Vice President Director, Project Managment

Company DescriptionDigitas Health is the Agency of Now: the first global connected-health agency, purpose-built for marketing today. Digitas Health specializes in helping health brands navigate a complex and shifting media environment to create deeper, more relevant connections with their consumer and professional customers.  With offices in Philadelphia, New York, San Francisco, and London, it is a member of the world’s largest healthcare communications network, Publicis Health. As a member of this elite network, Digitas Health is also a member of the Paris-based Publicis Groupe S.A. (Euronext Paris: FR0000130577), the world’s third-largest communications group, second-largest media counsel and buying group, and a leader in digital communications.Web: www.digitashealth.com | Facebook: www.facebook.com/digitashealth | Twitter: www.twitter.com/digitashealthJob DescriptionPosition Summary The Vice President, Director is a big picture, strategic thinker who is an account team’s production lead (or multiple accounts depending on the scope and size of the accounts and agency). The VP Director is ultimately responsible for the delivery of high-quality deliverables that power client satisfaction, meet business requirements, and balance client and agency economics. The VP, Director leads a multi-skill (ie online and offline) team of project managers that may include people at the Associate Director level. This person is experienced, works independently, and is considered an “expert” in project management by peers in other capabilities. Key Responsibilities Knowledge

Problem solving: Skillfully identifies and removes barriers to project success

Corporate leader: Visible leader of high-profile corporate initiatives

Strategic: Has a firm grasp on the big picture

PM Approach: Ensures that the project management team utilizes a flexible project management approach

PM Technical Skills: Solid knowledge and experience in digital and traditional production processes. Leads large teams to drive complex programs/campaigns to completion based on scope and budget. Well-versed in production needs; considered an expert in multiple channels and understands other mediums well enough to be a strategic problem solver

Talent Selection: Demonstrates the ability to hire and retain highly capable people while fostering diversity and career development

SOWs: Reviews key team SOWs to ensure accuracy

Growing talent: Demonstrated ability to grow and develop mid to senior level producer talent

Client finances: Expert-level portfolio budget management skills

Technology: Continuously learning technology. Strong understanding of today’s digital technologies

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Strategy

Intellectual capital: Able to turn standard project materials into high-value intellectual capital

Resource allocation: Reviews all projects across account to determine resource and skill requirements; drives resource allocation management; ensures the right resources are cast to the need

Project Plans: Accountable for account-level master project plan creation and management.

Process improvement: Proactively identifies opportunities to adjust processes for efficiencies

Quality Control: Structures and leads project status reviews; leads cross-team post-mortem sessions

Informing: Partners with account/ marketing team to provide appropriate and consistent communication directly to client(s) in an effort to clearly manage expectations

Risk Management: Leads large teams to develop and manage risk mitigation plans

Tactics and Execution

Resources: Able to roll up resource data on large multi-lane relationships and manage increasing and decreasing resource needs

Agency Cost management: Vigilantly wants to increase both agency services and other departments

Internal Relationships and Team Leadership: Collaborative partner to team capability leads

Management: Responsible for the career development of others

Execution: Prioritizes work in progress (WIP) with production and account teams to pull work forward and break bottlenecks

Vendors: Point of escalation for vendor management concerns

Scope Definition: Scopes and estimates complex, multi-channel engagements

Client Relationship

Relationship: Establishes solid, direct relationships with clients

Team communication: Develops opportunities to expand/improve communication between clients, third parties, and internal team

Client knowledge: Understands the client’s business and plans projects accordingly

Passion: Shows experience with the brands and our work

Problem Solving: Able to guide difficult or complex production discussions with client and facilitate resolution

New Business: Production lead on new business pitches; identify upsell opportunities

Communication and Writing: Uses excellent interpersonal and listening skills

Qualifications

Requirements

Proficient level client facing skills

Expert negotiation and conflict management skills

Expert in Microsoft Office including Excel and Microsoft Project

Expert knowledge of digital

Knowledge of healthcare is required

Exhibits Integrity and Trust

Exhibits Self Development Education and Experience

Bachelors degree required

Agency experience required

Healthcare experience preferred

Significant professional project management experience

Expert planning, coordination, management, and communication skills are required

Expert with risk management, change management, communications management

Additional InformationOur 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.If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact USMSTACompliance@publicis.com .All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.