Associate Director, Program Management (Contract)

at Sapient Corporation in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Company Description
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This is a 4 month contract position (~8/1 - 12/31).
The Associate Director, Program Management (Contract) position is responsible for steering increasingly larger and more complex programs for a client, or portfolio of projects acrossmultiple 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.
What you'll do:
Effectively estimate engagements and perform a top-down and bottom-up analysis for various types of projects (campaign to.com/app to strategy engagements)
Support Staffing negotiations between programs/portfolios
Shape approaches and create meaningful views of scope across different services and capabilities. Support scope escalation and risk mitigation strategies.
Drive and manage the approval and review process for MSA/SOW (high complexity)
Collaborate with internal Stakeholders and external Clients to creatively resolve challenges with the contract
Assist end-to-end scope change management process
Assessthe effectiveness of team dynamics/communications and diagnose/implement corrective actions where challenges may occur
Responsible for delivering a work stream or collection of projects within sold margins with the ability to identify and propose solutions for changes in margin
Deal with challenging situations/interactions and drive the collaboration process in large group sessions to get key Clients to make difficult decisionsQualifications
Minimum 8+ years experience managing medium-large size, complex digital media programs; approx. $10M in revenue
Digital media agency experience is required
Experience with creativeproduction andproduction teams preferred
Experience with strategy, creative, data, media etc. disciplines required
Experience with a distributed delivery model, leading diverse teams, and collaborating in a multi-cultural environment for end-to-end engagements
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... For full info follow application link.

Publicis Sapient is a digital transformation partner helping established organizations get to their future, digitally-enabled state, both in the way they work and the way they serve their customers. We help unlock value through a start-up mindset and modern methods, fusing strategy, consulting and customer experience with agile engineering and problem-solving creativity. As digital pioneers with 20,000 people and 53 offices around the globe, our experience spanning technology, data sciences, consulting and customer obsession – combined with our culture of curiosity and relentlessness – enables us to accelerate our clients’ businesses through designing the products and services their customers truly value. Publicis Sapient is the digital business transformation hub of Publicis Groupe. For more information, visit publicissapient.com. As part of our dedication to an inclusive and diverse workforce, Publicis Sapient is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity without regard for race, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, protected veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or religion. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at hiring@publicissapient.com or you may call us at +1-617-621-0200.