Director, PMO & Transformation Delivery

Omnicom Group · Summit · $117,500–$164,000 (stated in the posting)

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As Director, PMO & Transformation Delivery, you will lead the strategic and day-to-day execution of projects across multiple business units and brands. You will oversee a team of project managers, ensuring the successful delivery of high-impact, cross-functional initiatives. This role drives operational excellence, champions process optimization, and ensures the consistent application of project management best practices.

You will also support the growth and development of your team, foster a culture of collaboration, and serve as a key point of escalation and decision-making within the department.

Project Management

• Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of multiple projects across assigned businesses, ensuring alignment with Propeller’s goals and client objectives.
• Develop comprehensive project plans and roadmaps in partnership with internal and external stakeholders.
• Oversee the day-to-day operations of cross-functional teams working in a nimble, agile environment.
• Ensure projects meet quality standards, remain within scope, and are delivered on time while proactively identifying and addressing risks and roadblocks.
• Lead cross-functional teams, facilitating collaboration across disciplines to drive project outcomes and maintain high-quality standards.
• Provide transparency and visibility into the overall health of assigned brands, including resource allocation, capacity, financial performance, timelines, and submissions.
• Escalate concerns and risks as needed.
• Facilitate communication and decision-making among project stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.
• Serve as a key point of contact for project- and brand-related matters.
• Oversee day-to-day project management activities, ensuring that status meetings, hot sheets, timelines, and meeting notes are prepared and distributed.
• Lead scoping and financial planning efforts for assigned businesses, ensuring alignment with client needs and agency priorities.
• Monitor brand financial health and proactively identify and address risks or variances related to scope, forecasts, profit margins, and resource allocation.

Operations & Best Practices

• Develop agency-wide and cross-agency workflows and best practices for new and existing processes.
• Oversee internal education, training, and onboarding initiatives to support the successful adoption of new processes.
• Establish project management disciplines and processes that balance agile methodologies and adaptability with multistep production workflows.
• Provide thought leadership to identify opportunities to optimize project management functionality, production cycle times, and production cost management.
• Evaluate digital project management technologies and recommend operational solutions.
• Create and maintain process visualization diagrams, training playbooks, workflow guides, and other training materials.
• Review plans and documentation with brand leadership peers to secure senior leadership approval.

People Management

• Provide mentorship and career development support to assigned project managers, positioning team members for future growth opportunities.
• Oversee people management activities, including recruitment, hiring, onboarding, weekly check-ins, goal setting, performance management, and evaluations.
• Foster a collaborative, high-performing team culture that values open communication, accountability, and mutual support.

Stakeholder Management

• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration and alignment among brand teams, clients, and partners to support seamless project execution and high-quality deliverables.
• Serve as a key point of contact for internal leadership, providing proactive communication and regular status updates on key initiatives and assigned businesses.
• Resolve escalated issues efficiently and diplomatically while advocating for both internal and external teams.

$117,500-$164,000

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