Program Director (TMP Integration) - 6 Month Contract

Kingpin Communications; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A midsize marketing company in the UK is seeking a Program Director to lead the integration of multiple agencies into a cohesive organization. The ideal candidate will have strong programme management skills, experience in executive-level communication, and the ability to guide teams in achieving strategic goals. This role offers generous benefits, including flexible holiday allowances and options for remote or hybrid working from London or East Hendred. A perfect opportunity for someone looking to make a significant impact in a growing company.

Benefits

Generous and flexible holiday allowance

Private healthcare and dental insurance

Parental leave support

Cycle to work scheme

Employee focus groups for diversity and inclusion

Qualifications

• Strong programme management skills with defined principles.
• Experience managing senior client and partner relationships.
• Understanding of financial and marketing project processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the integration programme ensuring coherence.
• Guide strategy and methodology for program delivery.
• Provide leadership and coaching to programme team members.

Skills

Programme management

Communication with executive level

Leadership and mentoring

Problem-solving

Relationship building

Tools

Synergist

Sage Intacct

Salesforce

Job description

As a Program Director of The Marketing Practice's integration programme you will be responsible for leading, aligning and driving the various programmes of work that are ensuring the six historic businesses that have been merged into TMP are one single coherent organisation with consistent processes and platforms. You'll be involved in all elements that will make the integration programme a success and ensure we have the right methodology, processes, plans and people in place. You'll advise on how to achieve results and implement ways to optimise delivery to get to the best possible outcomes. You will be comfortable assessing our current integration initiatives and be able to spot areas for improvement and optimisation, working to remove risks and blockers.

Executive management

• Be a subject matter expert, responsible for delivering program excellence.
• Guide TMP's integration SteerCo on the program strategy, methodology and processes.
• Lead communication and decision making related to programme delivery.
• Meet with the SteerCo to review program process, delivery KPIs and performance improvements.

Integration programme management

• Take ownership of the methodology, process, plan and resourcing of the integration workstreams.
• Help to shape and guide the integration programme, taking into account the workstreams already active and the programme plan already defined.
• Help to set realistic targets and outcomes for the integration programme to ensure we can deliver effectively, supporting the team to course correct where necessary.
• Constantly look for new ways to optimise and improve the programme to ensure the required outcomes are met to guarantee the continued success and improvement of the programme.
• Capture what's working across our successful workstreams, sharing what success looks like.

Team management and development

• Be seen as the expert in the eyes of the Programme Team and the SteerCo.
• Share and champion best practice programme management in the team.
• Provide leadership, coaching and mentoring to the individual workstream owners.
• Successfully onboard and train new members onto the team. Someone who has the confidence to lead an organisation-wide integration of multiple agencies.
• Be an expert in your area of specialism, have a pragmatic and logical approach to work.
• A positive, resilient attitude, being proactive in all things.
• Ready to contribute your ideas and ask difficult questions.
• Solution focused.
• Developed presentation and relationship building skills in the past; able to lead, manage and influence multiple teams with effective communication.
• Able to learn quickly, interrogate and assimilate complex information.

What you will need

• Strong programme management skills, able to define and apply management principles and processes.
• Experience in managing key / senior client and partner relationships and comfortable communicating with at executive and board level.
• Ideally, understanding of financial and marketing project management processes.
• Preferably knowledge of Synergist, Sage Intacct and Salesforce.

The Marketing Practice has expanded over the last 3 years and after a period of acquisition has merged 6 agencies into a midsize marketing company operating in the US, UK, Australia and Germany.

Benefits

• Generous and flexible holiday allowance ("Plentiful PTO").
• Shutdown between Christmas and New Year.
• Private healthcare and dental insurance.
• Group income protection.
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme and support on financial health through our pension provider.
• Access to Unmind, our wellbeing platform, including access to therapists and coaches.
• Parental leave – primary caregiver 12 weeks full pay + 12 weeks 50% pay; secondary caregiver 12 weeks full pay that can be spread over 12 months.
• Use our portal to access discounts and cashback at plenty of retailers.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Sustainable Future Giving, helping create a positive impact on our planet by donating to plant trees, tracking our impact, and helping to reduce emissions.
• Employee focus group, Social Impact and MOSAIC team supporting our diversity and inclusion commitments.
• Team, office and regional socials.
• Great growth opportunities (our CEO and other senior team members started out here in entry level positions).

Please note we can consider candidates who are looking for remote or hybrid work, working from either our London or East Hendred office.