Christina Polakowski Gibbons

Vice President Program Management @Publicis Sapient

Birmingham, MI, US

10-12 years experience running large complex programs, approx.$7-$15M in revenue- Keen ability to deal with challenging situations/interactions and drive the collaboration process to get key Clients to make difficult decisions during a session- Influences internal and client teams to find solutions to prevent project impact- Establishes processes for scope management and change control and has the ability to drive difficult scope change discussions and actions with clients- Proactively identifies difficult team situations and implements corrective action where challenges may occur- Provides consultative advice to Clients/Client Services that help drive solutions- Owns one or more mid-level client relationship- Critical partner with account leadership on growing the existing account revenue and across capabilities- Ability to lead our teams to execute selected methodologies and to suggest customizations to methodology, tools and processes based on Client and project level specifics- Ability to motivate people horizontally and vertically and form quality relationships within the internal and Client organizations

Michigan State University

Bachelor of Arts, Journalism