Vice President, Print and Production

Company description

A division of Publicis Groupe, Publicis Digital Experience is a network of top-tier agencies designed to develop capabilities and solutions to enable growth and provide scaled access to the digital capabilities of Publicis Groupe in service of our clients. Together, the Publicis Digital Experience portfolio endeavors to create value at the intersection of technology and experiences to connect brands and people.

Our model to transform every brand experience will help clients navigate, develop, and activate commerce in a way that will provide them with a future-proof model for modern marketing. With our unique expertise in consumer engagement, CRM, and commerce, Publicis Digital Experience powers brands and empowers people in a new era of creativity. An ever-changing landscape and the need for fluid thinking is just part of our problem-solving nature.

Which means we're untethered from any specific medium or method—we go where ideas will work best.

We are an expanding network with more than 5,000 employees, with agency brands throughout our global offices. Publicis Digital Experience brands include Razorfish, Digitas, Arc Worldwide, Saatchi Saatchi X, Plowshare, 3

Share, and the Publicis Commerce Exchange.

Our Vice President, Print and Production role sets vision and direction through resource allocation decisions for our significant organization and business unit. You will be responsible for multiple functions and/or departments.

• Develops and implements strategic plans and objectives for the organization in alignment with corporate strategy; oversees direction and approves tactical administrative or operational policies and resource allocation decisions to ensure achievement of objectives.
• Participates in corporate development of methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for projects, programs, and people.
• Ensures our budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements.
• Interacts internally and externally with executive level management, requiring negotiation of extremely critical matters.
• Influences policy making. Recognized as an influential leader.
• Directs and controls the activities of a broad functional area through several department managers within the company.

Daily you will manage departmental structure, workforce planning, career development, training, planning and budgeting. Perform hiring, firing, objective setting, performance appraisals, coaching, and pay reviews as well as:

• Create and implement resources designed to facilitate both existing and emerging business opportunities
• Involved in translating corporate objectives into relevant tangible goals for their team then Develops resources and new business opportunities
• Involved in translating corporate objectives into relevant tangible goals for their team then determining, capturing, and reporting the lead and lag measures throughout the organization.
• Selects, develops and evaluates personnel ensuring efficient operation of the function.
• Manage career paths by coaching and mentoring direct and indirect reports. Sets and regularly reviews the team’s strategic goals and adjusts them to stay in line with corporate goals. Holds associates accountable for their work by setting expectations, achieving commitments, providing feedback, and evaluating effectiveness.
• Collaborates with peers on succession planning.
• Manages staff (direct, indirect, matrixed) and project timelines
• Escalates critical issues to senior leadership appropriately.
• Develops best practices and champions them within the organization.
• Build strong internal peer network.
• Meets with clients, account services, and project management teams regularly.
• Manages budget for capital and operating expenses within the department.

Overall scope requirements of the role:

• Able to communicate effectively with direct manager and upper management, and synthesize relevant information on key milestones, success criteria, and risks.
• Able to lead teams without direct supervision.
• Able to solve complex problems and issues.
• Able to recognize and manage new business opportunities.
• Able to interact with customers, coach analysts and developers, and influence peers…