Manager, Project Management

We are OMD, Adweek’s Global Media Agency of the Year in 2020. We are the world’s largest media network with more than 12,000 people working in over 100 countries. As the world grows with opportunities, the key is reacting to them, by making better decisions, faster - combining innovation, creativity, empathy and evidence to help them move faster, reach further and take smarter risks every day.

We pride ourselves on being a people-obsessed, outcomes-focused business that applies evidence and data-based solutions, married with the practice of empathy, to drive performance and growth. When working with our clients, we put ourselves in the shoes of the consumer in order to see the world through their eyes. We focus on finding greater empathy with the consumer so as to uncover insights and opportunities that deliver more valued and valuable connections.

What You Can Expect:

Our success is underwritten by our core principles:

• Dynamic diversity. Bringing diversity of perspective, skillset, and background, as well as the mix of ages, genders, ethnicities, skillsets & backgrounds.
• Radical collaboration. Connecting a diverse group of people through instinctive structures, skills and mindsets.
• Rapid prototyping. Fostering a mindset of curiosity in which our people are always building, testing, evolving and retesting hypotheses.

All of which is underpinned by a commitment to total transparency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business or a related field
• PMP or CSM certification a plus
• Media or Operations experience
• Digital/media investment experience is a plus!
• 3 years of relevant experience, preferably in a media/advertising agency
• Strong interpersonal skills and extremely resourceful​
• Proven ability to complete projects according to outlined scope, budget, and timeline
• Strong familiarity with project management software tools, methodologies, and best practices
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Excellent time management skill

Responsibilities

Project Management at OMD is the application of the discipline knowledge to assist teams in meeting project goals, identifying areas of improved efficiency, and enforcement of best practices. This role requires collaboration with a client team, working with other Project Managers and sharing of expertise and skills with the broader Project Management community.

• Build project plans and manage progress of deliverables, reporting timelines and tracker
• Mange through obstacles, addressing roadblocks and updating stakeholders and that regional team members are meeting deadlines
• Update onboarding materials
• Develop and maintain team and client contact lists and org charts
• Manage team collaboration tools, i.e., MS Teams and SharePoint sites, including providing access, manage access list
• Assist with utilization/burn reports on specified cadence
• Proactively identify opportunities to adjust processes for efficiencies
• Assist team leads with input requirements and documentation on scope of work and staff plans
• Create checks and balances to assure all work disseminated externally is of the highest caliber

Compensation Range: $50,000 - $95,000 annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on relevant experience, other job-related qualifications/skills, and geographic location (to account for comparative cost of living). The Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. For this role, Benefits include: health/vision/dental insurance, 401(k), Healthcare Flexible Spending Account, Dependence Care Flexible Spending Account, vacation, sick, personal days, paid parental leave, and paid medical leave, STD/LTD insurance benefits.

OMD is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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