12+ years of Project Management or Operations experience
Proven ability to enhance operations and processes at both agency and brand levels
Strong financial management skills, including SOW development and burn reporting
Excellent communication skills
Experience as a lead PM or Business Operations lead for a large account or portfolio
Responsibilities
Lead client operations and manage a large portfolio of projects
Build and maintain relationships with internal teams, clients, and procurement
Oversee project management across North America and globally
Identify risks and opportunities, driving operational models into action
Collaborate with client experience, resource management, and finance for effective leadership
Implement processes and tools to streamline operations
Provide guidance on project management best practices and financial management
Benefits
Flexible work arrangements with a minimum of three in-office days per week
Opportunities for professional development and growth
Collaborative work environment with cross-functional teams
Access to industry-leading tools and resources
Engagement in large-scale, impactful projects across various brands
Full Job Description
Agency: Weber Shandwick
Job Function: Projects and Performance Improvement
Job Subfunction: Project and Program Management
Job Description:
Weber Shandwick seeks an experienced SVP, Integrated Project Manager for the Chicago Project Management team who will lead Client operations, work closely with senior account, creative, and strategic partners as well as manage project managers across a portfolio of brands and projects.
Responsibilities:
Be a key business leader in managing a large portfolio identifying and leading operations for the portfolio
Build and sustain key relationships with internal teams, clients, procurement
Manage a large-scale portfolio across North America / Globally
Ability to seamlessly identify risk and opportunities and drive large scale operational models into action. Includes identifying risks, problem solving, mitigation planning, aligning all resources and seamless integration.
Partner with client experience, resource management and finance to provide management leadership across a large portfolio
Implement processes, templates, tools, and various guidelines to streamline or build operations of an account/portfolio
Provide guidance on project management best practices, tools for effective business management
Review SOWs to provide guidance on best practices, margin management, and partner with leadership to define and drive effective financial management forward.
Oversee project/program delivery issues, provide insights for improvement opportunities
Strong understanding of the production process behind digital, social, content, production and large-scale campaigns
Summarize common issues and risks experienced across regions/offices and share insights and improvement opportunities, on a regular basis
Implement agency and client-side operational efficiencies and facilitate effective team integration
Work across interagency teams to facilitate and lead operational best practices. Strong understanding and experience in IAT management.
Requirements:
12+ years of Project Management or Operations Experience
Ability to effectively improve operations and processes at an agency and brand level
Lead PM/Business Operations lead for a large account or portfolio
$152,000 - $200,000
To the extent permissible by local law, Omnicom's policy requires employees to work in the office for a minimum of three days a week, unless additional in-office days are directed by their agency or manager.
About Harrison and Star
Harrison and Star is a healthcare advertising agency that provides marketing and advertising services to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. The company offers a range of services including brand strategy, creative development, digital marketing, and market research. Harrison and Star was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
