resource management model for optimal talent allocation
• Lead resource planning and management, ensuring appropriate allocation of resources across projects and problem solving resourcing issues.
• Lead, mentor, and inspire a team of Project Managers, fostering a collaborative working environment.
• Oversee the performance and development of the Project Management team, ensuring alignment with business goals.
• Allocate projects to the Project Managers, ensuring balanced workloads that align with each team member’s skill set and capacity.
• Implement and manage efficient project management processes (including utilisation of AI where appropriate), ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope and budget.
• Oversee the end to end campaign production process.
• Be the point of escalation for project risks and support in the identification and mitigation of risks.
• Collaborate with internal teams (creative, strategy) to ensure cohesive execution of projects.
• Champion continuous process improvement and integrating learnings from previous projects to improve ways of working.
• Collaborate with senior agency leadership to refine project management best practices and contribute to the broader agency project management structure.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Education Level: No Education Listed