Associate Director, Investment Operations (Project Management)

Associate Director, Investment Operations (Project Management)

Spark Foundry was built during the most transformative time in the history of advertising and marketing. We deliver everything a traditional media agency has to offer and have grown into one of the world's most successful agencies by helping brands evolve their marketing by leveraging identity, commerce, artificial intelligence, and more to connect with people. Transformation is part of our DNA. Spark Foundry's start-up spirit delivers high-touch approaches and a never-ending desire to challenge the status quo. Combined with Publicis Media's powerhouse soul leveraging connected data assets, advanced AI applications, and investment clout, we "Bring HEAT to Brands." No other agency possesses the expertise that we do to address today's most pressing challenges to drive business transformation through media.

The Associate Director, Investment Operations (Project Management) is a critical role within the Spark Foundry Media Investment team, directly supporting the Senior Vice President of Integrated Investment. This individual is responsible for driving the end-to-end project management of media investment operations across a large healthcare portfolio. The AD, Project Management serves as the connective tissue between internal investment, planning, finance, and client operations teams, as well as external vendor and media partners — ensuring that workflows are structured, timelines are met, and investment data is accurate, actionable, and delivered with precision.

Responsibilities:

• Own end-to-end project management across all activation workstreams, maintaining clear timelines, milestone tracking, and accountability across internal and external stakeholders throughout the full investment lifecycle
• Manage internal workflows and processes in close partnership with investment leads, planning teams, and client operations, establishing structure and consistency across day-to-day and long-range deliverables
• Coordinate external vendor and partner relationships, tracking billing deliverables, clearance timelines, and investment pacing to ensure all partner commitments are executed on time and in alignment with client goals
• Own monthly spend tracking and reporting, including planned vs. actual analysis, delivery reporting, and client-facing investment summaries across a large portfolio account
• Track and communicate client-delivered value, ensuring that investment outcomes and partner performance are documented, reported, and surfaced to relevant stakeholders on a consistent cadence
• Partner with Finance and Client Operations teams to support financial reporting, budget authorization, supplier invoice reconciliation, and compliance with internal and external audit requirements
• Support planning and investment leads with tools, systems, and process management — including onboarding, training, and ongoing optimization across the team's technology stack
• Build strong cross-functional relationships across investment, planning, activation, finance, and procurement, facilitating alignment and operational synergy across all teams that touch the Abbott business
• Drive a culture of data integrity and operational excellence, implementing proactive checks and balances that ensure flawless execution across all investment and project management functions

Qualifications:

• 4–5 years of experience in media investment, project management, or media agency operations, with a demonstrated ability to manage complex, multi-stakeholder workstreams from initiation through delivery
• Proven track record of balancing multiple concurrent projects while maintaining accuracy, accountability, and clear communication across all levels of an organization
• Strong analytical skills with a foundation in financial management, spend tracking, and investment reporting
• Experience implementing structured workflows, process documentation, and operational checks and balances to ensure consistent, flawless execution
• Proficiency in MediaTools, Excel, Prisma, SharePoint, and SmartSheets; comfort adopting new tools and platforms as needed
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills - able to translate complex operational details into clear, concise updates for both internal leadership and client stakeholders
• Highly organized, deadline-driven, and solutions-oriented with a hands-on, "own it" mentality
• Collaborative by nature, with the ability to build trusted relationships across diverse teams and functions

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. If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact View email address on click.appcast.io.

Compensation Range: $97,375- $139,965 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 06/24/2026.

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