Droga5 Group Project Manager

Accenture•New York, NY

2d•$80,400 - $224,600•Hybrid

About The Position

Droga5, part of Accenture Song, is a creative agency with offices in New York, London, Dublin, Tokyo and São Paulo. From integrated communications and experience innovation to business design, Droga5 exists to build and sustain the most influential brands of the 21st century through creativity. Droga5 was founded in 2006 and has been recognized as Agency of the Year more than 25 times and was named both Ad Age and Adweek’s Agency of the Decade (2010–2019). Visit Droga5.com or @droga5 on all social platforms to get to know us better. Project Management @ Droga5 Project Management at Droga5 is instrumental in the budgeting, planning, execution and delivery for all client work. Droga5 has a flexible approach to project management while leveraging the right tools and aligning the right resources to develop the most effective framework to deliver the highest quality of work with the greatest efficiency based on the budget and timeline. Project Managers are solutions-driven project leaders with a focus on maintaining and cultivating healthy, productive relationships through strong internal communications and resource management. The Group Project Manager leads and manages a large, complex piece of business while managing day-to-day oversight from supporting Project Managers. The Group Project Manager creates and maintains project plans that demonstrate a cohesive understanding of deliverables, tasks, dependencies, staff resourcing and agency process, and assesses project risks and communicates contingency plans to stakeholders across all work streams.

Requirements

7+ years of project management experience
5+ years of experience leading cross-functional teams in the development and delivery of film, radio, social or application design projects

Nice To Haves

Experience managing large, complex pieces of business
Experience managing multidisciplinary teams including Strategy, UX, Creative and Design
High proficiency with project management software
Experience in direct-to-client communications
Proficient at managing project budgets, scope and resource utilization
Strong leadership and mentoring skills with a proven ability to track the career development of one or more direct reports
Exceptional organization skills and ability to multi-task and thrive in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment
Outstanding client and internal communication skills

Responsibilities

Own, manage and deliver large pieces of business (may be one large account or several medium-sized accounts)
Manage a work stream while providing day-to-day support for other Project Managers
Facilitate healthy internal and client communications around project status, scope, resources, timelines and prioritization and impact for all incoming requests
Manage and develop the skills and career growth and goals for direct reports
Oversee resource utilization and finance burn reports
Support the implementation of department initiatives and process
Contribute to the ongoing assessments of ways of working for continued improvements
Champion the internal workflow process, and ensure its applied smoothly across accounts within assigned group
Maintain a clear understanding of progress on all projects within assigned group, and alert Head of Project Management of any foreseeable risks or problems
Work with the Project Management, Account and Finance departments to continue education regarding scopes and staffing allocations
Work with the Head of Project Management to develop and maintain new PM and D5 agency process implementation
Manage schedules, resource allocations profitability and reflighting within Workbook.