Associate Vice President, Project Management Office (PMO)

At SimpsonScarborough we spend our days building brands that endure inspire and elevate the all-important work of colleges and universities in shaping our future. Recognized as a leader in the higher education marketing industry we are a fully remote team of approximately 70 employees working coast to coast.

Were looking for an Associate Vice President Project Management Office (PMO) to lead project delivery excellence across the agency directing our PMO team governing portfolio health and personally managing key accounts. This is a player-coach role: youre both in the work and above it ensuring our projects run with the rigor transparency and accountability our clients and internal teams depend on.

The AVP PMO works in deep partnership with practice area leads Account leadership and senior stakeholders to keep agency objectives client expectations and project execution in sync. If youve built PM infrastructure rather than just inherited it and you thrive in a fast-moving matrixed agency environment this role was designed for you.

What Youll Do

• Lead coach and develop a team of project managers building a culture of accountability continuous improvement and high performance.
• Govern project performance across the agency portfolio tracking financials resourcing timelines and risk to ensure delivery excellence at scale.
• Translate portfolio and financial data into KPIs dashboards and executive-level reporting that drive informed decision-making.
• Build standardize and continuously improve PM systems workflows and documentation frameworks across the agency.
• Partner with practice area leads and Account leadership to ensure strategic alignment and operational clarity across the client portfolio.
• Serve as hands-on project lead for select high-priority client engagements.
• Support new-business pitches and set clear expectations with clients new to the engagement.
• Navigate a matrixed cross-functional environment exercising sound judgment when priorities compete and collaborating effectively across disciplines.

What Were Looking For

• 10 years of project management experience on marketing-related work with agency experience strongly preferred.
• A proven track record of building standardizing and governing PM processes and reporting not just maintaining inherited systems.
• Hands-on fluency in project planning task management budgeting resourcing and forecasting.
• Experience leading coaching and developing a team of project managers.
• Strong data fluency able to turn portfolio and financial metrics into actionable insights and executive-ready reporting.
• Experience navigating a matrixed cross-functional agency environment with competing priorities across departments.
• Client-facing experience including supporting new-business pitches and setting expectations with clients new to the engagement.
• Proficiency with Wrike or a comparable platform (Asana Smartsheet ); transferable experience welcome.
• Excellent communication skills clear and confident with internal partners and senior stakeholders alike.
• Bachelors degree and/or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.

Salary Benefits & Perks

• Salary is commensurate with experience within the range of $130000.00 - $155000.00
• Comprehensive benefits package including nationwide health dental and vision coverage 401(k) with employer contribution employer-paid life insurance and short-term disability
• Flexible time off (FTO) with additional time-off options including sick volunteer & bereavement leave paid parental leave a day off on your birthday PLUS two agency-wide closures in the summer and winter
• Monthly lifestyle stipend to supplement your routine wellness costs like streaming subscriptions gym or phone/internet costs

Our Commitment to Inclusion

At SimpsonScarborough we believe diversity equity inclusion and belonging are central to our core values and critical to our long-term success. This work requires consistency intentionality vulnerability and accountability. Through our efforts we strive to make meaningful impact in our work our workplace and our industry.

SimpsonScarborough is an equal opportunity employer. We have a strict anti-harassment policy and a zero-tolerance non-discrimination policy. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds regardless of nationality race religion gender identity veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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