Associate Director, Project Manager

  • Full-time

Company Description

Merkle Cardinal Path, part of Dentsu Aegis Network, is a leading digital analytics and digital marketing firm focused on delivering insight, understanding, and outcomes that create a competitive advantage for our clients. We engage at the strategic, business, and technical levels to generate tangible and quantifiable value for our partners. Merkle Cardinal Path’s mission is: To know. To Share. To be our Partners’ competitive advantage. And our company culture reflects the importance of our people's expertise, wellness, and happiness in everything we do. 

Merkle Cardinal Path is rapidly expanding its Google Marketing Platform strategy with our clients, including media strategy, activation, platform management, analytics, and managed services to deliver transformational outcomes.

Job Description

An Associate Director on the Cardinal Path Project Management team is a seasoned
professional, responsible for thought leadership and governance of our Project Management department. Successful candidates work cross-departmentally to help improve the quality and efficiency of delivery. The Associate Director works in close collaboration with the director to define project reporting methodology, along with organization and mentorship of the department in its entirety.

The Associate Director plays a pivotal role in helping to deliver digital strategy, technology,
digital media, and analytics solutions. The position requires the ability to simultaneously lead multiple projects and a leader for the Project Management department, alongside experience including; general technical background, strong business knowledge, and exceptional project management skills. It is extremely important for this person to possess excellent communication skills to routinely interact with team members and external clients. The Associate Director should have a passion to help improve processes and provide guidance and mentorship to anyone that requires it. The work is varied and challenging and is best suited to an individual who enjoys and thrives in a fast-paced collaborative environment.

Responsibilities include:
● Support in leading the PMO or group of Project Managers with the oversight and
guidance of the PMO Senior Director
● Provide oversight and guidance to the Senior Project Management leadership team.

● Developing a core set of strategic goals to benefit the PMO and CP as a company.
● Support the PMO Senior Director in developing department road map and PMO goals,
support team in the completion of department objectives.
● Continued improvement roll outs of strategies to support methodology, tools and
process enhancements
● Coordinate and Manage integrated project plans to help clients achieve their strategic
objectives. Adapt and apply the Cardinal Path delivery approach to meet project
success metrics. Establish and maintain consistent and high-quality project
communication with all stakeholders.
● Collaborate with other departments within the organization to help improve the
quality and efficiency of delivery.
● Manage or oversee complex projects or programs.
● Oversee project estimations and the development of project deliverables. Establish
and maintain processes to manage scope throughout the project lifecycle. Champion
project management best practices across the organization.
● Establish standard reports and processes for project teams and clients
● Provide an infrastructure of constant health performance monitoring for the PMO and
client projects.
● Serves as lead Project Manager on enterprise client engagements
● Systematically track project tasks and risks.
● Proactively resolve roadblocks before they impact the successful delivery of the
project.
● Provide accurate time and resourcing forecasting for existing and upcoming
engagements

Qualifications

● Post Secondary degree with 8+ years’ experience in digital media/marketing/analytics
in a project manager role
● Experience delivering digital media, technology, and analytics projects within an
agency environment
● Experience managing multi-million dollar portfolios/client projects along with
estimating and scoping larger project opportunities

● Has 3+ years experience leading a PMO practices or a small group of project
managers
● Exemplifies strong Project Management methodology and knowledge of the agency
space
● Is a seasoned candidate with 5+ years of mentorship
● Ability to prioritize project deliverables and incident handling across the organization
● Self-motivated and able to work independently in meeting deadlines

Additional Information

We know through experience that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds foster a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers better business results. We strive to create workplaces that reflect the clients we serve and where everyone feels empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work. We are committed to working with our candidates from all ability levels throughout the recruitment process to ensure that they have what they need to be at their best. If you need accommodation during the application or interview process, please contact [email protected] or to begin a conversation about your individual accessibility needs throughout the hiring process.

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