VP, Director of Project Management

Agency:

Remedy Edge

Job Function:

Projects and Performance Improvement

Job Subfunction:

Project and Program Management

Job Description:

Wildtype is a sister agency of Remedy Edge within Omnicom Health. This position may appear under Remedy Edge for application purposes; however the role is exclusively with Wildtype.

Wildtype runs like no other. As the most Agile full-service agency in healthcare we arent beholden to ritual. Powered by diverse ideas knowledge and people our unique creative process is a force of nature removing obstacles between brand and growth in wild new ways.

YOU ARE THE DISRUPTION DRIVER Youve always understood that to be disruptive is better than to be conventional. To pursue challenges is more admirable than to be complacent. You dont settle and you wont let your team or your clients accept less than the best that their capabilities allow. And you routinely remind them that whats possible should never be underestimated.

The status quo exists to be examined and defied. You build strong relationships with your clients and help them to embrace this idea and realize the true potential of their brands. You refuse to accept this is how weve always done it and push instead for how has it never been done You establish new models and approaches that introduce unexpected solutions to brand challenges. And your leadership gives your team and your clients the confidence to reach outside the familiar.

Title: VP Director of Project Management

Overview:

The VP Director of Project Management will partner with Account Leadership to manage client relationships on assigned brands develop talent within the Project Management discipline and attain financial goals as outlined in metrics associates with this role. This VP leader has day-to-day management of their own projects and assumes accountability for the training and mentoring of all PM staff on project initiation and planning directing and managing project execution monitoring and controlling project work and scheduling of all project activities for multichannel tactics. This role is accountable for ensuring that all projects are effectively and efficiently executed and delivered successfully against client expectations and delivered on-time on-budget and error-free contributing to overall agency profitability. The VP Director of PM demonstrates an expert knowledge of and is accountable for managing the teams adherence to agency processes and SOPs and revisiting when change is needed. Depending on the size of assigned account the VP/PM will lead PMs and operate as primary point person with an overall holistic view of the account or several accounts including jobs staffing and tactics within.

Requirements:

Bachelors degree

Comprehensive knowledge and skills across all multi-channel media (print digital and social media) and ability to apply leading edge project management philosophy tools and techniques to improve marketing and advertising execution

Advertising agency experience required

Healthcare and/or pharmaceutical experience is required

Strong financial/budget-management experience required

Solid track record of successfully leading projects from initiation to completion error-free on-time and on-budget

Strong computer skills required including high level of computer competency and associated software (Microsoft Suite: Outlook Excel Word PowerPoint and Adobe Acrobat Pro Microsoft Project) required.

Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships to gain trust and respect

Build constructive relationships to foster collaboration and cross-functional thinking

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Creative innovative enthusiastic problem solver demonstrating influencing skills; exhibits strong mentoring teamwork and client-service orientation

Ability to learn new concepts quickly easily make connections among previously unrelated ideas and enjoy the challenge of unfamiliar tasks

Ability to regularly exercise judgement and discretion in order to manage jobs

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Required Experience:

Exec