Head of Client Delivery
Description
Workstream Leadership
- Oversee planning and execution of high-complexity, multi-stream programs
- Define and align delivery strategies across Syneos businesses and regions
- Anticipate operational risks and lead proactive mitigation planning
- Lead delivery approach in strategic internal and client meetings.
- Lead long-term resourcing plans and evolution of sourcing.
- Ensure optimal team utilisation and manage capacity with department leads
- Lead financial oversight for key clients in partnership with Finance and Account leads.
- Champion accountability in the delivery function, ensuring projects align with margin expectations and client scope.
- Develop and mentor client delivery talent
- Cultivate a high-performing collaborative team culture
- Serve as strategic partner to cross-functional and client leads
- Champion retrospective culture and shared learning across teams
- Shape and evolve delivery standards, frameworks, and practices.
- Drive continuous evolution of tools, SOPs and governance structures and lead implementation
- Solve cross-team barriers and unlock delivery performance.
- Own process evolution, documentation standards, and compliance
- Own the agency’s project health and documentation standards
- Master’s degree or similar degree in relevant area
- Experience in senior delivery/project leadership roles in an agency environment
- Proven track record managing large-scale engagements with high delivery complexity.
- Strong operational and financial leadership capabilities
- Demonstrated success in mentoring and growing teams
- Deep expertise in delivery platforms (e.g., WRIKE), project reporting tools, and cross-functional workflow design.
- Fluent in English; German is a plus.
Syneos Health Communications is the only healthcare communications network that is part of a company on the frontlines of healthcare, with a clear view into the everyday complexities of life and health. As part of Syneos Health®, our agencies — consisting of leading brands and experts in advertising, branding, public relations, managed markets and medical communications — are engaged in every point of influence in health, providing real-world insight into markets and audiences in ways that no other partner could.
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