What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director, Project Management - Digital Media position at Omnicom Media Group?
Omnicom Media Group (OMG), the media services division of Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE: OMC) – delivers transformational experiences for consumers, clients, and talent. Powered by the Omni marketing orchestration system, OMG connects best-in-class capabilities that enable our full-service media agencies OMD, PHD, and Hearts & Science to deliver more relevant and actionable consumer experiences, more productive and proactive client experiences, and more collaborative and rewarding talent experiences for the more than 24,000 people serving the world’s leading brands in OMG agencies around the globe.
Director, Project Management
As OMG continues to expand our portfolio of strategic client wins and partnerships, we are excited to be recruiting for positions that will be part of a massive consumer-centric, technology and innovative client we are onboarding!
Responsibilities
The Director, Project Management is responsible for ensuring flawless, on-time delivery of projects by building relationships, structure and holding team members accountable. They are a trusted counsel of and partner for the team and the Executive Director of the account they are leading. As an extension of the team leadership, they help to ensure the team is accountable, setting goals and driving projects cross-functionally across the account to deliver on client expectations.
The Director fosters collaboration across agency teams to deliver quality work, designs process optimizations, and learnings for future success. The Director is also a strong people manager, overseeing a a project manager who will help define project timelines and milestones, status requirements, project tracking, and team tasks for accountability.
The Director of Project Management will manage stakeholder expectations, facilitate best practices while developing solutions to business challenges.
Responsibilities
The ideal candidate is a born leader, confident, adaptive, energetic and a self-starter. Passionate and driven while having great attention to detail. A successful communicator, proactive in their approach and able to plan ahead to mitigate risk. Truly dynamic, highly personable and capable of delivering better business outcomes. Comfortable working independently and with a group of varied senior and junior colleagues and can adjust to changes in priorities without skipping a beat; a natural leader and someone who can inspire great work.
Compensation Range
$130,000—$160,000 USD
This role is hybrid, requiring three (3) days per week in the office. The remaining two (2) days may be worked remotely. Specific in-office days will be discussed during the interview process, with flexibility to align with team needs. Please note that the number or required in-office days may be adjusted over time, potentially increasing the number of required in-office days based on business needs.
Omnicom Media Group is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.
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Director, Project Management
As OMG continues to expand our portfolio of strategic client wins and partnerships, we are excited to be recruiting for positions that will be part of a massive consumer-centric, technology and innovative client we are onboarding!
Responsibilities
The Director, Project Management is responsible for ensuring flawless, on-time delivery of projects by building relationships, structure and holding team members accountable. They are a trusted counsel of and partner for the team and the Executive Director of the account they are leading. As an extension of the team leadership, they help to ensure the team is accountable, setting goals and driving projects cross-functionally across the account to deliver on client expectations.
The Director fosters collaboration across agency teams to deliver quality work, designs process optimizations, and learnings for future success. The Director is also a strong people manager, overseeing a a project manager who will help define project timelines and milestones, status requirements, project tracking, and team tasks for accountability.
The Director of Project Management will manage stakeholder expectations, facilitate best practices while developing solutions to business challenges.
Responsibilities
- Define, deliver and report on projects goals and status
- Maintain team’s ways of working, including a commitment to documentation and project library maintenance
- Mentor and share best practices with direct report
- Lead team and advocate importance of process and structure for ways of working
- Lead team to deliver quality work with deadline targets
- Foster learnings for future success and turning challenges into opportunities
- Inspire cross-functional teams to produce their best work
- Apply hands-on project management experience to enable strategic problem-solving
- Efficiently track projects, project plans and deliverables, ensuring product and work quality
- Manage expectations and provides ongoing read-outs on account successes and challenges
- Simplify and minimize process and technology complexities
- Communicate status, successes and roadblocks to stakeholders across the organization
- Foster an open and collaborative environment
The ideal candidate is a born leader, confident, adaptive, energetic and a self-starter. Passionate and driven while having great attention to detail. A successful communicator, proactive in their approach and able to plan ahead to mitigate risk. Truly dynamic, highly personable and capable of delivering better business outcomes. Comfortable working independently and with a group of varied senior and junior colleagues and can adjust to changes in priorities without skipping a beat; a natural leader and someone who can inspire great work.
- Bachelor’s degree in business or a related field
- 10 to 15 years of relevant Project Management experience, PMP or CSM certification a plus
- Digital Media Operations experience is a must
- Experience working with cross-functional teams
- A proven track record of leading complex projects
- Experience working with co-located and virtual teams
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Knowledge of agency process, media planning and execution as well as creative production
- Strong familiarity with project management software tools (Smartsheet), methodologies (Agile), and best practices
- Strong Negotiation and Conflict Management skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Exceptional attention to detail
- Excellent time management skill
Compensation Range
$130,000—$160,000 USD
This role is hybrid, requiring three (3) days per week in the office. The remaining two (2) days may be worked remotely. Specific in-office days will be discussed during the interview process, with flexibility to align with team needs. Please note that the number or required in-office days may be adjusted over time, potentially increasing the number of required in-office days based on business needs.
Omnicom Media Group is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.
Review Our Recruitment Privacy Notice
Salary : $130,000 - $160,000
