Vice President, Project Management

PUBLICIS GROUPE•New York, NY

39d•Hybrid

About The Position

Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness is seeking a VP of Project Management to join a robust team who is leading our clients to new innovations. The ideal candidate is a project and program management expert, mentor and advocate. He/She is a trusted partner able to lead internal and external teams to align on a mutual understanding of all deliverables and drive them to successful completion. The Director of Project Management will understand agency work products to oversee a team delivering work for at least one significant client book of business. He/She will partner with other departments to resolve operational issues, champion continuous optimization of processes and advocate for the overall PM team

Requirements

10+ years applicable experience as a Project Manager in an agency setting
Fully integrated (marketing, technical, digital, etc.) delivery experience is required
Healthcare or Pharma experience is required
Expert at project and program management
Strategic program and tactical planning
Bachelor's degree Marketing, MIS, or Business Administration or related field is preferred but not required
Solid understanding of project management methodology, including the ability to identify and resolve issues, manage risk and develop detailed work plans and specifications
Comfort managing multi-disciplinary teams, which may consist of creatives, technologists, media experts, etc.
Experience interfacing with clients and partner vendors on technical delivery projects
Comfortable with traveling to the client site

Nice To Haves

Launch experience is desired

Responsibilities

The Director is the program lead responsible for the delivery of high-quality deliverables that power client satisfaction, meet business requirements, and balance client and agency economics.
This role defines delivery structure and overall vision on projects and is responsible for overseeing and directing multiple projects within a given client relationship.
Owns project definition, scope monitoring, budgeting & timing at the account level.
As program lead, you will be responsible for driving process improvements and directing the activities of one or more project managers and senior project managers.
Interfacing heavily with client senior executives, marketing, technical, and product management to assure that the solution is understood and addresses the customer's business requirements.
Responsible for the accurate financial management of the portfolio of projects to which he/she is assigned.