We are seeking an SVP, Operations lead to oversee Current Group agency operations. This person will support Global CEO to help stand up new processes and approaches for the group’s two agencies – dna Communications and Current Global. This person will also work closely with the firm’s executive leadership team to implement internal initiatives for the group.
The ideal candidate will be proactive, resourceful, highly organized, diligent, detail-oriented, efficient, and driven. You will need to deeply understand the goals of this team and be able to seamlessly partner with senior leadership to support the growth of the offerings in myriad ways.
Basic Qualifications:
- Combination of excellent strategic capabilities and strong analytical thinking
- Strong project management and written business communications skills
- Strong sense of entrepreneurship and ability to observe trends and emerging issues
- Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to engage with a wide range of stakeholders, including senior leaders, and develop broad networks in a highly-matrixed organization
- Strong suite of managerial skills; exceptionally organized
- Willingness to deal with ambiguity and changing priorities
- Strong self-motivation, drive and ownership
- Ability to build and effectively implement operational standards
- Ability to manage and proactively communicate to anticipate and meet tight deadlines
- Strong financial management acumen – contracts, financial processes and infrastructure, revenue forecasting
- Proficient in Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel and either Smartsheet and/or other project management tools
Your Focus:
You will have a strong focus on innovation and building something new and will bring a sense of adventure and a start-up mentality to be successful.
Operational/Team Management
- Work with team to identify, allocate and coordinate resources
- Partner with Executive Admin. and leadership to guide team meeting agendas and coordination of materials
- Partner with leadership on HR-related administration – from recruiting to onboarding to growth and retention practices
- Assist with talent requests, recommending possible solutions (based on a deep understanding of needs, skillsets and bandwidth) and helping to facilitate conversations that will lead to strong utilization as well as talent development
- Support team with knowledge management and overall practices that ensure connectedness and information sharing (e.g., case studies, SharePoint portal updates).
Financial Management
- Manage the processes and documentation required for new client assignments, including: Working with team members and finance on building proper SOWs; managing the scope review help desk process, in partnership with Finance team, for client SOWs; working with Legal when needed
- Manage process of client revenue forecasts and budget updates throughout the year
- Ensure teams are projecting and communicating future allocations
- Work with account leaders from other Practices for larger-scale projects and accounts to manage financial tracking
- Liaise with finance to help leadership monitor and track group performance (e.g., burn against budget), revenue forecasts, and manage future activities accordingly
Internal initiative management
- Work with leads of various practices and verticals to implement new offerings
- Assist CEO in progressing new agency POVs
- Work with leadership team on positioning and thought leadership
- Implementing new initiatives for employees
The Weber Shandwick Collective recognizes that your health and wellbeing are a priority. This is why we offer a full suite of benefits including:
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- 401k (with employer match)
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Juice Money - $60 monthly reimbursement to be used towards purchases that nourish your health, mind, body, and soul
- MyDays – Flexible holiday schedules
- Short-Term Disability
- Paid Employee Family Leave
- Family Building Benefit
NYC Salary range: $160,000.00 - $200,000.00
Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on, among other factors, actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position; market considerations; budgetary considerations; tenure and standing with the company (applicable to current employees); as well as the employee’s/applicant’s background, pertinent experience, and qualifications.
Weber Shandwick is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Weber Shandwick recruits qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, ethnic or national origin, protected veteran status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or citizenship status.
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