Job Description
We are looking for a Director, Project Management to join our team. You will be instrumental in establishing, leading, and growing our project management function. You will design the systems and processes that allow Princeton10 to operate with clarity, efficiency, and accountability. You'll partner closely with finance, client service, creative, strategy, tech, analytics, and leadership to drive seamless project delivery while mentoring and developing a high-performing team of project managers. This role is primarily a leadership role, but we expect all team members to play a part in the day-to-day. For this role, that may look like PM'ing a new biz opportunity while we hire.
You will report to the Managing Partner, Growth and Innovation.
Responsibilities Project Process & Delivery Excellence
- Lead and implement project management methodologies, tools, and best practices tailored to a fast-paced, client-focused agency environment to help unlock our next phase of growth.
- Work with the team to help ensure projects are scoped accurately, resourced appropriately, and delivered on time, on budget, and to the highest quality.
- Establish consistency across our accounts and help define processes as needed in collaboration with other stakeholders.
- Lead tracking of project health, utilization, and profitability in partnership with the PM team, finance, client service, and leadership
Team Leadership & Development
- Build, lead, and mentor a team of project managers, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Provide coaching and guidance to help project managers grow their skills in client management, prioritization, and communication.
- Work with other departments leads to help drive change through the agency.
Resource & Capacity Planning
- Lead resource management, ensuring the right talent is matched to the right projects while balancing workload and capacity.
- Anticipate hiring needs and contribute to workforce planning in collaboration with HR and department leads.
- Optimize utilization to drive efficiency without compromising quality or creativity.
- Support financial forecasting models from a project-by-project bottom-up view to help us see the bigger picture.
Agency Leadership & Collaboration
- Serve as a thought partner to senior leaders in improving workflows, project forecasting, and cross-team collaboration.
- Act as a trusted advisor to account and creative leaders, ensuring alignment between client priorities and internal resources.
- Champion a project management perspective in agency decision-making, helping Princeton10 scale effectively while staying true to its values-driven ethos.
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Requirements - 10+ years of experience in scaling and overseeing project management within an advertising, marketing, or related professional services environment.
- 5+ years in pharmaceutical or healthcare marketing managing projects, including product launches.
- 3+ years leading a team of project management professionals
- Proven experience leading and developing a project management function, ideally as the first or early hire in a scaling organization.
- Strong understanding of agency operations including scoping, budgeting, resourcing, and reporting.
- Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor, and inspire a team.
- Excellent communication, influencing, and relationship-building skills across creative and business functions.
- Comfort balancing strategic leadership with hands-on project oversight.
- Familiarity with project management and resourcing tools (e.g., Wrike, Asana, Workfront, Float, or similar).
- Excel at Excel.
$165,000 - $220,000 a year
Our compensation package includes base, discretionary bonus, health benefits, 401k match and more.
Not an agency* The layer-laden teams. The prehistoric processes. The impersonal, ego-driven dog-and-pony shows. Take what you think you know about agencies and burn it. P10 was born of the idea that if something isn't working-or could work better-change it. And that's exactly what we did. We know that what we're not makes us who we are. And we're not just another agency. We are people driven by a palpable passion and purpose, felt by our clients from the very first conversation.
P10 brings together a team of diverse, remote-only seasoned professionals to deliver exceptional value for our clients. Dare to do something different - join us.
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