Headquartered in Paris, Île-de-France, France, Publicis Groupe was founded in 1926 and is now the third-largest communications group in the world. Publicis Groupe is a global lead
Associate Director, Program Management
Location
California
Posted
66 days ago
Salary
$112.3K - $172.0K / year
Seniority
Lead
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Associate Director, Program Management
Publicis Groupe
Title: Associate Director, Program Management Location: El Segundo United States Job Description: Company description Hi there! We're Razorfish. We've been leading the marketing industry with our digital expertise since the start of the internet. But in 2020, we did a full reboot. What's different? It all starts with people. Weird, wonderful, complex people - with diverse backgrounds in strategy, creative and technology. But no matter how different we are, we all have one thing in common. We believe our differences are our strength. So we push for inclusion, challenge convention and bring in new perspectives, to inspire new ideas. Because when we connect by understanding what makes people different, we can create unforgettable experiences that enrich lives. Join us at razorfish.com. Overview The Associate Director, Program Management position is responsible for steering increasingly larger and more complex programs for a client, or portfolio of projects across multiple clients. They help direct the PM team to ensure that assignments are completed according to schedule and budget. They actively identify organic growth opportunities, heavily involved in estimation and contract reviews to ensure accuracy of effort and commitment. Consult with the leadership team on decisions and work together to persuasively align the project team to a greater goal. Responsibilities - Lead day-to-day delivery across programs - managing timelines, budgets, scope, and resourcing to ensure work is delivered on time and on brief. - Act as the central point of coordination between strategy, creative, media, production, and client stakeholders to keep work moving forward. - Run status meetings, maintain project plans, track risks/issues, and proactively drive solutions and decision-making. - Monitor burn vs. plan, forecast upcoming needs, and adjust staffing or priorities to maintain delivery momentum. - Ensure quality and process rigor - overseeing workflow, approvals, asset management, and adherence to agency and client governance. - Support client communication and relationship management through clear updates, expectation setting, and escalation handling when needed. Qualifications - Minimum 8+ years experience managing medium-large size, complex digital media programs - Exposure to media, performance marketing, SEO/SEM, or digital creative production workflows. - Program management experience in scaled digital media implementation leading high performing teams within Creative, UX and Digital implementation teams - Effective systems thinking skills and ability to identify interconnectivity across multiple streams of work - Demonstrated experience navigating a large organization, showcasing the ability to influence with storytelling and data - Comfortable with relationships and presenting to senior creative leaders, marketing leaders, and digital leaders - Strong project management experience. Process oriented with understanding of SAFe Agile ways of working. Experience with one or more of methodologies like scrum, Kanban, Scaled Agile frameworks (SAFe, etc.), waterfall, and hybrid. - Effective leadership, analytical skills, and negotiation skills - Effective conflict resolution skills Additional information The Power of One starts with our people! To do powerful things, we offer powerful resources. Our best-in-class wellness and benefits offerings include: - Paid Family Care for parents and caregivers for 12 weeks or more - Monetary assistance and support for Adoption, Surrogacy and Fertility - Monetary assistance and support for pet adoption - Employee Assistance Programs and Health/Wellness/Comfort reimbursements to help you invest in your future and work/life balance - Tuition Assistance - Paid time off that includes Flexible Time off Vacation, Annual Sick Days, Volunteer Days, Holiday and Identity days, and more - Matching Gifts programs - Flexible working arrangements - 'Work Your World' Program encouraging employees to work from anywhere Publicis Groupe has an office for up to 6 weeks a year (based upon eligibility) - Business Resource Groups that support multiple affinities and alliances The benefits offerings listed are available to eligible U.S. Based employees, are reviewed on an annual basis, and are governed by the terms of the applicable plan documents. Razorfish is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our employment decisions are made without regard to actual or perceived race, color, ethnicity, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability, medical condition as defined by applicable state law, genetic information, marital status, military service and veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. Compensation Range: $112,290 - $172,032 (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.
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