Stagwell Global, LLC
SMP Programme Director
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About Stagwell Media Platform
Stagwell Media Platform is the technology and services backbone of Stagwell Inc., one of the world's fastest-growing global marketing networks. We build and operate the shared platforms, capabilities, and infrastructure that power Stagwell's agency brands—enabling data-driven, digitally integrated marketing at scale for some of the world's most ambitious companies.
Overview
This is a high-impact, London-based Programme Director role, reporting directly to the Global CEO of Stagwell Media Platform. As a senior individual contributor, you will:
- Own the delivery of the organisation's most critical tactical and strategic business transformation programmes, operating across a globally dispersed, senior stakeholder landscape spanning the US, UK, and beyond.
- Drive agency-wide change without managing a large team—you will be the one moving the organisation.
- Require someone who combines rigorous programme discipline with commercial and political acumen, helping to build trust across levels while knowing precisely when to push, when to escalate, and how to do so strategically.
Key Responsibilities
Programme Delivery & Governance
- Own end-to-end delivery of strategic and tactical transformation programmes, ensuring:
- Milestones, dependencies, and risks are actively managed.
- Robust programme governance frameworks (workplans, RAID logs, status reporting, executive dashboards) are defined and maintained—primarily in Adobe Workfront.
- Cross-functional workstreams deliver accountability with relentless focus on outcomes and deadlines.
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Senior Stakeholder Management
- Build trusted relationships with C-suite and senior leaders across Stagwell’s global network, with a focus on US-based stakeholders.
- Communicate:
- Programme status,
- Risks,
- Recommendations to the Global CEO and executive committee.
- Navigate complex organisational dynamics with diplomacy, knowing when to:
- Collaborate,
- Challenge,
- Escalate.
Strategic Business Transformation
- Contribute to designing and executing Stagwell Media Platform’s business transformation agenda, by:
- Translating strategic intent into executable plans with clear KPIs and measurable outcomes.
- Identifying:
- Blockers,
- Interdependencies,
- Capability gaps—then proposing solutions and driving cross-team alignment.
- Acting as a trusted integrator, ensuring coherence and momentum across a fast-moving portfolio of initiatives.
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Operational Excellence
- Champion best-in-class programme management practices, including:
- Embedding Adobe Workfront as the platform of record for delivery tracking.
- Producing clear, concise reporting for senior stakeholders, including:
- Board-level updates,
- Steering committee packs,
- CEO briefings.
- Operate with a proactive, solutions-first mindset, taking initiative before being prompted.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- On-time, on-scope delivery of strategic transformation programme milestones.
- Consistency and quality of:
- Programme governance,
- Reporting,
- Stakeholder communications.
- Senior stakeholder satisfaction (via direct CEO feedback and business unit engagement).
- Adoption and utilisation of Adobe Workfront across managed workstreams.
- Proactive identification and resolution of programme risks before they escalate.
Competitive Salary & Benefits
(Compensation package reflect's the role’s high-impact, senior-level nature with full market alignment.)
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