Full-Time Senior Project Manager

WHAT DOES A SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER DO?

The Senior Project Manager (SPM) leads internal day-to-day operations and delivery for strategic, creative, and medium-to-high complexity projects, from inception to completion, within a brand or multiple brands.

The SPM has expert-level project management skills, leading any project/program with limited supervision, as the primary internal contact for their projects.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Full lifecycle delivery & management of complex, technical, strategic, and creative projects.
• Develops & manages project timelines, estimates, risk registers, communication plans, burn reports, and change logs with minimal oversight.
• Leads estimation, budget, & staff plan parameters with minimal supervision.
• Leads project timeline creation with internal/external stakeholders with minimal supervision.
• Leads project kickoffs & status meetings.
• Creates/reviews/distributes meeting recaps; mentors Project Managers (PM) & Project Coordinators (PC) in recap writing.
• Develops financial forecasts with AD & GPD for proactive financial management.
• Facilitates monthly billing, analysis, and action with AD, Finance, & Account.
• Assists in developing annual/project-based SOWs with Account Services, AD, & GPD.
• Provides input to program Gantt Charts with ADs & GPD.
• Assists in change order creation & management with Account Services, AD, & GPD.

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent + professional experience.
• 3-5 years PMO experience. Pharmaceutical/advertising experience (AOR or DAOR) preferred.
• Advanced understanding & application of PMO standards/processes.
• Experience leading complex, technology, strategy, & creative projects.
• Ability to develop creative, strategic, or technical project plans.
• Ability to tailor/flex processes to proactively facilitate projects.
• Experience leading diverse functional groups & project teams.
• Understanding of project forecasting/reforecasting throughout the project lifecycle.
• Expert project/program burn analysis & remediation.
• Strong scope/change management tracking & adherence.
• Client-facing communication experience.
• Strong critical thinking/problem-solving skills, anticipating/assessing/mitigating risks.
• Ability to build trust, negotiate, & influence decision-making (Account, SMEs, Clients, Partner Agencies, 3rd-party vendors).
• Strong sense of ownership & accountability.
• Strong decision-making/implementation skills under uncertainty.
• Experience with Project Management Information Systems (Workfront, Workfront Proof, Smartsheet, MS Project).
• Strong understanding of Microsoft Office Suite (Excel).
• Launch experience a plus.

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