VP, Group Project Manager

Adelphi Group•New York, NY

2d•$140,000 - $155,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The VP, Group Project Manager provides project management leadership across teams, brands, and the agency. The role addresses brand roadblocks, develops and presents solutions, improves agency processes, and connects agency-wide initiatives with day-to-day team and brand operations. It supports the VP in developing and implementing process and training initiatives, helps ensure agency processes are followed consistently, and reviews and approves brand project briefs. The position also supports new-business setup, maintains coverage and agency launch calendars, and populates yearly Scopes of Work. The role may directly manage 2–4 project management team members, providing training, coaching, feedback, and ongoing growth support, and conducting timely Culture Amp conversations. It requires effective communication, sound prioritization across multiple projects, composure under pressure, and a positive, professional approach with colleagues and clients.

Requirements

Be solutions-oriented when discussing obstacles or challenges with the team, department, and manager.
Organize and communicate accurate, timely, and contextually appropriate information.
Communicate effectively and professionally.
Set priorities while handling multiple projects.
Remain calm in high-pressure situations.
Project a professional, positive attitude toward peers and clients.
Foster a positive team atmosphere and establish credibility.

Responsibilities

Provide solutions to brand roadblocks and present solutions to the larger team and clients when necessary.
Partner proactively with other disciplines and suggest improvements to agency policy, operations, processes, and agency-wide best practices.
Partner with department heads and lead agency-wide trainings.
Continually improve processes and relationships across departments.
Support the VP in developing, vetting, and implementing process and training initiatives for department staff.
Connect agency initiatives and processes to teams and brands.
Demonstrate leadership across the project management department, brands, and agency.
Consider how agency initiatives affect day-to-day operations beyond the individual brands supported.
Ensure agency processes are followed accurately and consistently.
Determine when to make decisions independently and when to escalate issues or decisions to the manager.
Anticipate team, brand, or client problems and obstacles and lead people toward solutions.
Review and approve brand project briefs.
Ensure new business wins are effectively set up across platforms and systems.
Manage the coverage calendar.
Maintain the agency launch calendar.
Populate yearly Scopes of Work.
May directly manage 2–4 project management team members, including training, coaching, and managing direct reports and conducting timely Culture Amp conversations.
Perform other duties as assigned.