Senior Project Manager

THE POSITION : The Senior Project Manager (SPM) plays a pivotal role in leading the internal day-to-day operations and delivery for a set of strategic, creative and medium-to-high complexity projects, from inception to completion, within a brand or multiple brands. The SPM has expert-level project management skills which allow them to lead any type of project or program, with limited supervision, and is considered the primary internal nucleus for their projects.    ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Our employees are tasked with delivering excellent business results through the efforts of their teams.  These results are achieved by:   Full lifecycle delivery and management of complex, technical, strategic and creative projects   Develops and actively manages project timelines, estimates, risk registers, communication plans, burn reports and change logs with minimal oversight  Leads the estimation process and provides project budget and staff plan parameters with minimal supervision  Leads the project timeline creation process in close partnership with internal and external stakeholders with minimal supervision  Leads project kickoffs and status meetings  Creates and/or reviews and distributes meeting recaps; oversees and evolves Account Managers/Supervisors and Marketing Coordinators in their ability to write actionable recaps  In partnership with AD+, develops financial forecasts for proactive financial management   In partnership with AD+, Finance and Account, facilitates monthly billing, analysis and action  In partnership with Account Services, AD+, assists with the development of annual and project-based SOWs  In partnership with AD+, provides input to program Gantt Charts  In partnership with Account Services, AD+, assists with change order creation and management  Actively works with project stakeholders to identify, evaluate, log, communicate and mitigate project-level risks  Works closely with Project Management Office (PMO)/Delivery leadership to identify and mitigate program-level risks  Identifies project staff needs and works with resource managers and PCs to ensure accuracy and updates of resource plans  Resolves conflicts, including scope, schedule, resources, budget, quality and communication with minimal oversight  Ensures all project artifacts (FRD, BRD, etc.) are properly stored within enterprise systems (Workfront, TFS, etc.)  Accountable for application of Intouch delivery processes and PMO standards across their projects  Actively mentors and supports training efforts for Account Managers/Supervisors and Marketing Coordinators Acts as first touchpoint of escalation for Account Managers/Supervisors and Marketing Coordinators Keeps direct manager informed; asks for help when needed; knows when to escalate issues/concerns to leadership; brings solutions  Modeling inclusive…