AKQA
Financial Services
ProgramDirector
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“Program Director at AKQA. Skills: Program management, Client engagement, Campaign delivery. Lead client engagement. Manage concurrent project tracks”
What You'll Achieve.
Deliver impressive returns; Ensure work moves with clarity; Ensure work moves with accountability; Ensure work moves with momentum; Ensure creative timelines managed; Ensure production timelines managed; Ensure parties informed; Ensure parties aligned; Ensure parties satisfied; Resolve issues before impact; Guide teams toward clear solutions; Guide teams toward reasoned solutions
Industry & Context.
Solutions-focused
East Coast based, 40 hours/week
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
12+ years experience managing digital projects, 12+ years experience managing creative projects, 12+ years experience managing integrated projects, Agency environment experience, Campaign delivery experience, Manage multiple tracks of work, Manage program budgets, Forecast program budgets
Nice to Have
Web development understanding, Application development understanding, Design operations understanding, Creative process understanding
What You'll Do.
Lead client engagement
Manage concurrent project tracks
Manage concurrent teams
Manage concurrent deliverables
Manage creative timelines
Manage production timelines
Serve as delivery leadership
Partner with Project Managers
Partner with discipline leads
Manage client expectations
Oversee contractual elements
Oversee commercial elements
Assess program change
Manage program change
Mentor project management talent
Develop project management talent
Bring definition to opportunities
Guide teams toward solutions
Maintain program performance oversight
Maintain agency accountability oversight
Inform senior leadership
Report to senior leadership
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional leads; Project Managers; Discipline leads; Client stakeholders; Across disciplines
Communication Scope
Written communication; Verbal communication; Organize information; Summarize information
Process & Methodology
Agile, Waterfall, Account management principles, Project management principles
Full Job Description
At AKQA (part of WPP), we believe in the imaginative application of art and science to create beautiful ideas, products and services. With an entrepreneurial and collaborative approach, we design adaptive digital services and applications that capture the imagination, delivering impressive returns for our clients. Program Directors at AKQA are essential figures in delivering and managing complex, portfolio-level client engagements. They bring extensive experience structuring and leading multi-million dollar programs with parallel workstreams, spanning design, development, campaign, social, media, and marketing. Equally focused on the big picture and the details that make it real, they serve as the senior tactical hub of the delivery organization, partnering with project managers and cross-functional leads to ensure every track of work moves with clarity, accountability, and momentum. We are seeking an experienced Freelance Program Director to support one of the most recognizable financial institutions in the country, a brand celebrated not only for its scale but for its standout, culturally resonant advertising and marketing work. This is a high-visibility engagement where campaign excellence and disciplined multi-track delivery leadership are equally important. You will be responsible for bringing structure, strategic oversight, and clear communication to a fast-moving, creatively ambitious body of work that spans multiple simultaneous workstreams and teams. ROLE REQUIREMENTS Lead and manage a large-scale, multi-million dollar client engagement with multiple concurrent project tracks, teams, and deliverables running in parallel Bring proven campaign delivery experience to the work, ensuring creative and production timelines are managed with rigor and an understanding of how great advertising gets made Serve as the senior point of delivery leadership across the engagement, partnering closely with Project Managers, discipline leads, and client stakeholders to maintai
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