Senior Project Manager

London, England, United Kingdom

12/17/2024

Who We Are:

ConcentricLife, a part of Accenture Song, is a full-service health and wellness advertising agency spanning three distinct specialist practices that bring over 20 years of deep subject matter expertise: healthcare, rare disease, and wellness. Our core mission is to create brands that live at the very center of the human health experience.

Our core mission is to create brands that live at the very centre of the human health experience and build brand interactions that change health trajectories and restore life.

We are a community where great minds and talent gather to discover something unexpected, dream like visionaries, and embrace the do with hustle and agility. We are spirited collaborators. We love to be challenged. We know smart always wins. And, above all else. We never settle.

As a testament to our success, ConcentricLife has been named Agency of the Year 9 times, most recently in 2021, and awarded Best Places to Work by MM+M in 2019 and 2023.

Collaboration

Importantly, while the aim is to build a strong London offering, ConcentricLife UK is connected to the wider US ConcentricLife agency and can share resources where necessary, such as brand designers, project managers, creative teams, medical writers, video editors, and animators via the agency’s in-house studio team known as The Furnace.

In addition, as part of Accenture Song we can also utilize the Song studio team in London and in the Accenture Song network across EMEA and Africa and Costa Rica, giving us a broad scope of talent to draw upon.

Who We Are Looking For:

ConcentricLife is seeking a Senior Project Manager to join our London-based global team who will represent the agency and deliver projects on time, on specification, and on budget. You must demonstrate a good understanding of project management tools and best-practice methodology, and have the flexibility to lead a diverse and dynamic team to deliver balanced integrated solutions. You are everyone’s point person for the projects, and relied upon across departments with respect to what to expect, what to do next, and where to be.

You are a disruptor, a problem solver and a go-getter who thrives in a fast-paced environment. You have a passion for healthcare and making a difference.

You are an approachable hardworking team player and an open-minded, active listener with the ability to unpack complex problems with simplicity.

Reports to: Project Management Associate Manager

What You Will Do:

Manage and direct multiple medium- and large-scale projects

Propose appropriate project approach and deliverables based on budget, timing restrictions and business goals

Assist in managing larger projects with a more senior project manager (PM)

Seek help from a senior PM to prioritise work, taking into consideration deadline, urgency, and complexity

Prioritise work, taking into consideration deadline, urgency, and complexity

Maintain a clear understanding of the creative strategy on all assigned projects

Develop accurate project-planning assets (e.g, timelines, budgets, and scopes of work); partner with account supervisor to gather all information required to develop these assets; and oversee production by direct report(s) before approving for internal team review

Maintain a successful partnership with the client solutions team by adhering to the agency RACI matrix (Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed)

Comply with agency processes related to resource allocation and projects

Maintain solid relationships with other departments and be respectful of the contributions they make in the project life cycle; continuously partner with department leads on improving interdepartmental working relationships

Provide day-to-day support for the internal team by coordinating meetings; disseminate recaps outlining plan/next steps and action items following internal meetings; maintain internal hot sheets

Ensure you and your direct reports are involving appropriate team resources at each step in the process

Participate in the brief review process prior to the brief being shared with the client and/or internal team; verify that all assumptions, workflow, etc. are in line with agency processes, and communicate any necessary changes to brief author

Understand when to escalate potential risks for more senior level support

Able to interpret scopes created by another PM and/or pull together scopes for medium projects with limited oversight

Participate in (or delegate management of) internal (and client, if applicable) budget meetings, confidently speaking to issues and concerns as they arise and offering options for resolution; speak up to enforce time transfer rules when needed

Properly prepare (or delegate preparation of) POs and other vendor management-related financial documents to ensure on-time payments are remitted

Communicate changes in scope and/or timeline that will impact budget to the finance team

Take an active role in brand planning and scoping exercises (i.e., annual tactical planning, scope development, etc.)

Provide context around project overburn during internal finance meetings

Review actual hours and take appropriate action for any billed time that looks amiss; evaluate actual hours against original staff plan; and project % complete to quickly determine project health

Gather information needed to educate internal team on outcomes to expect from change requests, including changes to scope, schedule, or cost

Develop staff plans and estimates

What You Bring:

4-6 years of experience in project management or integrated production experience in an advertising agency or similar environment

2-6 years of internal team management, scoping and budget management, and resource management experience

An in-depth understanding of traditional and digital marketing and advertising processes and methods, as well as project management techniques

Knowledge of production and the creative development process, experience design, technology (web & app development), QA testing, and marketing methodologies

Strong written and verbal communication skills

An ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and be able to manage deadlines

The skill to tell a simple story visually and verbally

A curious mentality

The desire to be great

What We Value:

LIFE; Never Stop Learning, Seek to Invent, Lead Fearlessly, Act Like an Entrepreneur

These are the tenets of our company. We value what makes each of us different, and we believe in challenging one another to push boundaries through positive encouragement and motivation.

ConcentricLife is an equal opportunity employer and makes all employment decisions on the basis of merit without regard to race, religion, creed, national origin, alienage, citizenship status, military status, color, sex, marital status, partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law.