What are the responsibilities and job description for the VP, Project Management position at AMS?
Overview
The Vice President of Project Management at Active International will provide strategic leadership and operational oversight for the company’s enterprise-wide project portfolio, guiding a small, high-impact team responsible for governing and enabling concurrent initiatives across technical and operational groups. This role will establish and enforce standardized project management methodologies, stage-gates, and compliance frameworks to ensure consistency, quality, and accountability across the organization. The VP will maintain a consolidated view of the project pipeline, lead intake and prioritization based on strategic value, ROI, and capacity, and proactively manage portfolio-level risks, dependencies, and bottlenecks. Serving as a key partner to senior leadership, this role will deliver clear executive visibility through rigorous reporting, dashboards, and analytics, ensure data integrity across PM and operational systems, and drive continuous improvement through audits, post-mortems, and the adoption of best practices that support Active’s business objectives and growth.
The AMS Project Management Office follows a “Controlling” design from the Supportive / Controlling / Directive project management model. Other departments will manage project execution while the central PMO is responsible for oversight including leadership team reporting, prioritization, risk assessments, and quality assurance. The PMO team will also be responsible for supporting project teams with thought leadership and technical solutions that can improve project tracking and execution.
The ideal candidate will bring 10 years of progressive project and portfolio management leadership experience, with a proven track record overseeing large, complex portfolios in a media, agency, or similarly fast-paced, cross-functional environment. They will have successfully built and enforced enterprise PMO governance, standardized methodologies, and stage-gate processes that improved delivery predictability, compliance, and stakeholder confidence.
Responsibilities
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
The salary for this role is $200,000. The successful candidate’s salary will depend on the actual ranges of current employees in the subject position, market considerations, budgetary considerations, geography, as well as the candidate’s skill set, level of experience, and qualifications. AMS offers a very competitive benefits package inclusive of medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, paid time off, community engagement opportunities, great colleagues, and great learning opportunities.
The Vice President of Project Management at Active International will provide strategic leadership and operational oversight for the company’s enterprise-wide project portfolio, guiding a small, high-impact team responsible for governing and enabling concurrent initiatives across technical and operational groups. This role will establish and enforce standardized project management methodologies, stage-gates, and compliance frameworks to ensure consistency, quality, and accountability across the organization. The VP will maintain a consolidated view of the project pipeline, lead intake and prioritization based on strategic value, ROI, and capacity, and proactively manage portfolio-level risks, dependencies, and bottlenecks. Serving as a key partner to senior leadership, this role will deliver clear executive visibility through rigorous reporting, dashboards, and analytics, ensure data integrity across PM and operational systems, and drive continuous improvement through audits, post-mortems, and the adoption of best practices that support Active’s business objectives and growth.
The AMS Project Management Office follows a “Controlling” design from the Supportive / Controlling / Directive project management model. Other departments will manage project execution while the central PMO is responsible for oversight including leadership team reporting, prioritization, risk assessments, and quality assurance. The PMO team will also be responsible for supporting project teams with thought leadership and technical solutions that can improve project tracking and execution.
The ideal candidate will bring 10 years of progressive project and portfolio management leadership experience, with a proven track record overseeing large, complex portfolios in a media, agency, or similarly fast-paced, cross-functional environment. They will have successfully built and enforced enterprise PMO governance, standardized methodologies, and stage-gate processes that improved delivery predictability, compliance, and stakeholder confidence.
Responsibilities
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Governance & Process Compliance
- Define and maintain standardized project management methodologies
- Enforce stage-gates, approval flows, and documentation standards.
- Conduct periodic audits of project plans and deliverables
- Ensure teams follow agency-wide compliance, legal, and quality requirements
- Portfolio & Pipeline Management
- Maintain a consolidated view of all active and upcoming initiatives
- Support prioritization based on strategic value, ROI, and capacity
- Monitor portfolio-level dependencies and bottlenecks
- Oversee the intake process for new projects or campaigns
- Risk Management & Health Monitoring
- Identify project risks early and maintain a structured risk register
- Monitor project health, including schedule, scope, and stakeholder alignment
- Escalate issues and propose mitigation or resolution paths
- Conduct post-mortems and implement learnings across teams
- Reporting, Analytics & Executive Visibility
- Provide ongoing portfolio reports to senior leadership
- Standardize dashboards for utilization, pacing, risks, change history, and costs
- Ensure data integrity across PM, time-tracking, and operational systems
- Own configuration and standards for project management tools.
- AI Expertise: Using currently available or bespoke AI tools to help business units reduce workload, speed time to insights, save money.
- 10 years experience in project, program, or portfolio management, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership or PMO leadership role
- Bachelor’s degree required; MBA, PMP, PgMP, or equivalent certification strongly preferred
- Hands-on experience selecting, configuring, and governing project management and time-tracking tools (e.g., Jira, Smartsheet, Workfront, Asana, or similar)
- Experience in media, agency, marketing services, or similarly complex, deadline-driven environments preferred
- Experience with projects related to maintenance and continuity for ERP finance and HR systems is a plus
- Experience with projects related to maintenance and continuity for media stewardship systems and mar tech products is a plus
- Demonstrated success establishing enterprise-wide project management frameworks, governance models, stage-gates, and compliance standards
- Strong portfolio and pipeline management expertise, including intake, prioritization, capacity planning, and dependency management
- Advanced reporting and analytics capabilities, with a track record of delivering clear, actionable dashboards and insights to senior leadership
- Exceptional executive communication, stakeholder management, and change leadership skills
- Advanced proficiency with enterprise PM platforms including Jira and Asana
- Time-tracking, resource management, and utilization systems
- Experience with dashboarding tools including Power BI
- This position does not require regularly scheduled travel.
The salary for this role is $200,000. The successful candidate’s salary will depend on the actual ranges of current employees in the subject position, market considerations, budgetary considerations, geography, as well as the candidate’s skill set, level of experience, and qualifications. AMS offers a very competitive benefits package inclusive of medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, paid time off, community engagement opportunities, great colleagues, and great learning opportunities.
Salary : $200,000