Saatchi & Saatchi

Vice President Group Director, Project Management

Saatchi & Saatchi$149K — $214K *
Business Services
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Four-year degree required
  • 12-15 years of experience in Project Management, Marketing, or a related field
  • Expertise in managing large-scale projects and programs
  • PMP and/or CSM Certification preferred
  • Proficient in enterprise tools like JIRA, MS Project, Excel, PowerPoint, Slack, and Trello
  • Familiarity with generative AI tools for ideation and content generation is a plus

Responsibilities

  • Lead cross-disciplinary teams to achieve business program objectives
  • Track and monitor program activities and roadmaps
  • Define and optimize project processes to enhance delivery
  • Facilitate integrated account planning sessions
  • Keep internal stakeholders updated on program status
  • Participate in new business RFI or RFP processes when needed
  • Develop training materials and present effectively

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Disability insurance
  • 401K plan
  • Parental and family care leave
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Flexible time off
Full Job Description
Overview

Our Project Management team enables and executes great work in the smartest way possible. We are passionate about transforming ideas into results, as we constantly negotiate, organize and understand the ever-changing landscape of digital marketing and technology.

To help with this, we're looking for an outstanding Vice President, Group Director in Project Management- a digital producer with a passion for using collaboration, the creative process and emerging technologies to produce world-class interactive experiences for our clients. You'll help create dynamic digital experiences and integrated campaigns for Fortune 500 clients. Our project work includes experience design and development, digital and social media campaigns, digital partnership activations and promotions, eCommerce and CMS implementations, CRM programs and branded content. As a Vice President, Group Director, you will not only help develop and execute the plans that allow our teams to create exciting work - you'll also supervise a team of project managers and oversee large programs of work across multiple accounts. To succeed, you will need to be a creative advocate, strive to be proactive, have a passion for technology, maintain a deep project management toolkit and exercise excellent leadership skills. Sound like you? Read on.

What you'll do - As a Vice President, Group Director on the Project Management Team, you will:
  • Lead efforts across cross-disciplinary team to deliver the estimated business value of an approved program
  • Facilitate, track and monitor programs, activities and roadmaps and scope
  • Define and adjust processes to meet project/business needs and look for ways to improve processes while coaching teams to do the same
  • Lead integrated account planning sessions
  • Ensure internal stakeholders are kept appraised of program status
  • Participate in new business RFI or RFP requests when necessary
  • Contribute to capability model definition and management
  • Demonstrate strong written and oral presentation skills
  • Develop and articulate compelling decks and lead trainings
  • Manage multiple direct reports and set career and capability goals with them
  • Enforce team compliance to high company standards and professionalism
  • Participate in team and cross-capability recruiting, interviewing and staffing
  • Attend training seminars and continuing education as offered

Requirements:

Day-to-day, your role includes:
  • Being responsible for the direction, oversight and outcome of multiple accounts, programs or processes
  • Problem-solving program and project issues; assisting teams in resolution and successfully leading large teams to develop risk mitigation plans
  • Working with capability leads to understand business needs and helping identify and solving staffing-mix issues to meet business goals
  • Working with clients to establish best practice processes that meet client business needs
  • Demonstrating the ability to deliver constructive feedback while outlining and facilitating development plans where needed
  • Experiencing something new every day


Qualifications

Qualifications:

We're looking for strong, impactful work experience, which typically includes:
  • A four-year degree
  • 12-15 years of Project Management, Marketing or related experience
  • Mastery of large-level projects and programs
  • PMP and/or CSM Certification (or desire to get this)
  • Working knowledge of enterprise tools (JIRA, MS Project, Excel, PowerPoint, Slack, Trello)
  • Familiarity with prompt-based interaction and commonly used generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Google Gemini, DALL• E, Midjourney) is a plus, especially for tasks like ideation, research, or content generation

You are the right person if you:
  • 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
  • Communicate fearlessly

Got the sparkle? Apply if you believe your unique skills are a fit.

#LI-PK1

Additional information

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.

Compensation Range: USD $149,340.00 - USD $214,620.00/Annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. This role may also be eligible for bonus or incentive compensation. 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. 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 1/1/2028.

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 Business Services Jobs

  • Vice President, Sales & Service
    $150K — $250K + $30K bonus + equity, medical, dental, vision, life, std/ltd *
    Southern Dock Products / DuraServ
    Memphis, TN 38109 (Shelby County)
  • Vice President, Sales & Service
    $150K — $250K + $30K bonus + equity, medical, dental, vision, life, std/ltd, auto allowance, *
    Just Rite Equipment / DuraServ
    South Windsor, CT 06074 (Capitol County)
  • Vice President, Service & Sales
    $200K — $500K++ $30K bonus + equity, medical, dental, vision, life, std/ltd, auto allowance, *
    Casco Dock & Door / DuraServ
    West Sacramento, CA 95691 (Yolo County)
  • Director of Business Development
    $130K — $150K *
    Warren Whitney
    Richmond, VA 23226 (Henrico County)
  • Risk Manager
    $130K — $140K *
    Cal State Long Beach
    Long Beach, CA 90802 (Los Angeles County)

Find similar Vice President Group Director, Project Management jobs: