Senior Manager, PMO
Philadelphia, PA - USA
Job Summary
Digitas Health is the modern creative agency that takes on the biggest moments in healthcare raises the standard of creative and connects people partners and ideas to create work that earns its place in culture. Purpose-built for todays complex and evolving landscape we partner with some of the worlds largest healthcare brands to do big things by moving faster connecting deeper and unlocking new possibilities at the intersection of creativity data technology and empathy. Guided by our purpose Connected for Good and fueled by a vibrant magnetic culturewe deliver meaningful work that drives relevance changes behavior and creates lasting impact always grounded in humanity not just technology. As part of Publicis Health and Publicis Groupe we bring together entrepreneurial energy with the scale stability and depth of one of the worlds leading communications networks.
At Digitas Health what sets us apart isnt just who we work with its how we work and how it feels to be here. Our culture attracts curious driven people who want to make a difference and be part of something bigger. Our teams are intentionally crafted across disciplines perspectives and experience levels bringing strategy creativity data and technology together from the start. We believe the best ideas come from curiosity collaboration and healthy debate and we expect people here to be thoughtful engaged and eager to shape whats next. If youre energized by complexity motivated by impact and excited to help redefine how healthcare connects with people wed love to meet you!
Senior Project Managers lead the delivery of complex projects integrated campaigns and multi-workstream initiatives across capabilities channels partners and stakeholders.
Senior Project Managers bring structure without slowing momentum. They are proactive problem solvers who thrive in complexity challenge assumptions and find smart ways forward when scope timing budget resources or priorities compete. They are trusted to think critically make sound recommendations and help teams move through ambiguity with clarity and confidence.
This role partners closely with clients internal teams and external partners to protect quality strengthen project health and create the conditions for teams to do their best an environment where roles skills tools and ways of working continue to evolve Senior Project Managers help teams successfully adopt new approaches while maintaining delivery quality clarity and accountability. Senior Project Managers operate with a high degree of autonomy and may coach mentor or career-manage less experienced Project Management team members.
Strategy
- Design delivery approaches that balance client ambition team capacity and business outcomes.
- Anticipate risks dependencies and downstream impacts across interconnected workstreams before they affect delivery outcomes.
- Challenge assumptions pressure-test plans and uncover smarter paths through complex delivery challenges.
- Lead trade-off decisions when scope timing budget resources or priorities compete.
- Identify opportunities to simplify improve and modernize how work gets done including the use of AI automation workflow tools and new delivery approaches.
Delivery
- Lead complex projects from planning through final delivery across multiple workstreams partners and stakeholders.
- Own scope timing budgets forecasts and resources across complex initiatives identifying risks evaluating options and guiding teams toward the best path forward.
- Treat budgets as a strategic management tool using financial insight to solve problems protect value and guide decisions.
- Surface financial risks efficiencies and opportunities early helping teams and clients make informed decisions that protect delivery and business outcomes.
- Manage change with clarity helping stakeholders understand implications options and recommended paths forward.
- Drive the decisions actions and accountability needed to deliver strong work.
Knowledge
- Apply strong project management and operational expertise to guide teams through complexity with confidence.
- Build clear scopes estimates forecasts and project plans that make smart delivery decisions easier.
- Use data tools and reporting to create visibility sharpen decisions and keep work moving.
- Apply broad understanding of clients business objectives delivery models and agency operations to guide stronger decisions and outcomes.
- Evaluate and recommend practical uses of tools technology automation and AI that improve visibility efficiency and delivery outcomes.
Leadership
- Build trust with clients teams and stakeholders through clarity judgment and follow-through.
- Create alignment by distilling complex situations into clear priorities decisions risks and next steps.
- Lead difficult conversations with confidence context and a solutions-focused mindset.
- Lead teams through difficult decisions by bringing options recommendations and a clear path forward.
- Help teams adapt to evolving roles skills tools and ways of working by bringing a continuous improvement mindset and a practical approach to change.
- Stay steady under pressure and help teams move forward with confidence.
- 5-7 years of agency or client-side marketing healthcare or related experience leading complex cross-functional initiatives across multiple workstreams stakeholders and delivery teams.
- Strong business and financial acumen.
- Exceptional problem-solving skills and sound judgment.
- The ability to bring clarity and momentum to ambiguity.
- Strong communication and influence skills with the ability to build alignment and navigate competing priorities.
- Curiosity about new tools technology and AI paired with practical application.
- Bachelors degree or equivalent professional experience.
Our Publicis Groupe motto Viva La Différence means were better together and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities across all facets of intersectionality and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.
Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage dental vision disability 401K as well as parental and family care leave family forming assistance tuition reimbursement and flexible time off.
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Senior Manager
About Company
Publicis Media is one of the four solutions hubs of Publicis Groupe ([Euronext Paris FR0000130577, CAC 40], alongside Publicis Communications, Publicis.Sapient and Publicis Healthcare. Led by Steve King, CEO, Publicis Media is powered by its five global brands, Starcom, Zenith, Spark ... View more