JOB DESCRIPTION
A self-starter with solid experience working within a similar brand or advertising consultancy or agency. The Senior Project Manager role is fundamental to the success of Prophet’s growing and fast paced activation and production team. A central resource for our creative project teams, to help successfully lead and guide a series of brand design implementation and digital projects.
RESPONSIBILITIES/COMPETENCIES
Client
- Acting as the key client contact on discrete workstreams, to ensure that strategic directives are implemented, and that work is delivered on time, on budget and it exceeds client expectations.
- To comfortably navigate mid level client stakeholder landscapes and decision-making functions
- To demonstrate understanding of client’s strategic needs and over time, become confident representing Prophet POV where necessary
- Winning key stakeholders’ trust (internally and externally) through consistent performance, proactive management and demonstrating well rounded understanding of the client's business: environment, customers and competitors.
Team
- To scope out project plan and roadmap for brand activation work streams eg. Brand identity and campaign development, activation and roll out
- Scheduling project/account meetings, diary management and any appropriate conflict resolution
- Supporting the project team to define the roadmap / project plan & key milestones
- Ensuring the project team is following the timeline / keeping things on plan
- Working with staffing (creative + strategy) to ensure that the right resources are in place, including contractor scheduling, alignment, and internal set-up
- Facilitating regular team stand ups throughout the week, sharing notes afterwards
- Setting up and helping to moderate client meetings where appropriate
- Relaying client feedback and making sure it is being addressed
- Facilitating smooth and effective working relationships within and across teams
- To establish working relationship with senior client director(s) and diarise regular discipline check ins
- To maintain project reports where required and escalate up issues with Partner team members as necessary
Commercial
- Negotiating with 3rd parties on contractual issues and liaising with Global contract team/EMEA project finance support
- Ensuring Prophet contractual requirements regarding freelancers and vendors are in place and tracked eg PO’s/MSA’s
- Monitoring Prophet’s online budgeting system (pricing model); tracking and approving freelancer time allocation within the system
- Develop efficient working relationship with Prophet’s finance team, establishing meeting cadence to review project commercials
NPD and new business
- Supporting new business proposals around activation-focused work
- To work with senior members of the Client Services team, to help define the Prophet Client Services proposition and roadmap
- Proactively thinking about improvements to deliver activation-centred work more efficiently and effectively – developing our approach and methodologies
EXPERIENCE/SKILLS REQUIREMENTS
- Extensive experience within a relevant consultancy or agency, gaining multi industry/sector experience (brand consultancy/advertising agency/comms agency)
- Ideally an industry recognised qualification e.g. CIM, CAM, PMI or equivalent training
- Strong PPT and Excel capabilities – Microsoft project is a nice to have
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with business-level proficiency in spoken and written English
- Basic understanding of financial and accounting concepts
- Business judgement, maturity and professionalism
- Resourceful problem solver – ability to identify issues & develop effective solutions
- Pragmatic / can-do attitude, always solution oriented
- Ability to prioritise, multi-task, and remain calm under pressure
- Confident, empathetic listener, able to resolve conflicts
- Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
- Ability to adapt to change, embrace bold ideas, challenge conventional thinking and ways of operating
- A willingness, when and if required, to work with (and potentially travel to) clients from all areas within EMEA
- Self-starter able to work without constant oversight
- Resiliant
Prophet is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. All employment, promotion, and evaluation decisions are based on qualifications, merit and business need.
What We Do
Prophet is a consulting firm that helps leaders unlock uncommon growth. The type of growth that isn’t just bigger, more profitable or faster. It’s growth that is rich with possibility and aligns with where the world is now — and where it will be tomorrow. Uncommon growth is purposeful, transformative and sustainable.
With 15 global offices and over 600 strategists, data analysts, marketers, digital experts and creatives, Prophet has worked with the world’s most successful companies, including CVS Health, Home Depot, Marriott, Netflix, Electrolux and UBS, partnering with them across consulting, experience and creative capabilities. Our teams are committed to partnering with clients to develop solutions that drive lasting impact and help move society forward.
Prophet is an equal-opportunity employer and strives to build a firm of many voices. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. All employment, promotion and evaluation decisions are based on qualifications, merit and business need.
