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About the Role
This role oversees integrated client programs, partners with talented teams across disciplines, and helps shape how exceptional work is delivered. The Project Management team sits at the center of the business, connecting strategy, creativity, and execution to bring bold ideas to life.
Responsibilities
- Lead a portfolio of integrated client programs, providing strategic oversight across multiple workstreams, disciplines, and teams to ensure successful delivery.
- Partner with Account, Strategy, Creative, Production, and Specialty teams to shape project approaches, scopes of work, staffing plans, timelines, and budgets.
- Oversee program financials, forecasting, and resource planning to ensure work is delivered on time, within scope, and profitably.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to internal stakeholders and clients, guiding conversations around delivery strategy, project performance, risks, and commercial considerations.
- Anticipate challenges, navigate competing priorities, and lead proactive problem-solving and change management to keep programs moving forward.
- Establish scalable processes, governance frameworks, and quality standards that strengthen collaboration, accountability, and operational efficiency.
- Lead, mentor, and develop project management talent through coaching, performance feedback, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Champion continuous improvement, innovation, and inclusive ways of working.
Requirements
- A minimum of 8 years of progressive project management experience within an integrated marketing, communications, public relations agency, or related professional services environment.
- A bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
- Demonstrated experience leading complex, integrated programs across multiple disciplines, with accountability for delivery, financial performance, and operational outcomes.
- Strong commercial and financial acumen, including experience developing scopes of work, budgets, forecasts, staffing models, and sustainable delivery plans.
- Experience leading, coaching, and developing project management teams while fostering a collaborative and inclusive environment.
- Ability to build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and clients, influence decisions, and navigate ambiguity with confidence.
- Strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with a proactive approach to managing risks, competing priorities, and complex business challenges.
Skills
- Project management methodologies and platforms such as Smartsheet or comparable tools
- AI fluency, including the ability to evaluate and responsibly apply AI-enabled tools to enhance project delivery, productivity, and team effectiveness.
- Communication skills
- Organizational skills
- Problem-solving skills
Experience Level
- 8 years of progressive project management experience
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience
Salary/Compensations
- $105,000 - $170,000 annually
Benefits
- Annual bonuses
- Paid Time Off policy
- Medical and dental insurance
- Vision
- 401K
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Travel assistance
- Wellness programming
About the Company
- Edelman is in relentless pursuit of an equitable and inspiring workplace that is respectful of all, reflects and represents the world in which we live, and fosters trust, collaboration and belonging.
- At Edelman, our Project Management team sits at the center of the business, connecting strategy, creativity, and execution to bring bold ideas to life.
- From consumer and healthcare to technology, financial services, retail, and beyond, we help deliver integrated communications and marketing programs that drive meaningful impact.
Equal Opportunity
- DJEH is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and believes in diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- We seek applications from all qualified candidates without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, physical or mental disability, military and veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law.
- If you require a reasonable accommodation in any part of the employment process, please let us know.