Experience with project management methodologies (e.g., Kanban, agile)
Fluent in English; additional languages are a plus
Certification in Project Management (PMP, Agile PM, etc.) is advantageous
Responsibilities
Manage customer projects from initiation to completion
Oversee project planning and execution
Validate project details on behalf of clients
Conduct daily project management activities
Provide status reports to CEO & Creative Director
Obtain client acceptance for project milestones
Lead medium to large-sized multifaceted projects
Benefits
Confidential handling of personal information as per EEO guidelines
Full Job Description
Company Description
Frank Kern is one of the leading marketing and advertising consultants in the world. Since 2001 Frank Kern has created high yielding advertising and marketing campaigns around the world for thousands of businesses. We specialize in creating compelling email marketing, and advertisements on social media in order to quickly identify converting audiences and maximizing our clients returns with strong sophisticated followup.
Job Description
This role is designed to be performed by experienced (5+ yrs) project managers being responsible for all areas of project management for our key business clients. The senior project manager manages the delivery of the project or program from the very beginning (team setup and initiation of project kick-off with team and client) throughout the whole lifecycle of the project until the completion and formal closure of the project. He/she is also responsible for internal and external reporting of project status and progress (workload progress, blocked tasks, etc.), for implementing and executing processes for managing risks, issues, and changes during the project, and also for completing the project in the defined budget and profitability level. Additionally, she/he provides consulting services to our customers.
Key responsibilities and accountabilities
Skills for the role
Responsible for handling of customer projects with regards to scheduling, deadlines, content/branding and systems
Have the full control of project planning and execution
Acknowledge and validate minor and major details on behalf of the client
Execute daily project management activities
Provide regular internal and external reporting of project status to CEO & Creative Director
Obtain client acceptance for partial and complete delivery
Deliver and lead medium to large sized projects, or multifaceted projects
Deliver the project within the contracted time, quality and budget and to the company,
Manage remote team members and external suppliers
Comply with company's project management standards and processes
Ensure smooth communication with clients
Qualifications
Experience with CRM/Email marketing is a must.
Excellent communication skills
Sales and business mindset
Team spirit - able to work in a regional and international team
A role model in her/his acting and performance
Relationship management - create relationships on all levels
Minimum of 5 years of experience in Project Management competency
Soft skills: presentation skills, communicative, professional, positive attitude, pro-active and independent worker, with a can-do attitude
Fluent English, written and spoken, any other language is a plus
Experienced with the full lifecycle of project management discipline, the know-how of modern project methodologies (e.g. Kanban, agile, etc.)
Management of software development and digital delivery projects (e.g. eCommerce, CRM, ERP, CMS, etc.)
As an advantage: Certified in Project Management (Prince 2 practitioner, PMP, Agile PM Practitioner or other equal, Scrum Master, IPMA, etc.)
Additional Information
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.