Job Title : Senior Project Manager
About this role : MRM is seeking a Senior Project Manager. We are looking for a candidate who demonstrates strong verbal and written communication skills, who strives to excel professionally in the field of Project Management.
Our ideal candidate will contribute to a positive and collaborative working environment to build and enhance working relationships with clients, external partners and within the agency. This role requires the candidate to have a strong ability to work independently while identifying, analyzing, and resolving problems. This role also requires strong decision-making skills and the ability to communicate confidently and efficiently with managers and team members across all areas of the agency.
Responsibilities :
- Responsible for the successful development and implementation of multiple, complex solutions
- Effectively planning, problem solving and delivering quality with little supervision
- Manage multiple large-scale projects (launches, programs) simultaneously in a deadline-driven environment
- Facilitate project kickoff meetings
- Create and manage project scope documents and schedules / project plans
- Lead projects with cross-functional teams including creative, technology, QA, User Experience / Information Architecture, production, performance / analytics
- Interact and collaborate knowledgably with clients and partners
- Identify project resource requirements and facilitate staffing
- Coordinate asset deliveries with partners and perform asset quality reviews
- Manage workflow tickets and online collaboration
- Function as a client liaison
- May mentor APMs and PMs
Qualifications :
Excellent communication, interpersonal and problem-solving skills, including those with clientsAble to consistently demonstrate key leadership skills in leading the immediate and broader team and an immediate report to meet project and agency goalsAble to work expertly under pressure and very comfortable with change and complexity in dynamic environmentsAble to shift readily between the "big picture" and the small-but-crucial details, knowing when to concentrate on eachAble to work effectively with clients, partners and vendors to deliver an overall solutionUnderstands and provides input for the project requirements and ensures alignment of the solutionsAble to expertly lead and motivate multi-disciplinary project teamsAble to expertly lead meetings with clients and agency team, and create / deliver persuasive presentationsAble to manage multiple, concurrent projectsAble to sell and negotiate solutionsStrong ability to apply concepts in strategy, marketing and brand managementRequirements :
Bachelor's degree preferred5-8 years' experience in project management or service management within a professional services companyAgency or client-side experience a strong plusStrong skill level with MS Office experience, including Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook preferredStrong skill level with Smartsheet or other project plan software (MS Project)Strong skill level with production tools and proprietary software (JIRA, Content Management Systems, online routing, etc.)Strong knowledge of the web and related technologies including (user experience, web development, web services, integration, application management and hosting) Strong experience with digital campaigns, including site, digital experiences, email and OLA projectsExperience with Print, Photo, and / or Video Production a plus (may be required for specific roles.)Strong experience with project methodologies, including agile, hybrid, or waterfallExcellent project management skills and experience including :o Schedule development, management, monitoring and oversight
o Resource management and forecasting
o Task and delivery management
o Risk identification and management
o Issue identification and management
o Estimate development, tracking and forecasting project fees and costs without supervision
o Contribute to Project Scope of Work documents and audit to identify risks
o Reconciling project fees and costs for client review
o Delegation to support teams
Possible travel to client or partner officesAbout MRM
MRM is a modern relationship marketing agency that delivers transformative creative solutions at the intersection of business, culture, and technology. MRM operates in a borderless, integrated way, to allow for greater collaboration and velocity-all to the service of helping businesses grow meaningful relationships with people. MRM is part of McCann Worldgroup and the Interpublic Group of companies (NYSE : IPG), and spans 35 offices across North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific. For more information, please visit www.mrm.com .
We love our diverse workplace! MRM is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability, marital status, veteran status or any other occupationally irrelevant criteria.