Vice President Director, Project Management of AI

Vice President, Director in Project Management of AI

Company description Digitas is the Networked Experience Agency, built on the vision that we create magnetic experiences that earn the right for brands to exist in human networks. Today, and tomorrow. We deliver Networked Experiences by leveraging comprehensive data, technology, creative, media and strategy capabilities. Digitas delivers ambitious outcomes via unique solutions that include Creative Experiences, Integrated Media, Addressable Relationships, Social Marketing and Total Commerce. Celebrated by AdAge as Data and Insights Agency of the Year, U.S Campaign's Brand Experience Agency of the Year, Media Network of the Year and celebrated by Forrester and Gartner, Digitas serves the world's leading brands through a global network comprised of more than 5,500 employees across over 65 offices in 43 countries.

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, Director in Project Management of AI – 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 bring a strong technical understanding of AI products, platforms, and the software development lifecycle and you know how to translate that fluency into measurable business value for 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, AI-powered solutions, and branded content. As a Vice President, 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, if not an entire account. 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.

Responsibilities As a Vice President, Director on the Project Management Team, you will:

• Lead efforts across cross-disciplinary teams to deliver the estimated business value of an approved program
• Lead the end-to-end management of technical AI projects, overseeing scope, timeline, resources, and budgets to ensure successful delivery.
• Partner with engineers, data scientists, and client teams to translate business needs into actionable project plans, milestones, and AI solutions that deliver measurable outcomes
• Facilitate, track, and monitor programs, activities, 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 apprised 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 with high company standards and professionalism
• Participate in team and cross-capability recruiting, interviewing, and staffing
• Attend training seminars and continuing education as offered

Day-to-day, your role includes:

• Being responsible for the direction, oversight, and outcome of a large account, program, or process
• 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
• Supporting the integration and adoption of new AI tools, platforms, and processes across client teams and internal workflows
• Demonstrating the ability to deliver constructive feedback while outlining and facilitating development plans where needed

Qualifications We're looking for strong, impactful work experience, which typically includes:

• A four-year degree
• 10-12 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)
• Demonstrated understanding of AI products, platforms, and generative AI technologies, with the ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and apply AI thinking to client work
• Familiarity with agile and traditional project management methodologies, including experience managing technical or data-driven projects through the full software development lifecycle

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

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: $121,315 - $185,920 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 7/1/26. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.