Vice President, Program Management

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.

Publicis Health CoLab is seeking a Fulltime VP, Program 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 VP of Program 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 VP 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.
  • Structure and lead multi-million dollar marketing programs comprised of multi-disciplinary resources and parallel lines of business
  • Lead a team in management of multiple, concurrent, large-scale projects
  • Ensure profitability through monitoring of multi-brand roadmap, resource management, expense control and risk mitigation
  • Partner with Group Account Director and Account Directors to manage overall client relationship, and actively promote new ideas to enhance client’s business and grow revenue
  • Partner with Creative to effectively shepherd and manage the evolution of creative work, ensuring the highest quality at all points from concept through delivery
  • Build strong partnerships across teams and internal agencies with Integrated Media, Data and Analytics, Commerce, Public Relations, Brand Strategy, Social Media, Production, Finance, and Resource Management departments to ensure connections and collaborations happen where they should and always in support of client’s business goals
  • Provide solutions-oriented leadership with an expert ability to creatively solve complex problems with a positive, professional demeanor and a high degree of emotional intelligence
  • Manage multiple direct reports, set career and capability goals with them and mentor them into Project Management leaders
  • Enforce team compliance to high organizational standards and professionalism
  • Represent and advocate for the Project Management discipline with organization, agency, client and third-party leadership
  • Participate in team and cross-capability recruiting, interviewing and staffing
  • Attend training seminars and continuing education as offered

Day-to-day, your role includes: 

• Manage multi-channel engagements 
• Work with key organizational and client leadership to develop and instill processes, workflows and tools that support the profitable delivery of client work.
• Be the go-to business partner for operational process development and implementation, organizational structure and design, and risk identification and mitigation
• Maintain and enforce high standards of communications and documentation, including status and financial reports, timelines, scopes, change orders, burn reports and forecasting, best practices and asset management
• Proactively manage, provide guidance, and develop clear communication standards around program and business-related risks, including mitigation planning and crisis management.
• Engage and lead cross-functional teams though the FY planning process while merging it with overall creative and production timelines
• Actively manage a portfolio of campaigns with interdependencies, in partnership with capability leads and Project Management team
• Work with capability leads to understand business needs and helping identify and solve issues to meet business goals
• Demonstrate the ability to deliver constructive feedback while outlining and facilitating development plans where needed

• • 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 required
  • Experienced at handling multi million dollar books of business
  • 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

You are the right person if you: 

• Communicate fearlessly and proactively
• Demonstrate grit and extreme ownership
• Exude positivity
• Aren’t afraid to share your ideas
• Meet problems head-on and view them as opportunities
• Are self-reliant and motivated

Our Publicis Groupe motto "Viva La Différence" means we're better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

For this role, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 10/20/2024.