Project Management Operations Team Lead - Montréal, Canada - The Ogilvy Group, LLC

The Ogilvy Group, LLC
The Ogilvy Group, LLC
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Montréal, Canada

1 month ago

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Overview / Description:

  • Join one of Canada's best Pharmaceutical Advertising Agencies, growing rapidly and working hard to transform health communications in Canada.
  • Be part of a dynamic team of youthful yet seasoned professionals all enjoying an opportunity for career and personal growth.
  • Participate in sophisticated and groundbreaking professional, patient and directtoconsumer (DTC) campaigns.
  • Work with Tier 1 Pharma Clients in both the Canadian and global markets.
  • Flexible work environment remote with Toronto or Montreal office locations.

Responsibilities / Responsabilités:

  • Serve as the primary point of contact for all projectrelated matters, including but not limited to scope, schedule, budget, risks/issues, and quality based on Agency Standards/historical
  • Lead a team of Project managers and ensure they are set up for success
  • Establish and maintain strong working relationships with Accounts, Strategy, Creative, Medical and project team members throughout the project lifecycle
  • Define project objectives, success criteria, and deliverables in collaboration with the Strategy, creative and medical departments
  • Develop and execute detailed project plans, ensuring that all project activities are properly sequenced and resourced
  • Monitor and report on project progress, performance, and health against established metrics, thresholds, and baselines
  • Identify, track, and resolve issues and risks proactively, escalating as necessary to ensure timely resolution
  • Manage and control changes to the project baseline in accordance with established change management processes
  • Facilitate regular project status meetings and other communications forums as needed
  • Prepare and distribute accurate and timely project reports, presentations, and other artifacts as required
  • Conduct postproject reviews to document lessons learned and identify opportunities for process improvement
  • Maintain uptodate knowledge of relevant project management methodologies, tools, and techniques
  • Perform other duties as assigned
  • Lead all project management activities for assigned brands, from project scoping to final delivery and key checkpoints in between
  • Orchestrate Client Service to manage project scope, build timelines, update status reports, track financial performance and followup with various teams for ongoing deliverables
  • Ensure client needs are being met by negotiating deadlines, reprioritizing jobs and flagging any risk on delivery
  • Ensure Agency standard pricing grids are being updated
  • Think outside the box and collaborate with key team members to find solutions
  • Work closely with Resource Management function
  • Ensure package artwork files are completed for publications

Qualifications:

  • 7+ years experience in project management with progressive responsibility with 23 years of Agency experience in a similar role
  • Proven ability to lead and manage large, complex projects from initiation through closeout
  • Demonstrated success developing and managing project budgets
  • Strong understanding of project management methodologies
  • Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
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