Sr Client Program Manager

The Senior Program Manager will lead and oversee complex, integrated marketing programs that span multiple projects, agencies, and client teams. This role is crucial in ensuring seamless integrated execution, aligning stakeholders and driving results for our clients. The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker, proactive problem solver, and influential leader with a strong client presence.

The Senior Program Manager is responsible for the day-to-day management and oversight of all projects within an integrated program. They partner with the execution, account, operations, and finance teams to coordinate deliverables and manage timelines across a large, integrated account.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple large-scale projects simultaneously in a deadline-drive environment while helping the team prioritize across projects.
• Serve as the day-to-day partner to the client (along with Account Director), co-leading the relationship and owning all pieces related to the management, coordination and orchestration of program delivery and execution.
• Serve as the day-to-day partner to the partner agencies (along with Account Director), co-leading the relationship and owning all pieces related to the management, coordination and orchestration of program delivery and execution.
• Partner with account team on the creation and maintenance of project timelines, project plans and status documents.
• Ensure every project has a detailed project plan and schedule and is integrated into a master program plan.
• Ensure Quad and related Partner agency programs and schedules are integrated.
• Develop detailed analysis of existing project plans and flag risks and solutions proactively.
• Facilitate all project kick-offs and resource management / staffing conversations.
• Lead creative team and account team integration to ensure teams are communicating effectively as it pertains to project guidelines, briefing materials and delivery expectations.
• Understand project financial management, including scope of work and estimate creation, OOP tracking, issuing purchase orders and vendor management.
• Ensure projects are successfully completed according to schedule and within the defined project budget. If projects are struggling for any reason, they must be able to crisis manage to navigate solutions.
• Responsible for mobilizing cross-functional teams for SOW creation, resource assignments and pricing.
• Safeguard client process directives and ensure both internal and external compliance.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Project Management, or a related field and/or equivalent work experience
• 10+ years of program management experience leading large integrated marketing programs that cross multiple projects, agencies and client teams
• PMP certification
• Client-facing with a strong presence and ability to influence others and to get things done
• Agency experience supporting large, multi-disciplinary client projects
• Ability to lead projects autonomously, proactively identifying and mitigating risks
• Create strong relationships to motivate multi-disciplinary project team
• Deep media creative delivery experience across paid and owned integrated channels such as display ads, social media, email, radio, tv, direct mail, print and more
• Experience working with financial services clients
• Strong skill level with MS Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Project Management tools