Associate Vice President, Project Management Office

🔥 12 hours ago

⚔️ Virginia – Remote

⚔️ Virginia – Remote

💵 $130k - $155k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟢 Junior

🟡 Mid-level

👷‍♀️ Project Manager

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SimpsonScarborough

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11 - 50 employees

Founded 2015

📚 Education

Education • Marketing

SimpsonScarborough is a full-service agency specializing in higher education branding and marketing. The company provides a range of services including brand strategy, creative, digital, media, and market research. It focuses on helping colleges and universities build inspiring and enduring brands. With insights into the latest trends and challenges in higher education marketing, it aims to support Chief Marketing Officers and their teams. SimpsonScarborough is committed to being an advocate and ally for higher education institutions, providing strategic insights and fostering brand development.

📋 Description

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of project managers, building a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and high performance • Govern project performance across the agency portfolio — tracking financials, resourcing, timelines, and risk to ensure delivery excellence at scale • Translate portfolio and financial data into KPIs, dashboards, and executive-level reporting that drive informed decision-making • Build, standardize, and continuously improve PM systems, workflows, and documentation frameworks across the agency • Partner with practice area leads and Account leadership to ensure strategic alignment and operational clarity across the client portfolio • Serve as hands-on project lead for select high-priority client engagements • Support new-business pitches and set clear expectations with clients new to the engagement • Navigate a matrixed, cross-functional environment — exercising sound judgment when priorities compete and collaborating effectively across disciplines

🎯 Requirements

• 10+ years of project management experience on marketing-related work, with agency experience strongly preferred • A proven track record of building, standardizing, and governing PM processes and reporting — not just maintaining inherited systems • Hands-on fluency in project planning, task management, budgeting, resourcing, and forecasting • Experience leading, coaching, and developing a team of project managers • Strong data fluency — able to turn portfolio and financial metrics into actionable insights and executive-ready reporting • Experience navigating a matrixed, cross-functional agency environment with competing priorities across departments • Client-facing experience, including supporting new-business pitches and setting expectations with clients new to the engagement • Proficiency with Wrike or a comparable platform (Asana, Smartsheet, Monday.com); transferable experience welcome • Excellent communication skills — clear and confident with internal partners and senior stakeholders alike • Bachelor's degree and/or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.

🏖️ Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including nationwide health, dental, and vision coverage • 401(k) with employer contribution • Employer-paid life insurance and short-term disability • Flexible time off (FTO) with additional time-off options, including sick, volunteer & bereavement leave • Paid parental leave • A day off on your birthday • Two agency-wide closures in the summer and winter • Monthly lifestyle stipend to supplement routine wellness costs like streaming subscriptions, gym, or phone/internet costs