Saatchi & Saatchi

Senior Program Manager

Saatchi & Saatchi$88K — $121K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3-5 years project management experience in an agency setting (automotive experience a plus)
  • Proven expertise in managing digital paid media programs for large brands
  • Skilled at handling multiple complex projects with strong attention to detail
  • Confident communicator capable of leading meetings effectively
  • Collaborative team player with entrepreneurial spirit
  • Familiarity with asset specs and usage rights for online advertising
  • Experience with Microsoft Office Suite and Sharepoint; Adobe Workfront and JIRA experience a plus

Responsibilities

  • Lead daily communication through meetings, feedback trackers, and status documents
  • Collaborate with various teams to create audience-first advertising campaigns
  • Review deliverables to ensure exceptional quality and reinforce client rapport
  • Articulate delivery processes clearly and communicate any client constraints
  • Manage workstreams efficiently with clarity and accountability
  • Oversee timelines, approvals, and deliverables across various campaigns
  • Serve as a connector among client services, strategy, creative, and media teams

Benefits

  • Paid Family Care for parents and caregivers for up to 12 weeks
  • Monetary support for Adoption, Surrogacy, and Fertility
  • Financial assistance for pet adoption
  • Comprehensive employee assistance programs
  • Tuition Assistance for continued education
  • Flexible paid time off, including sick days and volunteer days
  • Flexible working arrangements, including remote work options
  • 'Work Your World' Program allowing work from various office locations
  • Supportive Business Resource Groups for diverse communities
Full Job Description
Overview

We're looking for a strategic and passionate Sr. Project Manager to help lead paid digital advertising efforts for a large Automotive brand. This role is critical in guiding the day-to-day internal and client relationships, driving content excellence, and ensuring seamless coordination across teams to deliver bold, data-driven strategies and content. The core role of our Project Management team is to partner with Client Services in spearheading the execution of brand directives -- including Tier 1 and Tier 2 paid media campaigns, vehicle reveals/launches, and always-on paid media support. Working on digital paid advertising is exciting, fast-paced, and always-evolving, so we are looking for individuals who are passionate about automotive and can jump in to make an immediate impact on our day-to-day client work.

Responsibilities

  • Lead day-to-day communications through meeting scheduling, feedback trackers, meeting notes, status documents, QA
  • Collaborate with the Client Services, Strategy, Creative, and Media teams to ensure cohesive, audience-first campaigns
  • Review all deliverables and ensure exceptional delivery of tactics to form/reinforce client rapport (e.g. partner with Client Services, team follow through, reports, meetings, timelines)
  • Ability to articulate delivery process/methodology effectively and successfully, clearly discuss and internally communicate Client constraints related to scope or timelines

Project & Team Oversight
  • Manage workstreams with clarity, efficiency, and accountability
  • Oversee timelines, approvals, and deliverables across campaigns and evergreen content
  • Serve as the connective tissue across client services, strategy, creative, production, analytics, and media

Qualifications

  • 3-5 years of project management experience in an agency setting (automotive experience a plus)
  • Proven expertise in managing digital paid media programs for large-scale brands
  • Adept at juggling multiple complex projects with meticulous attention to detail
  • Confident communicator who can lead meetings
  • Team player with a collaborative spirit and entrepreneurial energy
  • Familiarity with asset specs, usage rights, and versioning across social and online advertising
  • Experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Powerpoint, Word) and Sharepoint
  • Experience with Adobe Workfront and JIRA a plus

Additional information

The Power of One starts with our people! To do powerful things, we offer powerful resources. Our best-in-class wellness and benefits offerings include:
  • Paid Family Care for parents and caregivers for 12 weeks or more
  • Monetary assistance and support for Adoption, Surrogacy and Fertility
  • Monetary assistance and support for pet adoption
  • Employee Assistance Programs and Health/Wellness/Comfort reimbursements to help you invest in your future and work/life balance
  • Tuition Assistance
  • Paid time off that includes Flexible Time off Vacation, Annual Sick Days, Volunteer Days, Holiday and Identity days, and more
  • Matching Gifts programs
  • Flexible working arrangements
  • 'Work Your World' Program encouraging employees to work from anywhere Publicis Groupe has an office for up to 6 weeks a year (based upon eligibility)
  • Business Resource Groups that support multiple affinities and alliances

The benefits offerings listed are available to eligible U.S. Based employees, are reviewed on an annual basis, and are governed by the terms of the applicable plan documents.

Compensation Range: $88,540 - $121,100 annually. 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 the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, 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 07/14/2026.

#LI-CG1

About Saatchi & Saatchi

Saatchi & Saatchi is a global advertising agency headquartered in New York City. The company was founded in London in 1970 by brothers Maurice and Charles Saatchi and is now part of the Publicis Groupe, a French multinational advertising and public relations company. Saatchi & Saatchi has over 6,000 employees in 114 countries and provides a range of advertising and marketing services to clients in various industries, including automotive, consumer goods, financial services, and telecommunications. The company is known for its creative and innovative advertising campaigns, including the iconic 'Nothing is Impossible' campaign for Toyota. Saatchi & Saatchi has won numerous awards for its work, including Cannes Lions, Clios, and Effies.
Learn more about Saatchi & Saatchi
Size
6,000 employees
Industry

Similar Jobs

More Jobs at Saatchi & Saatchi

More Manufacturing & Automotive Jobs

Find similar Senior Program Manager jobs: