Manager, Project Management

Omnicom Media

Chicago

Description

Omnicom Media (OM), the media services division of Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE: OMC) – delivers transformational experiences for consumers, clients, and talent. Powered by the Omni marketing orchestration system, OM connects best-in-class capabilities that enable our full-service media agencies OMD, PHD, and Hearts & Science to deliver more relevant and actionable consumer experiences, more productive and proactive client experiences, and more collaborative and rewarding talent experiences for the more than 24,000 people serving the world’s leading brands in OM agencies around the globe.

The Company

Comfluence, LLC is a subsidiary of Omnicom Group and has been inspired by confident marketers seeking business advantage in a world of personalized digital marketing, where CRM and addressable channels converge, and decisions must be made in real time to aggregate effective reach and deliver the right message at the right time.

Designed to inform brand strategies with real-time insights, Comfluence is a data-driven marketing agency with expert media planning and buying capabilities, among other services that include shopper marketing, marketing innovation and content activation.

Overview

The Project Manager is responsible for driving end-to-end execution and ownership of complex, cross-channel initiatives. This role goes beyond coordination — the PM is accountable for project health, risk mitigation, and delivery outcomes.

The PM leads day-to-day momentum across integrated teams (Strategy, Media, Creative, and Investment), ensuring work is delivered on time, with quality, and with clear accountability. They proactively identify risks, remove blockers, and implement scalable processes that improve team velocity.

This role requires a highly proactive operator who is comfortable owning ambiguity, pushing work forward, and leveraging tools and technology (including AI) to enhance delivery and efficiency.

Responsibilities

  • Own project delivery end-to-end across multiple workstreams
  • Accountable for timelines, milestones, and delivery outcomes
  • Identify risks early and define mitigation plans
  • Escalate issues clearly and prevent delivery impacts
  • Drive accountability across cross-functional teams
  • Define owners, deliverables, and deadlines
  • Build and maintain detailed project plans in Smartsheet
  • Use tools as a system of record for tracking and reporting
  • Leverage AI to streamline workflows and improve efficiency
  • Lead status reporting with clear, concise updates
  • Continuously improve processes and ways of working

Qualifications

  • 3–5 years of project management experience
  • Strong ownership mentality and accountability for outcomes
  • Advanced risk identification and mitigation capability
  • Highly organized with ability to manage multiple timelines
  • Proficient in Smartsheet or similar project management tools
  • Comfortable experimenting with AI tools in daily workflows
  • Strong communicator across teams and stakeholders

What Success Looks Like

  • Stakeholders trust PM as source of truth
  • Projects delivered on time without last-minute escalations
  • Risks identified early and proactively mitigated
  • Clear ownership across all workstreams
  • Smartsheet reflects real-time project status
  • AI is used to improve speed and efficiency

This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on relevant experience, other job-related qualifications/skills, and geographic location (to account for comparative cost of living). The Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. For this role, benefits include: health insurance, vision insurance, dental insurance, 401(k), Healthcare Flexible Spending Account, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, vacation days, sick days, personal days, paid parental leave, paid medical leave, and STD/LTD insurance benefits.

Compensation Range

$50,000—$95,000 USD

This role is hybrid, requiring three (3) days per week in the office. The remaining two (2) days may be worked remotely. Specific in-office days will be discussed during the interview process, with flexibility to align with team needs. Please note that the number or required in-office days may be adjusted over time, potentially increasing the number of required in-office days based on business needs.

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