Project Manager

Department Name

 Digital

Office Location

Boston

Job Title

Project Manager

Reports to

Elfie Hannevig, Director of PM, Dublin

Date

Jun 5, 2025

WHO WE ARE

The Digital team within Connelly Partners is a collective of 50 digital experts made up of strategists, analysts, creative technologists, content producers, ux / ui designers, back-end programmers, data engineers, and project managers.  CP is dedicated to driving engagement and results by crafting digital journeys from concept to impact. By uncovering insights that foster authentic relationships, we develop effective work supported by robust strategy, data, technology and digital marketing expertise.

JOB PURPOSE

The Project Manager / Scrum Master plays a key role in delivering high-quality projects across the agency by ensuring effective planning, coordination, and execution. This role is central to facilitating agile workflows, promoting cross-functional alignment, and maintaining project momentum from initiation through completion. With a focus on collaboration, transparency, and continuous improvement, the Project Manager / Scrum Master ensures that teams are supported, obstacles are removed, and projects are delivered efficiently, meeting both client and business expectations.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES

Project Delivery & Execution

• Lead the day-to-day planning, coordination, and execution of assigned projects, ensuring delivery is on time, on scope, and within budget.
• Facilitate stand-ups, sprint planning, refinements, retrospectives, and other agile ceremonies for assigned projects.
• Manage and maintain project plans, timelines, and dependencies using agency-approved tools (e.g., ClickUp, Figma, Slack).
• Identify risks and blockers early, escalating as needed with proposed mitigation strategies.

Agile Facilitation

• Champion Agile methodologies, adapting frameworks as appropriate to the needs of the team and client.
• Serve as a servant leader to cross-functional project teams, removing impediments and promoting accountability.
• Encourage continuous feedback and iteration throughout project lifecycles.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Collaborate closely with account, UX/UI, development, strategy, QA, and media teams to ensure alignment on deliverables and expectations.
• Work with team leads and resource managers to allocate appropriate resources to projects and adjust plans based on availability or changes.
• Maintain transparency with stakeholders through regular updates, documentation, and reporting.

Client & Stakeholder Management

• Act as the point of contact for project-related communications with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensure scope, timelines, and deliverables are clearly defined, documented, and communicated to all parties.
• Facilitate effective client meetings, including status updates, reviews, and retrospective discussions.

Process & Performance Improvement

• Contribute to refining project delivery processes and templates to increase efficiency and consistency.
• Track and report on project KPIs, including delivery timelines, scope changes, team velocity, and profitability metrics where relevant.
• Share insights and lessons learned to contribute to the team’s knowledge base and drive ongoing improvement.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required Qualifications include:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in agile project management, preferably in an agency or marketing environment.
• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Proven ability to oversee multiple complex projects, balancing scope, timeline, and budget.
• Expertise in project management methodologies and tools (e.g., Agile, Scrum, Asana, Jira, Click Up, Workamajig).
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills.

• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment and adapt to changing priorities.

Preferred:

• PMP and Scrum or related project management certification.
• Experience working with digital, creative, and integrated marketing teams.
• Knowledge of financial tracking and project profitability management.

*About Connelly Partners: At Connelly Partners, our vision is to be the world’s most aggressive advocate of the human voice and our day-to-day mission is to shine a light on the importance of human truths and their power in a data-driven world.

To protect our brands from self-importance, every team member has a role in amplifying their heartbeats and embracing empathy over entertainment. We value the importance of data, but also the power of emotion. We use data to ask better questions and are in the business of pursuing the WHY.

Headquartered in Boston, with a European hub in Dublin, not New York or London and another hub in Vancouver, not Toronto, we’re firmly rooted in shadow cities with an independent fire and a full-service approach. All resources are offered in-house for efficiency and consistency – strategic planning, creative, production (including an onsite studio), analytics, media, influencer marketing, social media, PR, technology and shopper marketing.

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*To protect the interests of all parties, Connelly Partners will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate.  Connelly Partners will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.