Kinesso - Project Manager

6 months ago

Toronto, Canada IPG Mediabrands Full time

Location: Toronto

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Office: Toronto

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Agency: Kinesso - Canada

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Ref#: 3716

**Position Summary**

**Responsibilities**:

- Manage projects through from project scope to delivery
- Specify deliverables, estimate, and control project duration, effort, cost, create detailed project plans, manage change requests, assign roles and responsibilities and coordinate activities of team members
- Measure project performance (schedule and work performance) to report, identify and quantify any variances, suggest corrective actions, and communicate to necessary stakeholders.
- Achieve optimum client (internal and external) satisfaction regarding project delivery
- Maintain a clear vision of the direction of all assigned projects and keep execution focused on deliverables
- Create, manage, and maintain Asana project boards to keep project status tracked and up to date
- Initiate kick-off meetings with primary stakeholders to review the overall project plan and manage expectations
- Act as the main point of contact for feedback on project progress and other project related information
- Independently understand media process impact on operational solutions and lead recommendations strategy for best practices
- Engage with and communicate with all levels of management, especially Executive Leadership as well as multiple stakeholders and agency partners
- Develop excellent relationships with Kinesso teams to drive strong internal Project Management support
- Proficient in working with and across cross-functional teams within multiple disciplines throughout the agency

**Qualifications**:

- Post-secondary education (Diploma or Degree)
- Minimum 3-4 years of project management experience, preferably in an agency environment
- Experience working as a PM supporting Data, Tech, and Operations projects
- Experience in _Change Management - _operational and process transformation
- Some understanding of digital media processes and technologies, and job functions that exist in the agency environment
- Solutions oriented - strong analytical thinker with good decision-making skills, resourceful, left and right brain thinker
- Ability to manage fast paced, demanding initiatives and environment
- Desire to seek creative solutions
- Working experience with PM tools (Asana, Trello, MS Project, Basecamp, Tempo for Jira)
- Proficient in budget management
- Ability to influence, be diplomatic and empathetic
- Excellent time management skills
- Proven leadership ability, and strong client relationship skills
- Equally comfortable talking with developers as business leaders
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong attention to detail and high level of accuracy
- Ability to work collaboratively as well as independently
- Strong learning agility, with a passion for continuous development
- The ability to make the complex, simple
- Ability to lead a room effectively

**What's in it for you?**
- Generous paid time off with a minimum of 37 paid days off including vacation and monthly wellness days. We also have four-day long weekends, half-day summer Fridays, and meeting-free Friday afternoons year-round.
- A flexible hybrid work model that works for you.
- A focus on personal development with formal training opportunities, including mental health training and inclusion education for everyone.
- A chance to be part of and grow within a global network of agencies.
- The opportunity to contribute to our company culture by joining one of our many community-based employee groups, such as Black Employee Network, Girls on Fire, Hispanic or Latinx Alliance, Neuro Network, Pan-Asian Network, and Rainbow Lounge.

KINESSO is an equal opportunity employer, committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, colour, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, creed, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, citizenship, genetic information, disability, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, provincial, or municipal law.

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