Senior Vice President, Integrated Project Management

Agency:

Weber Shandwick

Job Function:

Projects and Performance Improvement

Job Subfunction:

Project and Program Management

Job Description:

Weber Shandwick seeks an experienced SVP, Integrated Project Manager for the Chicago Project Management team who will lead Client operations, work closely with senior account, creative, and strategic partners as well as manage project managers across a portfolio of brands and projects.

 

Responsibilities:

• Be a key business leader in managing a large portfolio identifying and leading operations for the portfolio
• Build and sustain key relationships with internal teams, clients, procurement
• Manage a large-scale portfolio across North America / Globally
• Ability to seamlessly identify risk and opportunities and drive large scale operational models into action. Includes identifying risks, problem solving, mitigation planning, aligning all resources and seamless integration.
• Partner with client experience, resource management and finance to provide management leadership across a large portfolio
• Implement processes, templates, tools, and various guidelines to streamline or build operations of an account/portfolio
• Provide guidance on project management best practices, tools for effective business management
• Review SOWs to provide guidance on best practices, margin management, and partner with leadership to define and drive effective financial management forward.
• Oversee project/program delivery issues, provide insights for improvement opportunities
• Strong understanding of the production process behind digital, social, content, production and large-scale campaigns
• Summarize common issues and risks experienced across regions/offices and share insights and improvement opportunities, on a regular basis
• Implement agency and client-side operational efficiencies and facilitate effective team integration
• Work across interagency teams to facilitate and lead operational best practices. Strong understanding and experience in IAT management.

 

 

Requirements:

• 12+ years of Project Management or Operations Experience
• Ability to effectively improve operations and processes at an agency and brand level
• Strong financial management skills (SOW development/management + burn reporting)
• Excellent communication skills
• Lead PM/Business Operations lead for a large account or portfolio

 

 

$152,000 - $200,000

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