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.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

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. You'll do this with skill, diplomacy and enthusiasm, bringing clarity to our internal Delivery team, and also to our client leadership team.

• Lead the scoping, planning and reporting of a complex project

• Work with the relevant discipline leads and client stakeholders to bring everyone on the journey together with clarity and drive

• Ensure that the delivery of work is achieved with a highly collaborative approach

• 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

• Deliver high scoring client satisfaction

• Track and report financial status of your projects.

• Monitor and proactively mitigate potential overruns, highlighting to the Group Delivery Director and Engagement Director when an overrun is likely to occur.

• Escalate and resolve financial issues as they happen.

• 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.

• You have a can-do mindset with the ability to prioritise and to work independently.

• Experienced in all stages of the delivery lifecycle from requirements gathering and discovery phases through to running teams and workstreams of people who will implement the solution.

• A team player with a good sense of humour and commitment to high standards

• Excellent attention to detail and an ability to tell a powerful story through project data

• Expert at managing client expectations, acting as a proxy for our agency within our client's business

• 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 build strong relationships and achieve results.

• Excellent communication & stakeholder engagement skills across all mediums - presentation, written, verbal.

• Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities.

• Excellent attention to detail.

• Ability to manage multiple tasks, projects and priorities.

• Ability to handle challenging client situations.
• Strong organisational and planning skills.