Senior Project Manager
The Senior Project Manager plans, directs, and coordinates all delivery-related activities of large-scale client engagements to ensure that project goals are accomplished within the prescribed timeframe, funding parameters, and scope.
Operational
- Consults with management and reviews project proposals to determine goals, timeframe, pricing, deliverables, and procedures for accomplishing project, staffing requirements, and allotment of resources
- Develops project plans specifying goals, strategy, staffing, scheduling, identification of risks, contingency plans, and allocation of available resources
- Uses Waterflow and select Agile Project Management methodologies to promote rapid delivery of high-quality materials. Is adept at fast tracking, parallel pathing, and otherwise developing alternate means of achieving ever-changing goals
- Champions agencywide integration of project management methodologies and terminology and maintains ongoing compliance with online routing systems and other workflow tools
- Communicates clear direction and information across practices and departments to ensure delivery teams understand project plans and requirements
- Conducts scrums and internal project status meetings with cross-functional internal teams; participates in weekly client status meetings with account manager
- Develops and maintains project documentation using agency project management tools
- Directs, coordinates, motivates, and follows up with account managers, delivery team members, and client staff to ensure project progresses on schedule and goals and requirements are met
- Prepares daily project status and resource reports and keeps management, clients, and others informed of project status and related issues
- Develops and maintains harmonious internal and client relationships
- Confers with project team to resolve project- and delivery-related issues
- Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor
Financial
- Prepares accurate and timely estimates and project requirements, builds project plans, discusses contingencies, and aligns to SOW
- Manages project scope and prepares change orders
- Generates monthly output forecasts and makes suggestions on revenue/work escalations, change orders, and transfers, where appropriate
- Obtains vendor costs and timing when developing and finalizing client estimates
- Clearly defines project assumptions and scope parameters
- Works with account manager to address SOW/estimate constraints and monitor scope/assumptions
- Alerts teams when financial issues arise and discusses ways to address changes in scope
Experience- Minimum 5 years agency experience in project management (digital and/or offline)
- 4-year undergraduate degree or equivalent professional experience
- Experience in team leadership and needs assessment
- Excellent verbal/written communication skills
- Experience in digital, print, and audio/video production is desirable
- Knowledge of pharmaceutical promotion guidelines is highly desired
- Proficiency with Lotus Notes and MS Office applications, including Word and Excel, is required
- Proficiency with project management software is desired
