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Manager, Project Management

Omnicom Media
Chicago, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 8/28/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/14/2026
Agency

Omnicom Media

Job Function

Projects and Performance Improvement

Job Subfunction

Project and Program Management

Job Description

Omnicom Media (OM), the media services division of Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE: OMC) – delivers transformational experiences for consumers, clients, and talent. Powered by the Omni marketing orchestration system, OM connects best-in-class capabilities that enable our full-service media agencies OMD, PHD, and Hearts & Science to deliver more relevant and actionable consumer experiences, more productive and proactive client experiences, and more collaborative and rewarding talent experiences for the more than 24,000 people serving the world’s leading brands in OM agencies around the globe.

The Company

Comfluence, LLC is a subsidiary of Omnicom Group and has been inspired by confident marketers seeking business advantage in a world of personalized digital marketing, where CRM and addressable channels converge, and decisions must be made in real time to aggregate effective reach and deliver the right message at the right time.

Designed to inform brand strategies with real-time insights, Comfluence is a data-driven marketing agency with expert media planning and buying capabilities, among other services that include shopper marketing, marketing innovation and content activation.

Overview

The Project Manager is responsible for driving end-to-end execution and ownership of complex, cross-channel initiatives. This role goes beyond coordination — the PM is accountable for project health, risk mitigation, and delivery outcomes.

The PM leads day-to-day momentum across integrated teams (Strategy, Media, Creative, and Investment), ensuring work is delivered on time, with quality, and with clear accountability. They proactively identify risks, remove blockers, and implement scalable processes that improve team velocity.

This role requires a highly proactive operator who is comfortable owning ambiguity, pushing work forward, and leveraging tools and technology (including AI) to enhance delivery and efficiency.

Responsibilities

Own project delivery end-to-end across multiple workstreams

Accountable for timelines, milestones, and delivery outcomes

Identify risks early and define mitigation plans

Escalate issues clearly and prevent delivery impacts

Drive accountability across cross-functional teams

Define owners, deliverables, and deadlines

Build and maintain detailed project plans in Smartsheet

Use tools as a system of record for tracking and reporting

Leverage AI to streamline workflows and improve efficiency

Lead status reporting with clear, concise updates

Continuously improve processes and ways of working

Qualifications

3–5 years of project management experience

Strong ownership mentality and accountability for outcomes

Advanced risk identification and mitigation capability

Highly organized with ability to manage multiple timelines

Proficient in Smartsheet or similar project management tools

Comfortable experimenting with AI tools in daily workflows

Strong communicator across teams and stakeholders

What Success Looks Like

Stakeholders trust PM as source of truth

Projects delivered on time without last-minute escalations

Risks identified early and proactively mitigated

Clear ownership across all workstreams

Smartsheet reflects real-time project status

AI is used to improve speed and efficiency

$50,000.00 - $95,000.00

Omnicom’s policy requires employees to work in the office for a minimum of three days a week, unless additional in-office days are directed by their agency or manager. Our objective is to increase this requirement over time, and many of our agencies as well as Omnicom’s corporate group already require five days of in-office attendance.

Omnicom is committed to hiring and developing exceptional talent. We agree that talent is uniquely distributed, and we’re focused on developing inclusive teams that can bring the best solutions to everything we do. We strongly believe that celebrating what makes us different makes us better together. Join us—we look forward to getting to know you. We will process your personal data in accordance with our Recruitment Privacy Notice.

Link to Recruitment Privacy Notice: https://www.omc.com/privacy-notice

For US Job Seekers

It is the policy of Omnicom and any of its affiliates to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, ethnic origin, gender, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, disability, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law. EOE/AA/M/D/V/F.

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