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Publicis Groupe VP, Director, Project Management - FREELANCE in New York, New York
Company Description
CoLab is a fully integrated, cross-discipline team that provides best-in-class services in a fluid and modular way. With our clients at the center, we create brand movement at the speed of people’s lives by connecting real-time data with world-class creative, content, and media in service of growth and Return on investment.
CoLab is a “power of one” solution, encompassing data, media, and production. By drawing from across the vast Publicis Groupe network, we are uniquely positioned to deliver innovation and specialized skills to our clients, as well as enriching opportunities and inclusive benefits to our employees. We pride ourselves on combining the atmosphere of a startup company with the stability and experience of a global leader.
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Position Overview
Publicis Health CoLab is seeking a Freelance VP, Director 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. The Director will be responsible for, but not limited to:
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.
Qualifications
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
Launch experience is desired
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
Additional Information
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.