VP, Associate Director of Project Management

DDB Health is seeking a VP, Associate Director of Project Management to lead and elevate departmental executional excellence. This role involves managing portfolios up to $20M, developing project plans and financial structures for omni-channel initiatives, overseeing financial forecasting and resource allocation, and providing strategic recommendations to maximize agency profit. The ideal candidate is a client-facing leader with 10+ years of agency experience, passionate about building world-class Project Management teams and guiding junior staff.

Must Have

• Lead with kindness, optimism, and a growth mindset
• Experience managing portfolios up to $20M
• Passion for building world-class Project Management teams
• At least 10+ years of agency experience
• Responsible for elevating departmental Executional Excellence
• Lead development of accurate assumptions, project plans and financial structures
• Oversee financial forecasting, reconciliations, and resource allocations
• Evaluate changes in budgets, staffing forecasts and department utilization
• Required to be client facing and able to lead strategic planning discussions
• Manage and guide a team of up to 5 or more junior levels
• Partner with other Project Management leads for consistency and standardization
• Partner with Account, Creative, and Strategic leadership daily

VP, Associate Director of Project ManagementAre you that friend? The one who brings everyone together? A born leader who always finds the common ground. If that sounds like you, then you might be the person DDB Health is looking for.### About you:* You lead from the front with kindness, optimism, and a finely tuned growth mindset* You have experience managing portfolio’s up to $20M* You’re passionate about building world-class Project Management teams* You have at least 10+ years of agency experience### About the job:* Responsible for elevating departmental Executional Excellence through ongoing performance evaluations, identifying knowledge gaps, developing corrective training solutions, and building effective and comprehensive onboarding programs* Lead development of accurate assumptions, project plans and financial structures for all online and offline projects as well as complex, omni-channel initiatives* Oversee financial forecasting, reconciliations, and resource allocations for all brands within portfolio and prepare rollup for Director of Project Management* Evaluate changes in budgets, staffing forecasts and department utilization to provide strategic recommendations for preventing write-offs and maximize agency profit margins* Required to be client facing and able to lead strategic planning discussions live when applicable* Manage and guide team of up to 5 or more junior levels. Responsible for providing direct and constructive feedback as well as positive reinforcement. Empowering direct reports to grow the levels under them to ensure future success of the agency* Partner with other Project Management leads to ensure consistency and standardization across the agency from a department perspective* Partner with Account, Creative, and Strategic leadership on a daily basis to ensure cohesive working styles across all assigned brandsThe range below represents the low and high end of the base salary someone in this role may earn as an employee of an Omnicom Health Group company in the United States. Salaries will vary based on various factors including but not limited to professional and academic experience, training, associated responsibilities, and other business and organizational needs. The range listed is just one component of our total compensation package for employees. Salary decisions are dependent on the circumstances of each hire.* Salary range here - $120,000 - $165,500Omnicom Health is committed to hiring and developing exceptional talent. We agree that talent is uniquely distributed, and we’re focused on developing inclusive teams that can bring the best solutions to everything we do. We strongly believe that celebrating what makes us different makes us better together. Join us—we look forward to getting to know you. We will process your personal data in accordance with our Recruitment Privacy Notice._