Job Description

About SYPartners SY Partners is a consulting firm that focuses on transformation. Using the tools of strategy and design, we work alongside CEOs, leaders, and their executive teams to design a better future for their organizations particularly in times of great change. The animating data that drives us is our belief that organizations designed for both humanity and performance create unprecedented impact. We partner with leaders in organizations that have the courage and rigor to pursue both as equally essential and mutually reinforcing. And we seek to design our own organization in alignment with this idea, as well. SYPartners was founded in 1994. The company is headquartered in New York City with an office in Abu Dhabi, and is a founding member of kyu, a collective of best-in-class creative firms. The Opportunity The Senior Program Manager manages the business operations of a project, while maintaining overall team health and workflow. This consultant is the hub of a project seeing and managing the whole system, ensuring that all elements of the program are accounted for and connected, and constantly assessing if the program execution is fully aligned with the overall strategic intent. Partnering closely with other consultants on the strategy, design, and studio teams, the Senior PM orchestrates powerful experiences that help our clients see a new way forward, and insightful plans and tools that help them take action. Candidate Profile You are a proactive problem solver You are a skilled multi-tasker You are adept at moving between minutia and system views You are a dedicated collaborator, experienced at driving teams to succeed You are an excellent communicator and relationship builder

How Youll Drive Impact Planning, workflow, and delivery

- Cultivate positive and effective relationships with clients of all levels, and be the point of contact for all aspects of the engagement. - Develop and manage workflow to meet outcomes for a multi-month, multi-track engagement, knowing how to prioritize and segment work, and how to focus the team on what matters most. - Manage the creative process and workflow for anything from digital tools and videos to specialty print and large-scale events. Budget and finance - Price new work and contribute to proposal development. - Track and evaluate program profitability, identifying discrepancies and leveraging data to anticipate and recommend necessary adjustments. - Draft scopes of work (SOWs), track budgets, facilitate contract negotiations and ensure that all appropriate documentation is in place. Team health and partnerships - Co-create alongside teams of strategists, designers, and studio team members, as well as external partners including copywriters, photographers, printers, developers, and videographers. - Advocate on behalf of your team members, acknowledge team success, and monitor morale. - Create strong partnerships with each team member and encourage team behaviors that foster deep collaboration and partnership. - Anticipate and properly communicate resource needs to maximize impact, including scenario plans to resolve challenges, taking into account individual growth goals and superpowers, and team needs. Qualifications - Minimum 7-10 years of relevant program/account management experience with knowledge of the creative, digital or experiential process and expertise in strategic planning. - Fluency in Arabic preferred.

SYPartners Commitment to Diversity At SYPartners, we are committed to the work of advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in our own organization and for the leaders and clients we partner with. Our vision of the future one in which organizations are designed to create conditions for human flourishing demands that we continually work to become a more diverse and inclusive organization ourselves. We are committed to working with and designing for people of every race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, socio-economic status, physical ability or attribute, religion, national origin, or political belief. We recognize this commitment requires continual learning, reflection, and imagination.

Compensation Our offer takes into consideration the skills and experience you bring, pay equity across similar roles within SYPartners, and the market rate for similar roles outside of SYPartners. You can be confident that your offer will be in line with the compensation as other colleagues who are in the same role with comparable skills and experiences. Our offers are guided by and a result of our compensation philosophy, anchored in four guiding principles: Informed, Equitable, Consistent, and Transparent. Taking Care of Our People

Taking care of people isnt just something we strive for through our business, it is who we are, and part of what we do each and every single day. We want to ensure talent at SYPartners feels this is a place where, no matter who you are, you feel safe, included, and that you have the opportunity to bring your unique self into the space to do the best work of your life.