VML · 1 day ago
Managing Director, Delivery
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$125K/yr - $295K/yr
12+ years expVML is a creative agency and consultancy that prioritizes human-centric value creation. They are seeking a Managing Director, Delivery to lead project delivery for a portfolio of CPG clients, focusing on operational excellence and team management.
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Responsibilities
Lead | Oversee delivery of multiple concurrent projects for global CPG clients, from initiation to completion. Develop the required governance of the Delivery function to ensure best practices and proactively improve the program and project management tools, systems, and processes used by the team. Support the development of career and succession plans for the Delivery team
Pursue | Govern the adoption and application of business and operational processes and policies to optimize real-time insights into current delivery and performance, pipelining potential needs. Ensure the full portfolio of project plans is correctly phased and planned to provide sufficient insight into forward-looking capacity and resource requirements. These plans also inform our business revenue forecasts
Workflow | Review and regroup at the required cadence to ensure the teams deliver as per scope for the full portfolio of projects managed by the North American Delivery team. Escalate any major risks or resourcing constraints early and to the relevant stakeholders
Develop | Build and socialize reports that inform performance and drive adoption across the relevant stakeholders. Ensure that programs are properly scoped, resourced, and delivered upon, and that client expectations are managed and met across all programs
Communicate | Support the business development and client teams with Delivery input when completing business development activities by assisting with scope definition, project plans, costing, and providing insight into resources and availability. For large joint delivery across VML and other WPP operating companies, you must interface between internal and the external teams
Collaboration | Client-facing role, requiring close collaboration with commerce, finance, resource management, operations to ensure effective project delivery. Experience working with international teams and collaborating with media agencies is highly desirable
Qualification
Required
12+ years of experience working in a Creative agency, preferably within the Shopper/Commerce arm of an agency
Leadership experience within a Delivery or Project Management function, with strong commercial understanding
Global client experience a plus
Aptitude to cast and manage a large team for a CPG client in a commerce environment
Prior experience working within inter-agency team structures is considered a valuable asset
Demonstrated practice leadership in Project Management in comparably sized markets, with proven experience with industry best practices of workflow implementations across project scoping, revenue forecasting, resource, budget, and risk management
Proven experience leading Agile and hybrid-Agile project teams with ability to train those new to Agile
Credible leader who wins the confidence of employees and pioneers new ways of thinking for our clients and our organization
Preferred
Experience working with international teams and collaborating with media agencies is highly desirable
Holds a recognized project/program management certification or has completed formal training in project/program management (preferred but not required)
Benefits
Competitive benefits package
Company
VML
VML is a global powerhouse born from the unification of Wunderman Thompson and VMLY&R — two of the world's most powerful and accomplished creative agencies with complementary capabilities and geographic strengths.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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Tripti Lochan
Co-Chief Executive Officer Asia
Abigail Walker Baehr
Chief Strategy Officer, North America
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