Project Manager - Oklahoma City, United States - Ansira

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    The Project Manager will maintain, strengthen, and grow relationships with key clients through the management and delivery of multiple CRM, Creative & MarTech implementation projects concurrently.

    Must have excellent communication skills and flawless planning capabilities.

    Responsible for supervising and coordinating the efforts of Strategy, UX, Creative, Campaign Management, Email Development, MarTech Strategy, Data, QA, & Insights teams to effectively deliver upon contracted deliverables and client expectations.

    The ideal candidate has previous experience as a project manager in a digital agency. This role will report into the Sr. Project Director of CRM & Loyalty.


    Duties/Responsibilities:
    R

    esponsible for managing

    execution of c

    lient engagements

    , in partnership with

    Client Partnership

    ,

    with a focus on quality, budget and schedule

    in order to

    both set

    (i.e.

    ,

    plan and scope)

    and meet

    (i.e.

    ,

    manage)

    upon contracted

    requirements
    Monitor all assigned project processes and operations for time and resource efficiencies, cost management, and process improvement opportunities
    Monitor financial, resource and quality "health" of all assigned projects and recommend course corrections to mitigate issues; provide client engagement leadership team regular updates on project health
    Develop and document project parameters including scope, schedule, budgets, specifications; create,

    update

    and

    monitor

    project schedules for all assigned projects within enterprise project management tool (i.e.

    ,

    Workfront

    or Jira

    )
    Active ownership and accountability for all assigned projects through final delivery and client sign-off, meeting all timeline milestones and delivering within the approved budgets
    M

    anage

    engineering &

    development requirements and tasks within project management tool (

    i.e.

    ,

    Jira

    );

    Facilitate

    proper quality assurance testing
    Conduct and lead kick-off and status meetings regularly with internal teams and ensure thorough communication with all stakeholders at all stages of every project
    Communicate project status effectively

    and

    identify

    and inform

    team leads

    of perceived

    risks
    Closely monitor budgets, establish plans and processes to avoid and/or resolve scope creep, budget overages, or efficiency issues
    Develop and manage project

    budgets;

    assist

    client partnership in

    accurate

    revenue forecasting; be accountable for project profitability

    (mitigating margin erosion)

    ; contribute other financial reporting as required by

    client engagement

    leadership
    Maintain optimal utilization of internal project team members and help identify when contract or fulltime staff augmentation is necessary
    Champion existing processes while also

    identifying

    and presenting potential improvements to PMO leadership

    ,

    while collaborating with other PMO team members on project management best practices and problem solving, and providing peer mentoring opportunities
    Participate in retrospectives both at the project and program level as requested

    Required Skills/Abilities:
    4+ years of client and

    project management

    experience with an interactive agency managing digital programs
    Bachelor's Degree or Advanced Degree preferred
    Ability to multitask and prioritize under ever-changing needs and schedules, handling multiple projects at once while meeting tight deadlines and adhering to budgets
    Experience working with

    Strategy, UX, Creative, Campaign Management, Email Development, MarTech Strategy, Data, QA, & Insights

    resources
    Adaptability; able to refocus team priorities and tasks, delegating

    effectively
    Proven project management skills with an understanding of processes(timeline development,

    trafficking, risk

    management, etc.)

    and quality assurance/control (QA/QC) and project

    acceptance protocols
    Strong oral and written communication skills
    Excellent analytical

    skills, strategic

    thinking, and solution oriented
    Self-motivated with

    effective decision-making skills
    Demonstrated strong planning and organizational skills; highly

    detail-oriented
    Proficiency in

    Word, Excel, and

    MS Project a plus
    Experience with Jira, Workfront, Teams, and SharePoint a plus

    About Us


    WHO WE ARE


    Ansira has a unique perspective from decades of experience navigating the changing marketing landscape on behalf of brands that drive sales through a distributed ecosystem – sales made directly and through a partner network of dealers, agents, resellers, or distributors.

    Experience is everything.

    Ansira's marketing services and proprietary technologies solve the challenges faced by marketers today and drive demand for your brand.

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