Vice President Group Director, Project Management

Publicis Groupe • Chicago, IL

83d • $146,490 - $210,420

About The Position

Our Project Management team enables and executes great work in the smartest way possible. We are passionate about transforming ideas into results, as we constantly negotiate, organize and understand the ever-changing landscape of digital marketing and technology. To help with this, we're looking for an outstanding Vice President, Group Director in Project Management - a digital producer with a passion for using collaboration, the creative process and emerging technologies to produce world-class interactive experiences for our clients. You'll help create dynamic digital experiences and integrated campaigns for Fortune 500 clients. Our project work includes experience design and development, digital and social media campaigns, digital partnership activations and promotions, eCommerce and CMS implementations, CRM programs and branded content. As a Vice President, Group Director, you will not only help develop and execute the plans that allow our teams to create exciting work - you'll also supervise a team of project managers and oversee large programs of work across multiple accounts. To succeed, you will need to be a creative advocate, strive to be proactive, have a passion for technology, maintain a deep project management toolkit and exercise excellent leadership skills.

Requirements

• A four-year degree
• 12-15 years of Project Management, Marketing or related experience
• Mastery of large-level projects and programs
• PMP and/or CSM Certification (or desire to get this)
• Working knowledge of enterprise tools (JIRA, MS Project, Excel, PowerPoint, Slack, Trello)
• Familiarity with prompt-based interaction and commonly used generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Google Gemini, DALL·E, Midjourney) is a plus, especially for tasks like ideation, research, or content generation

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrate grit and extreme ownership
• Exude positivity
• Aren't afraid to share your ideas
• Meet problems head-on and view them as opportunities
• Are self-reliant and motivated
• Communicate fearlessly

Responsibilities

• Lead efforts across cross-disciplinary team to deliver the estimated business value of an approved program
• Facilitate, track and monitor programs, activities and roadmaps and scope
• Define and adjust processes to meet project/business needs and look for ways to improve processes while coaching teams to do the same
• Lead integrated account planning sessions
• Ensure internal stakeholders are kept appraised of program status
• Participate in new business RFI or RFP requests when necessary
• Contribute to capability model definition and management
• Demonstrate strong written and oral presentation skills
• Develop and articulate compelling decks and lead trainings
• Manage multiple direct reports and set career and capability goals with them
• Enforce team compliance to high company standards and professionalism
• Participate in team and cross-capability recruiting, interviewing and staffing
• Attend training seminars and continuing education as offered

Benefits

• Medical coverage
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Disability insurance
• 401K
• Parental and family care leave
• Family forming assistance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Flexible time off

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree