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 DescriptionYou will be an account team's production lead the delivery of high-quality deliverables that power client satisfaction, meet our requirements, and balance client and agency economics.As the Director of Project Management, you will lead a multi-skill (i.e. online and offline) team of project managers. You will oversee project definition, scope monitoring, budgeting & timing at the account level. Career-manages a team of direct reports. You'll report to the SVP, Project Management.This is a hybrid role, requiring three days in-office each week. If you are contacted for an interview, your recruiter will discuss specifics with you, inclusive of any necessary reasonable accommodations.Knowledge
PM Approach: Ensures that the project management team utilizes a flexible project management approach
PM Technical Skills: Leads large teams to bring complex programs/campaigns to completion based on scope and budget. Well-versed in production needs; considered a specialist in multiple channels and understands other mediums well enough to be
Talent Selection: Demonstrates the ability to hire and retain capable people while cultivating diversity and career development
SOWs: Accountable for the accuracy of all team SOWs
Agency process: Develops important operational tools (i.e. team or brand specific processes)
Grow Talent: Grow mid-level producer talent; handle performance issues
Client finances: Collaborates (with Business Manager if available) to provide accurate and realistic cost-to-complete estimates and forecasts for assigned projects
Strategy
Resource allocation: Review all projects across account to resolve resource and skill requirements; guide resource allocation management; ensure the right resources are cast to the need
Project Plans: Accountable for account-level master project plan creation and management.
Process improvement: See opportunities to adjust processes for efficiencies
Quality Control: Structures and leads project status reviews; lead cross-team post-mortem sessions
Advising: Partners with account/ marketing team to provide directly to client(s) to manage expectations
Risk Management: Leads large teams to manage risk mitigation plans
Tactics and Execution
Agency Cost Management: Vigilantly seeks to improve both agency services and internal resources
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: Client-facing lead on issues related to production and project management
Client knowledge: Understands the client's business and plans projects accordingly
Accountability: Own vendor/partner relationships
Problem Solving: Difficult or complex production discussions with client and facilitate resolution
New Business: Production lead on new business pitches; identify upsell opportunities
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree required
Demonstrate progression in level of responsibility within a professional project management environment
Agency or digital project experience required
Healthcare experience
Experience with risk management, change management, communications management
Have seven years of experience
#LI-HybridAdditional 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 hrcomplianceusms@publicis.com .All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.