Senior Project Manager

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Department: Advertising

Location: London

Contract type: 12-Month FTC

Full Time/Part time: Full Time

Reporting into: Project Management Lead

About Ogilvy:

Our vision is to inspire brands and people to impact the world. To create big ideas that make a significant contribution to the planet, society, and the bottom line. We believe in today's world this is the best way for our clients to achieve sustainable growth. We achieve this by breaking down the barriers that restrict talent and ideas.

Which is why our teams work fluidly across 5 capabilities: Advertising, Consulting, Experience, PR & Influencer, and Health. This allows us to not only operate but innovate at the intersection of capabilities and talent. We believe impact and magic lies at this intersection. Ogilvy scales this by seamlessly connecting and accessing the deep cultural expertise of 132 offices in 83 countries.

The result is multifaceted ideas for our clients that drive impact and are born from the intersection of platform x culture x technology.

We call this Borderless Creativity.

Ogilvy was ranked the number one UK agency at D&AD and was the only UK agency to win a Glass Lions at Cannes. Ogilvy was also nominated network of the year in Cannes Lions, Campaign, Effie Awards EMEA, London International Awards, The One Show and WARC Rankings.

In 2022, Ogilvy was the most creatively awarded agency globally - including the most awarded agency at the Clio Awards, DMA Awards, Influencer Marketing Awards, London International Awards and The One Show.

Ogilvy UK's PR practice won large agency of the year at the PR Week awards. And our Consulting practice was in the Forbes 2022 list of best management consultancy firms.

The Role:

We are currently seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to join our team and work on our Global MDLZ account. With a primary focus on the Milka team, this role also offers exciting opportunities to work with other brands within the MDLZ portfolio and beyond.

As we embark on a journey to establish new brand platforms across Europe, your leadership skills and ability to work harmoniously with multi-disciplinary WPP teams will be crucial. This role presents an exceptional opportunity to collaborate with creative teams across the extensive WPP network, delivering best in class campaigns for one of our fastest-growing clients.

In this role, you will play a pivotal role in driving projects alongside our account team, planning team, creative teams and production teams based in Berlin, London or Madrid. Additionally, you will provide invaluable support to our sister agencies in key European markets and foster strong relationships with our central client team.

This role is for an experienced Senior Project Manager, who is comfortable to work across global brands. The specifics / experience required for this role, are:

• You partner with the Project Management Lead & Project Director to manage the delivery of the various integrated projects and website projects.
• You have multi-discipline production experience to lead in delivering fully integrated campaigns.
• You have a good understanding of the structures and processes needed of global and EMEA teams - client and agency side.
• You take ownership of total projects and can work with a team to assign specific deliverables across projects (i.e. digital & TV) - leading this both internally & with the client team, having responsibility for the output of your team.
• You are flexible, adaptable and capable to work on multiple deliverables simultaneously.
• You build and maintain strong, client relationships - with the ability to recognise the need to build specific relationships and 121 conversations with mid-level clients.
• You ensure that the brand team, creative team & production team are aligned throughout the project, to meet deadlines and ensure the team is in place to co-ordinate workflow.
• You have experience in developing clear RACI plans into global projects and champion the importance of knowledge sharing and updates.
• You have a collaborative mindset. This person will be a people person, liaising with multiple teams and quick-thinking to problem solve throughout the course of any campaign.
• You assist and manage challenging client requests or issue escalations as needed.
• You can juggle multiple projects at a time, while maintaining sharp attention to detail
• You have excellent listening, negotiation and presentation abilities.
• You have strong verbal and written communication skills.
• You are a team player, energetic, driven and have a positive attitude

Key Responsibilities:

As a Senior Project Manager, you are responsible for managing the day-to day delivery of key client campaigns, initiatives, and projects across the global.

You are the person who makes everything run like clockwork: you use charm, persuasion, tact, and superb project management skills to keep things on track and on budget. You're a natural and creative problem solver who knows when to bring in senior support and who proactively offers solutions when things go wrong - usually with a cool head and a plan.

You treat the client's money as though it's your own and can balance the varying demands of scope, ambition, time, and budget with ease. You readily take on more responsibility without being asked, always going the extra mile when it comes to finding the right delivery solution and rolling your sleeves up eagerly when you need to. You have impeccable attention to detail - nothing escapes you.

Solid skills and experience in project management fundamentals are a must (budgeting, planning, developing statements of work etc.) however we are also after an individual with an appreciation and understanding of the creative process, strategy, data, media, and production- as well as the people skills to foster a team culture.

A bit about you:

Responsibility & accountability

• Takes responsibility for larger projects. And feels accountable for both the work, and the process.
• Drives decision-making around projects, ensuring that key stakeholders are involved and consulted at the right moments, resulting in projects being more efficiently delivered.
• Can both take responsibility for decisions and hold their team members accountable, dealing with consequences as required. Take part in Ogilvy and Group delivery initiatives when asked.

Commercial Acumen

• Responsible for the commercial requirements on multiple projects and manages these to commercial success on average.
• Understands and clearly makes commercial decisions on the delivery on their projects to the benefit of the project.

Collaboration

• Facilitates and drives project collaboration, ensuring that key conversations happen in a timely manner.
• Can both participate and mediate within project conversations.
• Proactively consults with the business and wider specialisms to ensure project needs are met.
• Can create conditions to collaborate between internal and external stakeholders which result in positive outcomes.

Problem solving & decision making.

• Anticipates and resolve problems on their own projects, demonstrating an ability to manage an increased number of projects and decisions. Can more actively resolve problems without requiring escalation.
• Demonstrates strong judgment in their decision-making ability.

How we help you Thrive:

• 25 days annual leave + 1 Volunteer Day
• Bupa Healthcare
• Enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Shared Parental Leave
• We have a Flexible Working Model with core working hours: 10am - 4pm
• A 1.5:1 Matching Pension Structure
• Wellbeing and Health: Up to £25.00 per month towards physical or online exercise class membership, Unmind membership, LifeWorks tool and annual eye tests and development budgets and Wellbeing incentives and activities throughout the year
• Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work Scheme
• Life Assurance

At Ogilvy, our people are at the heart of what we do: a creative agency that sparks game-changing ideas across culture and business through collaboration, integrity, and a celebration of self-expression.

We believe in building powerful teams with purpose. This means hiring and nurturing talent across all races, ethnicities, religions, abilities, sexual orientation, and gender identities - and we relentlessly curate transformative initiatives that make our commitment to fairness, and equity a reality.

Our ultimate mission is to leave a positive impact on the world, creating a better future for all, while supporting and uplifting the global communities we serve. This is central to our mantra of Borderless Creativity.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.