What are the responsibilities and job description for the Vice President, Project Management (Media) position at Starcom?
Company Description
Starcom is the world's first standalone media agency, a storied innovator that continues to lead the way for many of the world's best brands.
Starcom has long been the professional birthplace and proving ground for marketing leaders – CEOs, CMOs, sales leaders, and technology pioneers – and we continue to drive the industry with peerless talent and relentless innovation.
From the start, we've known that achieving growth for our clients requires understanding and connecting with real people where they live and work, in ways they value.
In an AI era, we remain ""Guided By Humanity,"" a phrase that describes our foundational belief that human expertise must remain in the driver's seat, supported by the best processes and technology.
With our proprietary capabilities and Publicis Media's industry-leading resources and clout, we create ideas that move people and drive transformative business outcomes for brands.
Overview
The Project Management Office (PMO) partners closely with stakeholders across the organization to drive the development and delivery of complex, cross-capability initiatives. The PMO sets and owns governance standards that ensure consistent, effective project management practices across products, platforms, and client solutions.
The Vice President, Project Management is a senior leader responsible for shaping and scaling project management strategy, governance, and execution across the organization. This role provides executive-level oversight of large-scale, integrated programs and ensures alignment between delivery, client objectives, financial performance, and organizational priorities. The VP is a trusted partner to executive leadership, capability leads, and senior client stakeholders, driving operational excellence, continuous improvement, and talent development within the PMO.
Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership & Governance
Starcom is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our employment decisions are made without regard to actual or perceived race, color, ethnicity, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability, medical condition as defined by applicable state law, genetic information, marital status, military service and veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances.
Benefits
The Power of One starts with our people! To do powerful things, we offer powerful resources. Our best-in-class wellness and benefits offerings include:
Compensation Range: $149,340 - 214,620 annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 6/1/2026.
If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact USMSTACompliance@publicis.com.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Starcom is the world's first standalone media agency, a storied innovator that continues to lead the way for many of the world's best brands.
Starcom has long been the professional birthplace and proving ground for marketing leaders – CEOs, CMOs, sales leaders, and technology pioneers – and we continue to drive the industry with peerless talent and relentless innovation.
From the start, we've known that achieving growth for our clients requires understanding and connecting with real people where they live and work, in ways they value.
In an AI era, we remain ""Guided By Humanity,"" a phrase that describes our foundational belief that human expertise must remain in the driver's seat, supported by the best processes and technology.
With our proprietary capabilities and Publicis Media's industry-leading resources and clout, we create ideas that move people and drive transformative business outcomes for brands.
Overview
The Project Management Office (PMO) partners closely with stakeholders across the organization to drive the development and delivery of complex, cross-capability initiatives. The PMO sets and owns governance standards that ensure consistent, effective project management practices across products, platforms, and client solutions.
The Vice President, Project Management is a senior leader responsible for shaping and scaling project management strategy, governance, and execution across the organization. This role provides executive-level oversight of large-scale, integrated programs and ensures alignment between delivery, client objectives, financial performance, and organizational priorities. The VP is a trusted partner to executive leadership, capability leads, and senior client stakeholders, driving operational excellence, continuous improvement, and talent development within the PMO.
Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership & Governance
- Set the vision, strategy, and operating model for project management across Starcom
- Own and evolve PMO governance, frameworks, and best practices to support enterprise and client initiatives
- Drive consistency and scalability across delivery methodologies, tools, and reporting
- Partner with executive leadership to align project prioritization with business strategy and investment decisions
- Provide executive oversight for large-scale, cross-capability programs and portfolios
- Ensure delivery against agreed scope, timelines, budgets, and quality standards
- Anticipate and manage enterprise-level risks, dependencies, and escalations
- Lead high-impact client and internal initiatives that span multiple teams, markets, and disciplines
- Act as a senior advisor and escalation point for clients and internal leadership
- Lead executive-level client discussions related to delivery, governance, and operational effectiveness
- Partner with capability, product, and transformation leaders to deliver integrated solutions
- Ensure strong communication, transparency, and alignment across stakeholders
- Oversee financial health of project and program portfolios, ensuring efficient use of resources
- Partner with finance and leadership teams on forecasting, staffing models, and investment planning
- Drive accountability for budget management and delivery performance
- Build, lead, and develop a high-performing project management organization
- Coach and mentor senior project management leaders (Directors, GMs, Supervisors)
- Define career paths, capability development, and succession planning within the PMO
- Champion training, onboarding, and continuous learning across project management disciplines
- Apply learnings from delivery outcomes to refine processes and improve performance
- Promote adoption of appropriate project management methodologies (Waterfall, Agile, hybrid)
- Drive operational improvement initiatives that enhance speed, quality, and collaboration
- Represent project management leadership in broader agency transformation efforts
- 10 years of project/program management experience, with senior leadership responsibility
- Deep experience within media advertising or related agency environments
- Proven leadership of complex, cross-functional, enterprise-level initiatives
- Strong client partnership experience, including executive and C‑suite engagement
- Expertise in multiple project management methodologies (Waterfall, Agile, hybrid)
- PMP, PgMP, CSM, or similar certification strongly preferred
- Exceptional communication, presentation, and executive storytelling skills
- Demonstrated ability to lead through influence and drive organizational change
- Strong financial acumen and experience managing large budgets and resource plans
- Working knowledge of enterprise tools (Smartsheet, Jira, Confluence, MS Teams, MS Visio)
- Bachelor’s degree preferred
Starcom is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our employment decisions are made without regard to actual or perceived race, color, ethnicity, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability, medical condition as defined by applicable state law, genetic information, marital status, military service and veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances.
Benefits
The Power of One starts with our people! To do powerful things, we offer powerful resources. Our best-in-class wellness and benefits offerings include:
- Paid Family Care for parents and caregivers for 12 weeks or more
- Monetary assistance and support for Adoption, Surrogacy and Fertility
- Monetary assistance and support for pet adoption
- Employee Assistance Programs and Health/Wellness/Comfort reimbursements to help you invest in your future and work/life balance
- Tuition Assistance
- Paid time off that includes Flexible Time off Vacation, Annual Sick Days, Volunteer Days, Holiday and Identity days, and more
- Matching Gifts programs
- Flexible working arrangements
- 'Work Your World’ Program encouraging employees to work from anywhere Publicis Groupe has an office for up to 6 weeks a year (based upon eligibility)
- Business Resource Groups that support multiple affinities and alliances
Compensation Range: $149,340 - 214,620 annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 6/1/2026.
If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact USMSTACompliance@publicis.com.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Salary : $149,340 - $214,620