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. Role:

Senior Global Program DirectorLocation:

London (Occasional travel into client offices in London)We are a fast growing and ever evolving marketing services company harnessing the power and momentum of GenAI. 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. We are looking for an experienced Global Program Director to help make this possible by ensuring we meet key KPIs as the engagement ramps.You will be working closely with our client teams around the world as well as with support personnel in our regional hubs. You will be the organizing force across the engagement to ensure everything runs smoothly, end to end across all studios from scoping and estimation, through contracting and work authorization, resourcing and development, all the way to acceptance, invoicing and collections. You will also own the operational and financial reporting to internal and client stakeholders and work very closely with the client’s Finance personnel to provide necessary data and reports.You must be very tactically minded with proven ability to work effectively with globally distributed creative and production teams, able to interpret client specifications and direct teams to deliver on time, on budget and with the highest quality. You will support the Account Lead in their pursuit of top line growth and the evolution of the relationship with the client(s) and you will be ultimately accountable for the gross profit of the entire global arrangement. As such, you will have the authority to make key decisions, adjust budgets and add resources and related project governance processes as you see fit.You will develop processes to accurately estimate costs and timing for tasks and for project delivery, scope management and change control. You will have the ability to act strategically to ensure that any spike in momentum initially is sustained throughout the course of the contract. You will be open and willing to attend sustainability training relevant to your role and soak up recommended research and reading about sustainability issuesProject profitability:

Track the profitability of each project and the overall portfolio. This could be measured as a percentage of profit margin against budget or revenue generated per project.Measure the accuracy of budget forecasting and the degree to which projects stay within approved budgets. Variance analysis would be a key component.Monitor the efficiency of resource allocation, aiming for high utilization rates without overworking teams. Contribute to the overall revenue growth of the studios by successfully delivering projects and winning new business. 10+ years of global program/project management experience.- Creative, digitally and technically-minded in nature - we don’t expect you to know how to code or expect you to come up with the next big idea, but you must be comfortable understanding the world in which these disciplines operate.-Commercially astute with 8+ years of both contract and financial experience.-5+ years of Capacity Management and Resource Management / Casting experience.-3-5 years of people management experience.- Demonstrable experience delivering work within sold margins and developing solutions to margin challenges at the account and project levels.- Excellent organizational and time management skills.- Demonstrated ability to motivate staff/project/account team, inspire teamwork and take a leadership role.- Demonstrable experience working with creative teams throughout the project lifecycle and of managing to often very tight timelines.- Demonstrable experience of managing competing priorities at a local and global scale and the ability to manage stakeholders accordingly.- Demonstrable experience of global capacity planning to allow teams to ramp up in suitable timescales.- Be

actively pro-inclusive and anti-racist

across our community, clients and creations

All applicants shall be considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, neurodivergence, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local laws.Collectively, we work towards our mission,embedding sustainability into every department and through every stage of the project lifecycle.indicates a required fieldPhone *WebsiteDo you have the legal right to work in the UK? * Will you require now or ever, sponsorship to work in the UK? * Point of Data Transfer *When you apply to a job on this site, the personal data contained in your application will be collected by OLIVER (“Controller”) which is located at 151 Rosebery Avenue, EC1R 4 AB and can be contacted by emailing HR@oliver.