Senior Programme Director, Global Brand Programs

Marks; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,981 - 130,981; Full time

Job summary

Marks, part of the Propelis Group, is a consumer experience agency delivering brand design, packaging, content, and consumer connections. The Programme Director leads strategic project delivery, balancing creativity with operational excellence to meet client expectations and budgets.

This role serves as the central point of contact for clients and internal teams, coordinating designers, strategists, and account managers to ensure timely, on-budget delivery and strong margins across major

Qualifications

• Experience delivering projects at scale (e.g., $5M+ accounts).
• Strong leadership of cross-functional teams including designers, strategists, and account managers.
• Ability to manage budgets, margins and project timelines to target VCM.
• Proven ability to build and maintain client relationships and communicate milestones clearly.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional teams to ensure smooth project execution.
• Own gates, risks and commercial controls for major accounts.
• Develop scopes, timelines and budgets with clients and internal stakeholders.
• Monitor margins and drive optimization to meet target VCM.
• Collaborate with Client Services and PMO to ensure governance and quality.
• Track project performance in Workfront and report progress to Portfolio Leads.

Skills

Project leadership

Budget management

Risk management

Client relationship management

Team mentoring

Cross-functional collaboration

Workfront

Tools

Workfront

Job description

Marks, part of the Propelis Group, is a consumer experience agency delivering brand design, packaging, content, and consumer connections. The Programme Director leads strategic project delivery, balancing creativity with operational excellence to meet client expectations and budgets.

This role serves as the central point of contact for clients and internal teams, coordinating designers, strategists, and account managers to ensure timely, on-budget delivery and strong margins across major