Campaign Operations Program Management

Omnicom Media Group; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k)

Paid parental leave

Vacation days

Job summary

A leading media group seeks a Director of Project Management to ensure on-time delivery of projects. Responsibilities include reporting on project goals, mentoring teams, and managing stakeholder expectations. The ideal candidate should have 10 to 15 years of relevant experience in project management with a strong focus on media and operations. This full-time role offers a competitive salary of $90,000 to $215,000 and great benefits including health insurance and 401(k).

Qualifications

• 10 to 15 years of relevant Project Management experience.
• PMP or CSM certification is a plus.
• Experience in Media or Operations.

Responsibilities

• Define and report on project goals and status.
• Mentor team and share best practices.
• Manage project tracking and ensure quality.

Skills

Leadership

Project Management

Communication

Negotiation

Conflict Management

Attention to Detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business or related field

Tools

Smartsheet

Agile methodologies

Job description

Manager of Talent Acquisition | Diversity & Inclusion, Equal Opportunity

As OMG continues to expand our portfolio of strategic client wins and partnerships, we are excited to be recruiting for positions that will be part of a massive consumer‑centric, technology and innovative client we are onboarding!

Overview

The Director, Project Management is responsible for ensuring flawless, on‑time delivery of projects by building relationships, structure and holding team members accountable. As the senior Project Management leader on the team, the Director is responsible to hold key‑holders accountable to their delivery. They operate as a player‑coach, serve as a trusted counsel of and partner for the team and the Client Lead the account they are leading, and help ensure the team is attentive, setting goals, creating delivery mechanisms, and driving projects cross‑functionally across the account to deliver on client expectations.

The Director fosters collaboration across agency teams to deliver quality work, designs process optimizations, and learns for future success. The Director is also a strong people manager who brings collective teams together and rallies the team against defined project timelines, milestones, status requirements, project tracking, and team tasks for accountability.

The Director of Project Management will manage stakeholder expectations, facilitate best practices while developing solutions to business challenges.

Responsibilities

• Define, deliver and report on project goals and status
• Maintain team’s ways of working, including a commitment to documentation and project library maintenance
• Think critically and challenge ways of working through a lens of simplification
• Mentor and share best practices
• Lead team and advocate importance of process and structure for ways of working
• Lead team to deliver quality work with deadline targets
• Foster learnings for future success and turn challenges into opportunities
• Inspire cross‑functional teams to produce their best work
• Apply hands‑on project management experience to enable strategic problem‑solving
• Efficiently track projects, project plans and deliverables, ensuring product and work quality
• Manage expectations and provide ongoing read‑outs on account successes and challenges
• Simplify and minimize process and technology complexities
• Communicate status, successes and roadblocks to stakeholders across the organization
• Foster an open and collaborative environment

Qualifications

The ideal candidate is a born leader, confident, adaptive, energetic and a self‑starter. Passionate and driven while having great attention to detail. A successful communicator, proactive in their approach and able to plan ahead to mitigate risk. Comfortable working independently and with a group of varied senior and junior colleagues and can adjust to changes in priorities without skipping a beat; a natural leader and someone who can inspire great work.

• Bachelor’s degree in business or a related field
• 10 to 15 years of relevant Project Management experience, PMP or CSM certification a plus
• Media (Agency or Client) or Operations experience is a must
• Experience working with cross‑functional teams
• A proven track record of leading complex projects
• Experience working with co‑located and virtual teams
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Knowledge of agency process, media planning and execution as well as creative production
• Strong familiarity with project management software tools (Smartsheet), methodologies (Agile), and best practices
• Strong Negotiation and Conflict Management skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Exceptional attention to detail

Compensation Range: $90,000 - $215,000. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on relevant experience, other job‑related qualifications/skills, and geographic location (to account for comparative cost of living). The Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. For this role, benefits include: health/vision/dental insurance, 401(k), Healthcare Flexible Spending Account, Dependence Care Flexible Spending Account, vacation, sick, personal days, paid parental leave, and paid medical leave, STD/LTD insurance benefits.

Job Details

• Seniority Level: Director
• Employment Type: Full‑time
• Job Function: Project Management
• Industries: Technology, Information and Media, Marketing Services, Advertising Services