Director, Campaign Management
Job Summary
We are looking for a strong operational leader to build structure and lead our Campaign Program Management team. Acting as the central orchestrator this newly created team will bridge our Creative Houses responsible for defining brand & campaign strategy and our cross-functional experts (media shopper marketing social media) ensuring rigorous global planning and the seamless delivery of campaigns and all associated content on time on budget and at scale.
About the role:
The Director Campaign Program Management is responsible for driving visibility structure budget efficiency and operational excellence across end-to-end campaign production.
In this role you and your team are responsible for optimizing the quality and ROI of campaign deliverables. To do so you will oversee coordination of workflows resources internal and external agencies timelines and cross-functional interdependencies while championing the adoption of common tools standardized processes and best-in-class delivery practices across the organization.
You will report to the Head of Campaign Content Operations and contribute to building optimized scalable content management systems. Leading a team of Campaign Program Managers and working closely with senior IPs stakeholders you will ensure each franchise receives strong operational support for smooth campaign execution and timely asset delivery.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership & Team Enablement
- Provide vision leadership and strategic direction to the Campaign Program Management team.
- Build mentor and develop a high-performing group of Campaign Program Managers dedicated to specific franchises.
- Define clear team objectives standards and ways of working to ensure consistent delivery quality across the organization.
- Support Program Managers in escalating issues resolving roadblocks and managing complex situations (conflicting timings prioritization across different franchises or cross-functional needs etc).
Governance Process Excellence & Efficiency
- Own and evolve the governance model for campaign planning budgeting orchestration and cross-functional collaboration.
- Drive the adoption of standardized processes shared tools and unified campaign planning frameworks across Creative Houses and Cross-functional services.
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives and serve as the ambassador of campaigns operational excellence both in terms of quality and ROI ensuring all teams understand and adhere to best-in-class delivery practices.
- Support the development of forecasting budget-tracking and cost-efficiency rituals ensuring financial responsibility is integrated into all operational workflows.
Cross-functional Alignment & Stakeholder Management
- Act as a key strategic partner to Franchise Marketing Leads and Cross-Functional Leads ensuring alignment on campaign strategy and deliverables priorities.
- Evangelize the campaign management model across teams promoting clarity on roles responsibilities and collaboration flows.
- Facilitate cross-team communication forums and alignment rituals to ensure seamless coordination at leadership level.
Organizational Influence & Change Leadership
- Drive organizational change advocating for unified operational approaches and representing the Campaign Program Management team among franchise leaders and marketing stakeholders.
- Encourage a culture of accountability collaboration and proactive problem-solving within both direct and partners teams.
- Work closely with other operational and creative leaders across the Campaign Content Hub to ensure harmonized workflows and act as One team / One voice.
Performance Management & Strategic Reporting
- Monitor campaign delivery and financial health at a macro level through dashboards planning reviews and structured feedback loops.
- Provide visibility to leadership on campaign delivery performance ennsuring learnings best practices and operational insights are shared across teams to elevate overall performance.
Qualifications :
- Solid experience in program management marketing operations creative operations or a related field with a strong focus on leading teams and driving cross-functional governance.
- Proven experience working in complex matrixed environments (creative hubs global marketing organizations agencies or large-scale content operations).
- Able to lead transformation initiatives and secure adoption of new workflows tools processes and cross-functional rituals at scale.
- Proven ability to build mentor lead & coach high-performing operational teams to navigate complex situations prioritize and operate autonomously.
- Strong aptitude for fostering a culture of accountability clarity and cross-team collaboration.
- Ability to assess operational performance at a macro level identify systemic issues and implement long-term solutions.
- Adept at managing resistance rallying teams and communicating change in a clear inspiring way.
- Excellent relationship builder & communicator with the ability to influence senior leaders and drive agreement across diverse stakeholders.
- Understanding of creative marketing and production workflows comfortable
Additional Information :
Ubisofts perks
Profit Sharing yearly company saving plan. 25 paid time off 12 additional paid days off. 50% of your transportation pass is paid by the company lunch vouchers (9/day) healthcare for you and your family and lots of Ubisoft additional perks.
Maternity leaves of 20 weeks paternity/co-parental leaves of 7 weeks.
Our office is located in Saint Mandé (Metro line 1 Saint Mandé station). Gym available in the building.
Recruitment process
30 minutes: visio call with a Recruiter
60 minutes: interview with the manager of the role and a Recruiter
30 minutes: Discussion with the VP
Ubisoft offers the same job opportunities to all without any distinction of gender ethnicity religion sexual orientation social status disability or age. Ubisoft ensures the development of an inclusive work environment which mirrors the diversity of our gamers community.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
About Company
Opened in October 2011, Ubisoft Abu Dhabi is one of the first major video game studios based in the UAE capital and is focusing on developing and bringing to market successful mobile games for a worldwide audience. This position is based in the vibrant expat city of Abu Dhabi, the c ... View more