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Associate Director, Technology Strategy
Digitas
Chicago, IL, United States
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Associate Director, Technology Strategy
DigitasLBi is a highly-caffeinated playground where brilliant minds come together to make bold, award-winning advertising. We use data-driven insights to guide our work, but we also believe in a healthy dose of spirited storytelling. Paving the way for this is our amazing Technology team, dedicated to transforming the marketing landscape. Right now, we’re looking for a talented Associate Directorto help lead the charge. Up for it? Read on.
We are looking for an energetic leader to manage digital delivery on an account where DigitasLBi is the digital agency of record. The Technology team is responsible for working with Creative & Experience Design teams to turn stunning ideas into digital solutions that literally change consumer behavior. No two days are the same and you'll constantly be challenged by the diversity of work on this account and be involved on activations from the day we get the brief until the night we launch.
You are...
• Able to interpret the brief and see how to realize in software
• Fluent in the worlds of creative, experience design and technology with a deep knowledge of how things are made
• Excellent at collaborating with cross-discipline teams to riff on ideas and develop an initial scope
Primary Responsibilities
• Provide technical leadership throughout the lifecycle of a project, from brief to launch, partnering with UX, Project Management and Client IT / Client Development Partners
• Deep understanding of the digital creative process
• Collaborate effectively with other disciplines on the account, specifically Experience Design, Project Management, Account and Media
• Build and maintain excellent Client/IT/Vendor relationships, and manage at least one high-profile partnership
• Knowledge of individual team members and their strengths to cast projects properly
• Effectively communicate requirements, scope and assumptions to clients
• Assist in the creation, prioritization and documentation of Business/User/Functional Requirements, Functional Specifications, CMS Training Guides and additional documentation as necessary
• Manage teams made up of both local and offshore employees as well as client personnel
• Identify project risks early, recommend mitigation and manage escalation
• Keep looking at what else we can do, new problems we can solve and additional areas of opportunity based on art of the possible
• Mentor and support other Business and QA Analysts and project teams in the chosen project process
• Able to manage multiple complex projects at one time
Requirements
• Deep knowledge and experience with deploying digital projects with multiple SDLCs such as Agile, Scrum and traditional waterfall
• Participate in the Business Development process
• Four year undergraduate degree
• 6+ years of experience managing technical teams in the development of highly complex, enterprise-class web implementations
• Strong foundation in core Business Analyst and Quality Assurance skill sets
• ScrumMaster and/or Project Management Certifications preferred
• Creative agency experience desired
• Excellent written and verbal skills
• Ability to be flexible and tolerate ambiguity while still operating effectively
• Exceptional client facing and presentation skills
• Candidate must be open to travel as needed
Got the goods? We’d love to hear from you.
About DigitasLBi
We have 40 offices in 25 countries, each one helping to upend and redefine the landscape of strategy, creativity, media and technology. We’re pumped about the accolades we’ve earned – cue Titanium Lions, Gold Pencils and making LinkedIn’s Most InDemand Employer List of 2014 – but what energizes us most is the people we work with, the clients we work for and the never-ending challenge that confronts us: Producing amazing creative, day after day.
On top of great values, great people and great clients, we’re proud to offer many great perks – things like flex vacation days, tuition reimbursement, gym membership discounts and anniversary gifts for the many people who’ve been with us 5, 10, 20 years and more. And while we celebrate those who’ve stuck by us and shaped us into the creative force that we are today, we’re always looking for great new talent help us grow even stronger. If that’s you, well, come join us.
DigitasLBi is an equal opportunity employer.
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