Senior Project Manager Heritage

We are a fast-growing studio looking for a Senior Project Manager to join our team. You will be comfortable taking ownership of the successful planning & delivery of projects, thrive working in a fast-paced team and have experience working in an agency environment. As a Senior Project Manager at WONGDOODY, you will be responsible for the management of a complex, business critical project for one of our key strategic accounts. This project exists as part of a broader programme of work, and you’ll be working alongside other members of the Delivery team. You’ll be a key point of contact between WONGDOODY and our client, building and nurturing relationships with a globally distributed set of different stakeholders. Your role will be to support them as they navigate the complexities of business go-live in digital channels. The successful candidate will have with strong experience in delivering projects with a multi-matrix approach to both technical and business go live. Project Planning & Delivery Lead the scoping, planning and reporting of a complex project Monitor risks and dependencies across the project, both at the client side and internally towards the agency Provide regular status reports for stakeholders, including detailed dashboard style reports for the client in relation to this specific project Budget & Financial Management Track and report financial status of your projects. Escalate and resolve financial issues as they happen. Resource Planning Work with Head of Staffing & Discipline Leads to plan resource requirements for your project and ensure these are accurately reflected in Forecast (resource management system). Work with client stakeholders to support them, validating they are adequately resourced and setup to achieve the aims and objectives of the project From time to time, you may be required to work with the New Business team and Engagement Directors on new business proposals and pitches & to provide delivery content including scope, assumptions, timings plans and estimates. Excellent attention to detail and an ability to tell a powerful story through project data Confident engaging with client stakeholders at all levels from Product Management through to Heads Of Dept and CIO Strong experience of leading complex digital delivery projects and programmes Experience in delivering projects that use Agile & Waterfall methodologies. Evidence of managing multi-disciplined project teams onshore and offshore, across different geographies and time zones. Ability to turn requirements into project scope with assumptions, effort estimates, delivery approach, governance structure, plans and budget. Strong knowledge and best practice approach for project management and product development/delivery. Exceptional leadership and team management skills. Ability to manage multiple tasks, projects and priorities. Strong organisational and planning skills. Since our founding in 1993, we have won hundreds of global awards for creativity and marketing effectiveness, while building a culture that consistently makes WongDoody one of the “Best Places to Work”. While some of us are still working remotely, our offices are open! Our teams enjoy working in a hybrid capacity and we gather in the office as client needs, agency celebrations and team dynamics dictate. Human experiences are the touch points that make brands and technology matter to customers. We use strategy, creativity, design and data to develop engaging experiences that transform businesses, and work with Infosys to achieve global scale at speed. WongDoody is a proud Equal Employment Opportunity employer where we are committed to creating an equitable, diverse and inclusive workspace regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. We are intentional about creating a space which not only celebrates and embraces, but also reflects the diversity of the world we live in.