Responsibility Summary/Job Description
• Works cross-functionally to lead the successful development of multiple highly complex campaigns and projects across audiences for a given business area(s) throughout entire project lifecycle.
• Develops and leads holistic, multi-faceted project plans by collaborating with strategic partners, and incorporates the chosen project management methodology, technology, and tools.
• Anticipates, identifies, executes solutions to manage project issues and risks by tracking, assigning ownership, following up, and understanding and sharing impact on deliverables, cost, resources and schedule with project and account teams, strategic partners, and business area(s).
• Provides timely communication of project status, and key milestones to keep project and account teams, strategic partners, business area(s) and senior leadership informed, and to drive timely decisions.
• Uses project management technologies and tools such as scopes of work and resource estimates to create project and resource plans, and performs analysis to ensure resource allocation efficiency, project deadlines are met and delivered within budget.
• Leads securing all legal, compliance and branding approvals and ensures record retention procedures are followed.
• Grows strong working relationships with key stakeholders, matrix project/account teams, business partners and leadership both inside and outside the firm.
Required Qualifications:
5+ years project management experience in corporate marketing or creative agency environment
A. or B.S. in Advertising, Marketing, Communications, Business, or related field or equivalent work experience required.
Proficient in waterfall and agile project management methodologies.
Able to effectively manage multiple highly complex initiatives and quickly adapt to changes, work efficiently and productively under tight deadlines.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills; must demonstrate ability to successfully communicate with project/account team, multiple business areas, divisions, leaders, and external vendors.
Proven ability to multi-task and lead multiple highly complex projects simultaneously.
Strong attention to detail, and able to solve a range of challenges with no or little guidance.
Responds well to direction, embraces feedback and change, continuous learner.
Highly motivated and results oriented with a strong sense of responsibility.
Navigates ambiguity with speed and grace.
Proficiency in Workfront is required.
Preferred Qualifications:
Certifications in project management methodologies such as PMP
Previous experience in financial services highly preferred, or other regulated industries