Senior Project Manager

Adelphi Group•Summit, NJ

4d•$75,500 - $120,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Propeller is seeking a Senior Project Manager for a hands-on senior leadership role within its Project Management department. The position oversees and supports pharma and medical device business teams in shepherding digital projects for assigned business units from initiation through completion. Senior Project Managers lead a team of direct reports, guide and mentor Digital Project Managers, and oversee daily work to keep assigned business units operating smoothly. The role is client-facing and works closely with brand leaders, internal teams, senior leadership, and external stakeholders. The Senior Project Manager manages complex projects and priorities across assigned brands, develops detailed roadmaps and plans, oversees cross-functional teams using nimble and agile processes, and takes ownership of the full project lifecycle. The role also manages scope, budgets, deadlines, submissions, resources, risks, workflows, and stakeholder communication. People-management responsibilities include recruitment, onboarding, check-ins, goal setting, performance activities, evaluations, mentorship, and career development. The position evaluates project-management technology and operational solutions, documents workflows and processes, creates training materials, and reviews plans with brand leadership peers. The role is based in an agency environment with a company policy requiring at least three days a week in the office, subject to local law and any additional direction from the agency or manager.

Requirements

5–10 years of experience in a project-management role.
Ability to run large-scale, complex projects.
Experience managing diverse projects, including websites, iVAs, banners, and emails.
Comfort working in a leadership position; the role is client-facing.
Experience managing project scope and profitability.
Advanced proficiency with project-management software such as Ziflow, Smartsheets, and Workfront.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Agile processes.

Responsibilities

Manage multiple projects and priorities across assigned brands, driving decision-making with brand leaders, direct reports, and external stakeholders and remaining accountable for project results.
Create detailed roadmaps and project plans and oversee the daily operation of cross-functional teams using nimble and agile processes.
Own the full lifecycle of projects on assigned brands, from initiation through final submission.
Prioritize tasks, communicate deliverables, keep teams on budget and schedule, report project status to senior leadership, and escalate issues as needed.
Coordinate delivery of assets across platforms, manage competing priorities, allocate project-management resources, and clear roadblocks.
Ensure status meetings, hot sheets, timelines, and meeting notes are prepared for assigned projects and escalate matters to senior management as needed.
Oversee recruitment, hiring, onboarding, weekly check-ins, goal setting, performance activities, and evaluations for project-management staff.
Mentor and support the career development of assigned project managers and help them pursue new opportunities and growth.
Improve project-management resource utilization and reduce project costs through forward planning, resource allocation, and coordination.
Work with internal account and digital production brand counterparts to plan and monitor project scope, change management, and submissions throughout the project lifecycle.
Coordinate and inspire internal resources and external partners to deliver high-quality digital assets aligned with client and brand goals.
Analyze production workflows, identify efficiency gaps, and collaborate with project-management peers and senior leadership to standardize workflows.
Use project data to enable production decision-making, including risk analysis, mitigation strategies, and cost-avoidance opportunities.
Evaluate digital-management technology as part of recommended operational solutions.
Create and maintain workflow diagrams, process guides, and training materials.
Review plans and documents with brand leadership peers to secure senior-leadership sign-off.