Global Group Director, Project Management

The Global Group Director, Client Project Management is a senior leadership role, managing across an integrated team (Client Advice and Management, Strategy, Communications Design and Partnerships). As a member of management, you exemplify our behaviors, drive quality work and motivate your full integrated team by creating a positive and collaborative environment. You work in partnership and collaboration with the discipline leads and across the SBUs, to ensure comprehensive, business-appropriate solutions for clients. You are the day-to-day leader and driver for the client and the internal team. Your daily insights will keep your Managing Director – and your full Initiative team - ahead of the game, with your category expertise, status updates and proactive guidance. You are the authority on the client business to the agency and an authority on Initiative and the SBUs to the clients. You translate the clients’ challenges and opportunities, both internally and externally, and lead the development of solutions that achieve the goals. The Group Director manages the profitability of your group of accounts and has strong commercial acumen skills

open to candidates in the Los Angeles / New York market on a hybrid bases*

Company Perks:

• Baby Bonding Leave (6-month parental leave + up to 10K in family planning reimbursement)
• # Paid Holidays / Bonus Holidays
• Lucrative Referral Bonuses
• Discretionary Unlimited Vacation Time - Unlimited DTO / PTO
• 1K Cultureship - grant to support our employees’ passions and talents as we feel it will contribute to bringing their whole selves to work
• 1 Wellness Day per Month (any day off during the month of your choosing for you to enjoy and relax)
• Winter Break - Closed off between Christmas and New Years
• Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vison, Life Insurance) - 1 month from date of hire
• Employee Appreciation week (1 week off during August for us to relax and enjoy summer)
• 401K Match up to 6%
• We also offer various perks and discounts (ex. Gym discounts, ticket discounts, etc.)

Desired Skills & Experience

• Background in consulting, marketing, advertising or integrated communications
• Strong leader, presenter and packager of opportunities
• Bachelor degree in related field or equivalent experience
• Strong commercial acumen
• 10+ years in integrated planning role in media, publisher / vendor, or communications discipline (digital, content)
• Proven ability to develop and maintain strong professional relationships with clients, colleagues and vendors
• Ability to drive projects from conception to completion; project management experience
• 6+ years’ experience in leading, managing and developing a multi-dimensional staff
• Global or account high volume experience

Client

• Astute listener and learning to drive the right solutions
• Deepen relationships and craft collaborative partnership with clients’ partners agencies o Contribute to client QBR meetings
• Agitator / driver to push clients to innovate rather than stagnate
• Ready to professionally push back where necessary to effectively manage client expectations, agency resources and deadlines
• Responsible for ensuring a positive relationship between clients and Strategy, Design, Partnerships and SBU leads on your group of accounts
• Ensure all client reporting, budget management, authorization and billing needs are met in a timely an accurate fashion
• Leadership and authoring of all client proposals, recommendations and points of view
• Day to day client leader and advisor
• Actively lead the team to deliver brilliant work and flawless execution, ensuring positive client satisfaction scores

Internal

• Promote an open working environment where opinions, views and ideas can be shared
• Participate in all client briefings, clearly articulate client needs and objectives to the integrated Strategy, Communications Design and Partnership leads
• Regularly educate your team, your Group Director and Initiative leadership on your clients’ business, culture and industry
• Involve leadership and Group Director in key client engagements
• Apply a client lens to all areas of Initiative product, ensuring solutions developed are business-appropriate and meet agreed-upon KPIs
• Develop your client advice and management team through performance management and giving consistent feedback
• Partner with the discipline leaders (e.g., Strategy, Communications Design, Partnerships, Analytics) and your Group Director, to provide team members with well-rounded performance goals, evaluations and career paths
• Partner with discipline leaders to stay informed and aware of new developments internally and externally

Commercial

• Regularly update your Group Director on utilization, profitability, fees, and scope of work compliance
• Seek out opportunities to grow existing business and drive organic growth across group of accounts, through Initiative’s services as well as those of Mediabrands’ and IPG partner agencies
• Ensure all annual financial goals / targets are met across Initiative and Mediabands SBU’s
• Ensure over delivery of all agreed-upon performance KPI’s
• Actively track and manage team staffing and resource allocation

New Business

• Participate in new business when required – either on prospective clients or organically from your own group of clients

Employment Transparency

It is the policy of Mediabrands, division of the Interpublic group, to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, creed, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, citizenship, genetic information, veteran status, disability, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

The employer will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the American with Disabilities Act of 1990. The job description will be reviewed periodically as duties and responsibilities change with business necessity. Essential and other job functions are subject to modification. Reasonable accommodations may be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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