Senior Project Manager

Senior Project ManagerReporting into: Associate Director of Project Management Location: New York, NYABOUT MCCANN NY: We're McCann New York. This is where, for over a century, three simple words have led the way: Truth Well Told. It's our belief that consumer insights based in truth are crucial to building brands that last. We're passionate and persistent, inclusive, and inquisitive. Also, we like to laugh. And all of this finds its way into what we do best: creating culture-defining work that moves business. We're proud to have been named the Cannes top performing New York and North America agency in 2023, Campaign US BIG agency of the year in 2022 and 2023. We are also honored to have made Ad Age's A-List four years in a row and been named Fast Company World's Most Innovative Companies.The Role:As a Senior Project Manager at McCann New York, you will manage key projectprograms for significant businesses. A key partner to discipline leads with the ability to manage across multiple channels, ensuring each account and project is scoped, resourced and managed from beginning to end. This role will require hands-on experience across traditional and non-traditional media, as well as a flexible approach with the ability to adapt and change as needed. We looking for a project leader that is passionate about creating world-class campaigns, programs and experiences for large-scale client engagements while also bringing a fresh perspective to the agency to develop revolutionary creative work. The Project Management Department strives to be a cornerstone of the agency's operations. Through a cross-discipline, consistent and rigorous approach from client input brief to scoping through delivery to billing, job closure and asset storage, and the resulting project-driven P&L goals. As Senior Project Manager, you are responsible for ensuring that projects overcome obstacles by proposing solutions that always strive to improve the work, provide best-in-class client delivery, and maximize efficiency.What You'll Do...Partner closely with Business Leadership and discipline leads to manage the overall program(s) for the year across multiple channels, managing multiple agency partners Act as client-facing partner to Business Leadership and discipline leads, driving growth and profit goals and advocating the importance of healthy and measurable ways of workingResponsible for all internal communications and day-to-day deliverable management for account(s)Be a partner to the broader agency team, delivering growth and profit goals on project-by-project basis In partnership with the Business Leads, ensure ongoing monitoring of scope, tracking against agreed-upon client scope of work, projecting burn rates by client, and regular reviews of scope tracking and progressIdentifying incremental scope opportunities, developing proposals in partnership with ADPM and tracking scope progressWork to define resource needs across account with the individual resource management teams in each departmentOversee account workflow and establish client-specific processes to ensure efficiencies and highest quality of deliverables Identify best practices and develop new systems, processes and tools for complex integrated client workEnsuring consistent use of tools across all clients and functional teams, supporting the deployment and adoption of enabling tools approved by McCann New York and McCann WorldgroupLeader and mentor to mid- and junior-level team membersWhat You Bring ... Project management, production, product management, or operations experience within an applicable environment; demonstrated experience directing a variety of integrated projectsPossess expert knowledge of all mediums, including social activations and digital deliverables, capabilities and processesAdvanced experience with scope management and staff plan creation; Ability to spearhead and confidently lead strategic conversations with senior agency leadership pertaining to staffing and scoping recommendationsPartner to Account Leadership team members with ability to solve strategic, account-level opportunitiesStrong team leader with a motivating work ethic and analytical mindsetAbility to work directly with clients and inform on business process and healthExperience in negotiation and conflict management skillsAbility to adapt in a fast-paced environmentAbility to communicate effectively in high-pressure situations3-5 years of experience managing large-scale, integrated projectsA strong ability to mobilize teams to meet common goalsHow You'll Uphold McCann Values ... GenerosityAmbitionKindnessAt McCann New York, each team member plays a significant role in our success. We recognize that our team members' contributions may extend beyond this job description. The job description is designed to outline primary responsibilities, qualifications, and role scope. It does not restrict team members or the organization to only those specified duties.Salary RangeThe salary range for this position is $95,000 to $115,000 USD. Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on, among other factors, actual ranges for currentformer employees in the subject position; the associated discipline market considerations; budgetary considerations; tenure and standing with the company (applicable to current employees); as well as the employee'sapplicant's background, pertinent experience, and qualifications. How We Care for McCannersCompetitive insurance coverage - inclusive of medical, dental, and vision 21 paid company holiday days Time Well Taken 80 hours of Paid Sick Time per calendar yearAccess to Degreed - a learning and skill platform401k Retirement with 6% employer matchingEnhanced Maternity, Adoption and Parental LeaveWellness resources - including free access to mitment to Diversity, Equity, and InclusionThe strength of our creative capability and innovative thinking has led to some of the world's most celebrated, effective, game-changing work for top brands. Maximizing that strength means bringing together an extensive mix of socially, culturally, and cognitively diverse talent - and creating conditions where they feel empowered to boldly share the fullest expression of their unique worldview. We fiercely believe in the power of creativity and innovation to positively influence society and inspire greater equity and inclusion within the communities we serve. So, every day we deliberately and intentionally choose to embody our global philosophy of Conscious Inclusion and, in turn, fuel our mission to help brands earn a meaningful role in people's lives.LocationMcCann New York team members must reside in or be willing to relocate to the New York Tristate area unless otherwise agreed upon by their manager and McCann New York's Human Resources team. McCann New York is a hybrid workplace with three days in office a week.McCann is an EEO MFDisabilityVet Employer

Created: 2024-11-17