OLIVER

ProgramDirector

$128–143k Chicago, Illinois, United States Remote Friendly
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The Brief

“Program Director at OLIVER. Skills: Delivery operations, Team leadership, Process management, AI tools. Own end-to-end delivery operation. Lead and develop teams”

What You'll Achieve.

SLA performance; Resource utilization; Operational reporting; Cost per asset; Time per project vs SLA; Resource utilization; Revisions per asset

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

Problem-solving; Risk identification; Root cause analysis

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Lead delivery and operations, Own end-to-end delivery operation, Lead and develop teams, Partner to allocate resource, Establish and maintain rhythms, Route tasks to talent, Drive quality control standards, Lead studio transitions, Manage relationships with Mexico City team, Report on studio performance, Build and maintain playbooks, Proven experience leading delivery, Expert proficiency with project management, Track record of building teams, Data literacy, Experience managing distributed teams, Advanced use of AI tools, Agentic thinking, Ability to train AI adoption

Nice to Have

Project management and workflow experience with OMG or similar platforms

What You'll Do.

Own end-to-end delivery operation

Lead and develop teams

Partner to allocate resource

Establish and maintain rhythms

Route tasks to talent

Drive quality control standards

Lead studio transitions

Manage relationships with Mexico City team

Report on studio performance

Build and maintain playbooks

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-cultural collaboration; Remote operational effectiveness

Communication Scope

QBR preparation

Process & Methodology

Workflow management, Project management, SLA tracking

Full Job Description

Established in 2004, OLIVER is the world’s first and only specialist in designing, building, and running bespoke in-house agencies and marketing ecosystems for brands. We partner with over 300 clients in 40+ countries and counting. Our unique model drives creativity and efficiency, allowing us to deliver tailored solutions that resonate deeply with audiences. As a part of The Brandtech Group, we're at the forefront of leveraging cutting-edge AI technology to revolutionise how we create and deliver work. Our AI solutions enhance efficiency, spark creativity, and drive insightful decision-making, empowering our teams to produce innovative and impactful results. Role: Program Director Location: Chicago, IL, United States (Remote) About the role: The Program Director leads delivery and operations for the OLIVER studio working in partnership with our client. You are accountable for SLA performance, resource utilization, operational reporting, and the overall health of the studio’s day-to-day workflow. You partner directly with the Business Director, Resource Manager, and Integrated Project Managers to build and maintain a structured, scalable way of working. What you will be doing: Own the end-to-end delivery operation — from brief intake and triage through production, review, approval, and delivery — using OMG as the central workflow management system Lead and develop a team of Integrated Project Managers and QA Managers across Mexico City and Chicago, building a delivery culture that is process-led, SLA-aware, and proactive Partner with the Resource Manager to allocate creative, production, and QA resource against the studio's active workload, managing peaks and troughs effectively Establish and maintain weekly and monthly accountability rhythms — status reporting, resourcing reviews, SLA tracking, and QBR preparation — in partnership with the Business Director Route tasks to talent, factoring real-time utilization and SLAs; implement automated alerts to proactively ad

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