{"id":3812214,"url":"https://alion.io/job/publicis-groupe-integrated-project-manager","title":"Integrated Project Manager","company":{"id":46462,"name":"Publicis Groupe","domain":"publicisgroupe.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/publicisgroupe","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"iCIMS","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":100,"open_postings":51,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0,"repost_share":0.059,"time_to_fill_p50_days":14,"computed_at":"2026-11-10T06:52:35Z"}},"role":"Management","role_family":"Management","seniority":"middle","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Johannesburg, South Africa"],"countries":["ZA"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":3,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":true,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-11-05T14:59:58Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-11-05","last_verified_at":"2026-11-10T23:47:30Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":5,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":5},"description":"Company Description\nPublicis Groupe is a global leader in communication. The Groupe is positioned at every step of the value chain, from consulting to execution, combining marketing transformation and digital business transformation.\nThis role is for the Agency Machine, which sits inside of Publicis:\nAt Machine_, we’re driven by an experienced team of individuals that are passionate about producing relevant and engaging creative work and experiences, whilst at the same time building solid, long-term relationships with our clients.\nOverview\nTitle: Integrated Project ManagerLocation: JHB Reporting To: Operations Director South Africa\nROLE PURPOSE The Mid to Senior Project Manager owns the day-to-day delivery of assigned integrated campaigns and projects, from briefing and scoping through production and other practices such as media from approval, release and close-out. The role turns requirements into workable plans and keeps teams, clients and suppliers aligned on scope, responsibilities, costs and deadlines.\nThe role requires independent ownership of medium-to-complex projects and several concurrent workstreams, with escalation of material commercial, resource or delivery decisions to the relevant delivery lead. Work may span digital, content, retail, production and, where included in scope, events and activations.\nResponsibilities\nPROJECT SCOPING AND PLANNING\nInterrogate briefs with Client Leadership and specialist teams to confirm objectives, deliverables, acceptance criteria, dependencies and approvals.\nBuild detailed schedules, milestones and resource plans; agree estimates and delivery assumptions before work begins.\nCoordinate work across Strategy, Creative, UX, Technology, Media and Production, adapting the delivery approach to the project.\nEXECUTION AND STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT\nRun kick-offs, status meetings and reviews; maintain clear actions, owners and deadlines and follow through without requiring repeated supervision.\nMonitor progress and quality gates, anticipate bottlenecks and negotiate practical recovery options with the responsible teams.\nKeep clients and internal stakeholders informed of delivery status, decisions and risks, working within agreed communication and approval responsibilities.\nBUDGET AND SUPPLIER CONTROL\nMaintain project estimates, purchase orders, commitments and actual costs; flag variances and scope changes before additional spend or work is committed.\nCoordinate supplier quotes, procurement and invoice reconciliation with Finance, following approval policies and agreed turnaround times.\nFor scoped events or activations, coordinate venues, travel, suppliers, run sheets and on-site teams with appropriate production and health-and-safety support.\nRISK MANAGEMENT AND PROJECT CLOSE OUT\nMaintain risks, issues, dependencies and change records; escalate material concerns with clear options and their timing, cost or quality implications.\nEnsure documented approvals, quality checks, final asset handovers and organised project records are complete before closure.\nLead project reviews, close financial administration and translate lessons into better plans; support less experienced coordinators where required.\nFUTURE-FIT OPERATING MODEL & TRANSFORMATION\nSupport the Operations Director to implement, manage and lead adoption of the future-fit operating model across assigned projects and workstreams, translating the agreed direction into practical delivery plans.\nLead the day-to-day rollout of agreed workflows, platforms, governance and AI-enabled processes; clarify responsibilities, manage dependencies and coordinate teams through implementation.\nDrive behavioural change through briefings, training support and coaching; monitor adoption, resolve delivery barriers and escalate structural issues or decisions to the Operations Director.\nTrack implementation milestones, adoption and operational benefits; report progress and risks, recommend improvements and maintain client service and business continuity throughout the transition.\nAI CAPABILITY AND FUTURE WAYS OF WORKING\nUse approved AI tools to support project planning, status reporting, risk identification and workflow automation; validate schedules, dependencies, estimates and recommendations before acting on them.\nDemonstrate effective prompting, iteration and critical evaluation. Use only approved tools and data; protect client information and intellectual property, check rights and provenance where relevant, and retain human accountability for final work.\nIdentify appropriate AI use cases, share practical learning and measure improvements in quality, speed or effectiveness. Recognise tool limitations and escalate uncertain, inaccurate or inappropriate outputs.\nDeliver projects by matching each milestone with the right people, skills and tools from the Publicis Toolstack.\nReimagine how milestones are delivered using AI and automation, building scalable templates and workflows that future-fit our business.\nQualifications\n3-5 years' experience in a creative, advertising, or integrated communications agency.\nProven project management of large-scale integrated campaigns.\nExperience leading integrated agency teams across ATL, Digital, and Media.\nAdditional Information\nPLEASE NOTE:Publics Groupe is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and prohibits any forms of Discrimination or Harassment. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our employees in line with our Employment Equity Plan. All appointments will be based on qualifications, experience and best fit but preference will be given to all affirmative action candidates or designated groups.\nOnly shortlisted candidates will be contacted. 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