Account /Project Manager

The ideal candidate will have experience in managing a project from start to finish. This candidate will be able to create a plan of action which will consider a fixed timeline and evaluate risks. This individual should also have experience managing people and be an effective communicator.

**Note: It is not an IT Project Manager role. Looking for people from Advertising industry who have managed/lead Digital projects.**

Role Details:

· Setting project goals, establishing tasks and a timeline for completion by assigned parties, and evaluating progress and adjusting as needed to ensure that clients, internal or external, achieve their desired results.

· Coordinate project activities, resources, and work with other departments to meet deadlines and project goals within set resources and under firm deadlines.

· Drive project deliveries on their own, and take initiatives and further develop proposed solutions.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Managing the day-to-day client interaction and expectations for medium-large scale projects
• Continually seeking and capitalizing upon opportunities to increase customer satisfaction and deepen client relationships
• Engaging with the client during project lifecycle, ensuring all risks, issues, actions, and dependencies are clearly documented, communicated, and understood
• Proactively managing and handling issues and escalations, understanding their relevant priorities and managing expectations accordingly
• Effectively estimates costs, timescales, and resource requirements, securing resources and building realistic / optimized plans for the successful delivery of the project(s) to the agreed scope and budget.
• Constantly being on the lookout for improvements, discover issues and deliver better value to the customer and towards internal processes
• End-to-end project management throughout the project life cycle from scope planning to development and implementation - Planning and execution of on-going projects • Close cooperation with other departments of the agency: design, trans-creation, strategy, client service
• Timely implementation of assigned projects
• Development of complex project plans, project schedules and cost estimates; creating accurate project documentation, including internal briefs and functional specifications
• Oversee cross dependencies of project's activities and ensuring teams communicate and are aware of project status and drafting new processes for effective projects coordination
• Effectively managing the detailed project schedule and measuring project progress
• Ongoing reporting to superior(s) regarding the lack of information, materials and issues encountered

Responsibilities

• Direct and oversee completion of project
• Develop plan of action including schedule, resources and work plan
• Assess risks and establish contingency plans
• Manage work and inputs from variety of stakeholders

Experience: 2-4 years. Freshers with BCA/BSc IT/Btech can also apply

Qualifications

· A bachelor’s degree in management, business, or related field; master’s degree or post-bachelor’s certificate and professional credentials.

· Proficiency in Microsoft office - Excel, Word and PowerPoint. Experience with Jira or similar project management tools is required, not mandatory.

· Knowledge and experience of project understanding, effort estimation, creating delivery milestones and coordinating with internal teams to manage timely deliveries

· Excellent written and verbal communication, time management skills and ability to multi-task.

· Self-driven, problem-solving attitude, motivated to take initiatives

** Preference to the people who can join immediately or within next 15 days

Share your resume at saurabh.bhatt@creativelandasia.com