Senior Technical Project Manager

  • Full-time

Company Description

Publicis Media harnesses the power of modern media through global agency brands Performics, Spark Foundry, Starcom and Zenith. A key business solution of Publicis Groupe ([Euronext Paris FR0000130577, CAC 40], Publicis Media’s digital-first, data-driven global practices deliver client value and drive growth in a platform-powered world. It is present in more than sixty countries with over 23,000 employees worldwide.

Job Description

The Senior Project Manager, Program Operations is essential to ensuring Publicis Media products and services are successfully delivered (e.g. against scope, cost, time, quality) and maintained through the application of program management methodology and business operations. The Senior project manager will be responsible for acting as the Scrum Master for development teams assigned to large scale, complex and long duration projects to deliver business solutions to the company. Includes oversight of full project lifecycle from inception to implementation with the ability to manage multiple project tracks and teams using agile methodologies and practices.

The Senior Project Manager will participate in the estimation, risk and resolution, status reporting process, and ensure that the team meets their commitments. The Senior Project Manager ensures quality of products and service are in compliance with the agency or client’s needs. 

Core Responsibilities:

  • Plan, Implement and Manage large scale concurrent projects using the agile framework
  • Ensures there is a consistent application of project management methodologies and standards
  • Develops strong and enduring business relationships with senior and mid-level executives
  • Demonstrated ability to work in a collaborative environment and influence others to ensure successful project deployment
  • Understands key business and technology drivers
  • Proven ability to manage cross-functional execution teams through influence where direct reporting lines do not exist
  • Coordinates with other Project Managers to establish priorities and proactively set direction for engineering team across various projects
  • Works closely with the Product Owner and sponsor to identify and assure delivery against key business objectives, priorities, expectation setting, etc.
  • Performs other duties as assigned or requested

Qualifications

  • 5+ years project management experience
  • 5+ years technology or product development experience or managing in a consulting environment
  • Hands-on experience with SCRUM/Agile methodologies with enterprise-level application development projects
  • Experience as an Agile coach
  • The candidate must have proven experience working in a complex, matrixed environment, managing multiple stakeholders
  • Demonstrated experience managing large-scale, complex programs
  • Strong negotiation and issue resolution skills
  • Expert understanding of project & program management processes and methodologies
  • Solid understanding of software development life cycle as well as expert knowledge of both Agile and Plan Driven project management principles and practices with the ability to blend them together
  • Ability to interact, manage and influence key stakeholders including executive team members

Experience Preferred but not required:

  • Experience in Media or Advertising
  • Experience working on products, solutions or Ad Tech
  • Experience working with Agile Project Management tools such as Jira, Confluence or equivalent
  • Experience with multiple project methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, XP, Waterfall, etc.)
  • PMP, PMI-ACP, Scrum Master Certification, Bachelor's degree in business or computer science or MBA

Additional Information

Publicis Media provides benefits and resources designed to support all of our employees. With comprehensive health and dental benefits, 401K match program, generous time off, and flexibility to work remotely we strive to support work life balance. We encourage participation in the over 13 Business Resource Groups, including groups for Women, People of Color, Veterans, LGTBQ community and allies, Parents, and more.

Please let your Publicis Recruiter know if there are any particular adjustments we can consider to make the interview more accessible and comfortable.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Compensation Range: $70,000 -$110,000 annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. For this role, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off.

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