Project Manager, Project Management - Temporary Worker

dentsu•New York, NY

4d•$47 - $62•Remote

About The Position

This is a temporary assignment starting ASAP through the end of the year, with the potential for extension or conversion to a permanent role, though neither is guaranteed. The role requires an experienced delivery leader who operates with a high degree of autonomy, demonstrates sound judgment in complex environments, and consistently delivers predictable outcomes across multiple workstreams. The Project Manager serves as the primary client partner for assigned programs, balancing client expectations, cross-functional collaboration, governance, and operational excellence while maintaining accountability for quality, schedule, scope, and delivery performance. Candidates must have an advertising agency background with experience across digital, traditional, and experiential marketing. The preferred location is fully remote, with a preference for candidates based in or near Boston, Hartford (CT), Rhode Island, or New York. Candidates must be available to work during Eastern Time (ET) business hours.

Requirements

7–10+ years of experience leading complex client delivery, program management, or project management initiatives within a creative agency, consulting, enterprise marketing, technology, or digital delivery environment.
Demonstrated success delivering complex, cross-functional programs from initiation through completion with measurable business impact.
Experience managing enterprise-level clients and partnering with senior stakeholders.
Proven ability to lead multiple concurrent initiatives across geographically distributed teams.
Strong expertise in project governance, delivery methodologies, risk management, dependency management, and operational reporting.
Exceptional written, verbal, and executive communication skills with the ability to influence diverse stakeholder groups.
Advertising agency background.
Experience across digital, traditional, and experiential marketing.
Must be available to work during Eastern Time (ET) business hours.
Candidates must be authorized to work and reside in the United States.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting large-scale marketing operations, creative production, digital transformation, or technology-enabled delivery organizations.
Experience working within complex global operating models supporting multiple regions and markets.
Proficiency with enterprise project management platforms including Workfront, Jira, Asana, Smartsheet, or equivalent solutions.
Experience contributing to delivery process improvement, governance frameworks, and operational transformation initiatives.

Responsibilities

Lead the end-to-end delivery of low to high-complexity projects and programs across multiple products, workstreams, regions, and/or markets.
Establish and execute delivery strategies that ensure predictable, high-quality outcomes aligned with client and business objectives.
Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, schedules, milestones, dependencies, resource forecasts, and delivery roadmaps.
Drive flawless execution by proactively managing scope, timelines, quality, risks, and stakeholder expectations throughout the project lifecycle.
Maintain accountability for delivery performance, ensuring commitments are met with consistency and operational rigor.
Serve as the primary day-to-day client delivery partner, fostering confidence through transparent communication, responsiveness, and dependable execution.
Lead project governance meetings, delivery reviews, status communications, and planning discussions with internal and client stakeholders.
Ensure delivery activities consistently align with established governance standards, operational processes, and A9Z best practices.
Maintain accurate and timely reporting across project management platforms, governance forums, leadership reviews, and executive dashboards.
Oversee project pacing, milestone achievement, timeline health, TOS compliance, delivery reporting, and project documentation.
Drive accountability for reporting accuracy, project health, documentation quality, and operational compliance across assigned initiatives.
Continuously identify opportunities to improve delivery efficiency, governance maturity, and execution consistency.
Proactively identify delivery risks, dependencies, and constraints, implementing mitigation strategies before issues impact delivery.
Navigate evolving priorities, ambiguous requirements, and competing stakeholder interests while maintaining delivery momentum.
Escalate decisions impacting scope, budget, timelines, or strategic priorities with clear recommendations and supporting rationale.
Develop and recommend practical delivery solutions, including project phasing and sequencing, scope optimization and change management, and investment and timeline trade-off recommendations.
Lead multidisciplinary teams across creative, strategy, production, operations, technology, and client organizations.
Effectively balance multiple concurrent programs while maintaining consistent execution quality across all engagements.
Serve as a stabilizing leadership presence during periods of organizational change, delivery uncertainty, or shifting priorities.
Foster collaboration, accountability, and alignment across geographically distributed teams and functional disciplines.
Define and continuously refine delivery approaches across assigned programs and portfolios.
Drive planning activities, dependency management, milestone sequencing, execution readiness, and delivery forecasting.
Partner closely with Delivery and Account Leadership on delivery strategy, change control, project sequencing, delivery recovery planning, risk mitigation strategies.
Influence commercial discussions through delivery expertise while recognizing commercial approvals remain with leadership.