Job Description
A Toronto-based advertising agency is looking for a Senior (Digital) Project Manager to manage medium to large size digital projects and support ongoing maintenance for tier 1 clients.
The successful candidate will have at least 4 years of experience in a project management role in the digital space, specifically in web development.
Experience with managing complex implementations, particularly in the world of AI and / or the world of AEM, is preferred.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Work collaboratively in a project management team that collectively is responsible for a portfolio of work, in a continuous delivery environment.
- Prioritize communication with PM teammates as needed to share knowledge, experience, status and resources.
- Work collaboratively with teams within the agency and the larger overall Publicis Groupe network to deliver integrated omni channel programs.
- Manage & motivate multidisciplinary teams in a fast-paced, multiple-project environment.
- Manage medium to large sized projects for tier one clients, from initiation to planning, design, development, and maintenance.
- Proactively monitor work progress to ensure tasks are progressing in a timely manner, and obstacles are removed.
- Proactively anticipate client needs throughout the implementation / maintenance process.
- Maintain positive relationships with clients and partners in day-to-day communication.
- Create project documentation, including project briefs, timelines, project status, estimates, etc.
- Work with rest of PM team to identify resource conflicts and gaps and resolve in the most efficient and cost effective manner.
- Monitor and reconcile actual vs. estimated time spent on projects for maximum accuracy and recovery of hours. Report weekly on budget status.
- Manage project scope and enforce change control processes.
- Proactively assess, manage and communicate risk
- Mentor junior members of the project management team.
Qualifications
Core Competencies
- Excellent leadership, communication and negotiation skills with a strong sense of empathy.
- Highly organized, detail-oriented and motivated.
- Assertive and proactive self-starter who is also a collaborative team player.
- Adaptable multi-tasker who welcomes new challenges.
- Problem solving / Decision making.
- Able to organize and prioritize, set and meet deadlines.
Role Specific Competencies
- Experience delivering on a wide variety of projects. Preference will be given to experience in delivering on complex functional tools, but more creative and conceptual projects in nature will also be part of scope.
- Experience delivering on projects in an enterprise environment. Platform experience, particularly with Adobe Experience Manager, is a plus.
Experience delivering AI projects also a plus.
- Strong presentation and meeting facilitation skills.
- Solid understanding of project management methodologies, concepts and processes. Change, risk, budget and time management.
- Knowledge of project, task and knowledgement management tools, ie. MS Project, JIRA, Confluence.
- Enthusiastic participant in the digital / interactive space, with a keen ability to identify opportunities for innovation and improvement.
Nice to have
- Experience working in an agile project management environment (scrum)
- Web development background
- Automotive industry experience
- Knowledge of tools used in the modern web development space, be they design, development, UI / UX or QA tools.
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