Director, Project Management

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About the Role

The Director, Project Management is a leadership position that oversees a business unit consisting of multiple new/existing agency accounts. You are a seasoned project management professional, comfortable working with a steady brand in maintenance mode as you will be overseeing a brand preparing for a complex launch. You will provide a point of escalation across multiple project teams, ensuring delivery and operational excellence while supporting agency and department growth initiatives. You will report to a Group Director, Project Management.

This is a remote role but we are seeking candidates that are based on the west coast.

What You’ll Do

Team/Agency Support​

• Manage and direct PM team in management of complex, multi-team, multi-vendor, and multi-project programs including the development of detailed scopes, estimates and project plans​
• Partner with Senior cross-functional leads on account-level initiatives to drive the business forward​
• Act as a client-facing team member, confidently presenting to clients at multiple levels
• Proactively identify optimizations and opportunities to adjust process (both internally and externally)
• Develop key operational tools, participating in (often leading) department initiatives to improve and streamline internal process, workflows, and trainings
• Participate in brand planning efforts, able to visualize and speak to execution at high-level​
• Participate in Business Development efforts and present workflow, process, and pricing in pitches as necessary​

Financial Management​

• Provide oversight to all financial reporting efforts: weekly burn reviews, monthly internal and client reconciliation, monthly accruals and forecasting, and play a key role in estimate and scope development/reviews
• Identify opportunities to streamline or optimize agency pricing, work with PM leadership and operations to identify vendors that can contribute to better pricing or profits​

Resource Management ​

• Understand the appropriate staffing for an account, both in quantity and talent-to-task and can recommend staffing changes within department to address individual account needs​
• Ensure all scoped work can be completed, participating in regular resourcing meetings
• Identify new or upcoming workstreams that will require a different model or additional resource support

Managerial​

• Responsible for the oversight, growth, and development of Senior PMs, Team Leads, and Associate Directors - structure will vary by account
• Participate in recruiting efforts, interviewing new PM resources and potential cross-functional team members​
• Provide onboarding and training of new PM team members​

Who You Are

• 10+ years project management experience, 8+ years of agency experience
• Pharmaceutical marketing agency experience required, AOR experience preferred
• Bachelor's degree (BA); PMP a plus
• Experience managing large cross-functional teams including but not limited to account services, creative, strategy, production, media, analytics, omnichannel and tech
• Experience working with multiple vendors and agency partners
• Experience onboarding, training and managing multiple team members
• Advanced experience with financial management 
• Advanced experience developing scopes, staffing, and project plans 
• Advanced experience using Project Management software
• Understanding of agile methodology and workflows, experience hands-on a plus

Inizio Evoke provides an exciting and flexible work environment, great compensation packages and outstanding company paid benefits including medical, dental, 401(k), tuition reimbursement and flexible time off. 

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.