Program Manager

Valtech; Ciudad de México; Hybrid; MXN 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote/hybrid options

Career development

International mobility

Job summary

Valtech is seeking an experienced Program Manager in Mexico City to lead medium-scale projects and cross-functional teams. You will oversee scope, timelines, budgets and quality, ensuring client goals are met with a focus on creative and digital delivery.

The role requires strong leadership, agency or creative environment experience, and solid financial management of projects. You will partner with strategy, delivery, and cross-functional teams to drive successful client engagements.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing medium to complex projects from planning through delivery.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams.
• Agency/creative, digital, or client-service environment experience.
• Strong project financial management: budgeting, forecasting and cost tracking.
• Knowledge of project management methodologies, tools, governance.
• Experience managing scope, schedules, resources, risks, issues, dependencies, and change.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Strong organizational, analytical and decision-making abilities.
• Ability to operate in a dynamic environment with multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Take end-to-end responsibility for definition, planning, facilitation, and delivery of medium-scale projects.
• Provide leadership to multidisciplinary project teams with clear priorities and responsibilities.
• Develop and maintain realistic project plans, schedules, resource requirements, and budgets.
• Manage the financial performance of projects, including budgeting and forecasting.
• Monitor scope, timelines, costs, quality, and resource use; take corrective actions.
• Identify and manage risks, issues, dependencies, and changes.
• Own and facilitate change control processes and evaluate impact on scope and budget.
• Ensure deliverables are completed on time, within budget, and with required quality.
• Communicate project status, risks, finances, dependencies, and decisions to stakeholders.
• Ensure quality reviews and governance meetings occur per established processes.
• Establish and maintain project management processes, controls, tools, and documentation.
• Provide guidance on proposals, planning, scheduling, tracking, risk and resource management.
• Partner with creative, strategy, delivery, and cross-functional teams for client engagements.

Skills

Project management

Multidisciplinary leadership

Stakeholder management

Budgeting & forecasting

Risk management

Change management

Communication

Analytical skills

Decision making

Tools

Agile & Waterfall

Job description

Why Valtech? We’re the experience innovation company - a trusted partner to the world’s most recognized brands. To our people we offer growth opportunities, a values-driven culture, international careers and the chance to shape the future of experience.

The opportunity

At Valtech, you’ll find an environment designed for continuous learning, meaningful impact, and professional growth. Whether you're pioneering new digital solutions, challenging conventional thinking or building the next generation of customer experiences, your work will help transform industries.

We Are Proud Of

• The work we do and the innovation we drive
• Our values of share, care and dare
• A workplace culture that fosters creativity, diversity and autonomy
• Our borderless, global framework, which enables seamless collaboration

We are looking for an experienced Program Manager to join our team in Mexico City. This role leads medium-scale projects and multidisciplinary teams, ensuring successful delivery across scope, timelines, quality, resources, and budget.

The ideal candidate brings strong project and program management capabilities, hands‑on experience working in agency or creative environments, and solid expertise in the financial management of projects. Strong people and team leadership experience is essential for this role.

What You Will Do

• Take end-to-end responsibility for the definition, approach, planning, facilitation, and successful delivery of medium-scale projects.
• Provide effective leadership to multidisciplinary project teams, ensuring clarity around priorities, responsibilities, dependencies, and expected outcomes.
• Develop and maintain realistic project plans, schedules, resource requirements, and budgets.
• Manage the financial performance of projects, including budget planning, cost tracking, forecasting, and monitoring project performance against agreed financial targets.
• Monitor project scope, timelines, costs, quality, and resource utilization, taking corrective action when performance deviates from agreed expectations.
• Identify, assess, and proactively manage project risks, issues, dependencies, and changes.
• Own and facilitate change control processes, evaluating their impact on scope, budget, resources, and timelines.
• Ensure project deliverables are completed within agreed timelines, budgets, and quality standards and are formally accepted by the appropriate stakeholders.
• Communicate project status, risks, financial performance, dependencies, and key decisions clearly and accurately to internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensure project and product quality reviews take place according to established processes and timelines.
• Support project governance, including project control boards, assurance activities, and quality review meetings.
• Establish and maintain appropriate project management processes, controls, tools, and documentation.
• Provide guidance on project proposals, planning, scheduling, tracking, risk management, change management, quality, finance, and resource management.
• Partner closely with creative, strategy, delivery, and other cross-functional teams to ensure successful execution of client engagements.

Must have

• Proven experience managing medium to complex projects or programs from planning through successful delivery.
• Demonstrated experience leading and coordinating multidisciplinary teams. This is a must-have requirement.
• Professional experience delivering projects within an agency, creative, digital, marketing, or similar client-service environment.
• Strong experience with project financial management, including budgeting, forecasting, cost tracking, and financial performance monitoring.
• Strong understanding of project management methodologies, tools, processes, and governance practices.
• Experience managing project scope, schedules, resources, risks, issues, dependencies, and change.
• Ability to identify deviations from project plans and take effective corrective action.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across different teams and levels of seniority.
• Strong organizational, analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
• Ability to operate effectively in a dynamic environment while managing multiple priorities.

Nice to have

• Experience working directly with clients and senior stakeholders in an agency or consulting environment.
• Experience working with multidisciplinary teams across creative, design, strategy, technology, and delivery functions.
• Familiarity with both Agile and traditional project management approaches.

If you do not meet all the listed qualifications or have gaps in your experience, we still encourage you to apply. At Valtech, we recognize that talent comes in many forms, and we value diverse perspectives and a willingness to learn.

Commitment to reaching all kinds of people

We design experiences that work for all kinds of people - and that starts with our own teams. At Valtech, we’re intentional about building an inclusive culture where everyone feels supported to grow, thrive and achieve their goals. No matter your background, you belong here. Explore our Diversity & Inclusion site to see how we’re creating a more equitable Valtech for all.

The Benefits

This is a full-time position based in Mexico.

Beyond a Competitive Compensation Package, We Offer

• Flexibility, with remote and hybrid work options (country-dependent)
• Career advancement, with international mobility and professional development programs
• Learning and development, with access to cutting-edge tools, training and industry experts

Our benefits are tailored to each location. Your Talent Partner will provide full details during the hiring process.

Your application process

Once you apply, our Talent Acquisition team will review your application. If your skills and experience align with the role, we’ll reach out for next steps. Your CV should cover key information on relevant experiences and expertise. We do not require information such as age, gender, marital status, or a headshot in your application. We review all candidates based on skills, experience, and potential.

We are committed to inclusion and accessibility. If you need reasonable accommodations during the interview process, please either indicate it in your application or let your Talent Partner know.

About Valtech

Valtech is the experience innovation company that exists to unlock a better way to experience the world. By blending crafts, categories, and cultures, we help brands unlock new value in an increasingly digital world.

At the intersection of data, AI, creativity, and technology, we drive transformation for leading organizations, including L’Oréal, Mars, Audi, P&G, Volkswagen Dolby, and more.

At Valtech, we don’t just talk about transformation. We make it happen. Our people are the heart of our success, and we foster a workplace where everyone has the support to thrive, grow and innovate.

Are you ready to create what’s next? Join us.