Delivery Management takes projects from planning to delivery - on time, on budget, and on brief. Delivery Management is everyone’s go to place for the project. Clients and internal team members rely on you for everything they need to know about a project: what to expect, what to do next, and where they need to be.

Being a good Project Manager requires a diverse mix of skills and experience. To be effective you need to be more than just organised and a good communicator. You’ll need to be able to prioritise, keep calm and focused, be able to delegate, not assume too much, be approachable, and have a passion for Digital. You’ll want to know how things work and you are always on the look-out for new tools, services and ways of doing things. And all of this while maintaining your sense of humour!

Digitas are looking for a Senior Project Manager to join them working on two major projects based overseas. One is a large technical Sitecore build project, the other, a mobile app build focusing on connected experiences. Experience working with clients in different timezones would be a huge advantage, though not a necessity. 

Responsibilities

• Define responsibilities, set direction and allocate tasks within the project team
• Weekly reporting/recording for company (including resource forecast & Tempo)
• Develop project proposals and statements of work leveraging experience of key discipline leads
• Manage and develop project change management process with support, negotiate project scope and finance details with clients
• Maximise revenue by delivering to project margin targets
• Working with Account Management team, contribute to business development efforts through project scoping, estimating and attending sales calls, and inputting into proposals
• Supports business operational processes (e.g. facilitates end of project reviews, etc.)
• Uncover your client’s hidden needs and issues by asking insightful questions and developing a good rapport
• Monitor interactions between your team and the client, and follow up to demonstrate strong client management
• Ask questions that push, challenge and stretch your clients and colleagues to foster creativity, or better our service
• Motivate others in your team or project to come up with new ideas and initiatives. Encourage them to challenge current approaches / methods.

• Ideally experience working in a digital agency, or in a web/digital consulting environment
• Experience managing marketing, creative or technology projects
• Experience developing project approaches and plans using PRINCE2 and/or Agile project methodologies
• Evidence of management of small project teams to a successful conclusion
• Self-starting, with the ability to work independently with little direction and tight deadlines
• Excellent client facing communications skills
• Ability to put administrative structure and organisation in place on new or existing projects
• Can articulate Project Management methodology – processes, practices, team management, project delivery phases
• Ability to turn requirements into a viable project plan and marshal resources required to deliver