Senior Project Manager

POSITION SUMMARY: 

We are seeking a highly experienced and strategic Project Manager to lead and manage multiple complex projects in parallel. The ideal candidate possesses a proven track record of successfully delivering projects within scope, budget, and timeline, even in dynamic and demanding environments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage a diverse portfolio of projects, ranging from daily operational tasks to large-scale strategic initiatives including those requiring strong leadership to drive envisioning, brainstorming, and alignment among diverse stakeholders..
• Drive projects forward with a proactive and solutions-oriented mindset, identifying and navigating roadblocks to ensure timely and efficient execution.
• Maintain a keen eye for detail while simultaneously maintaining a strategic perspective, ensuring alignment with overall business objectives.
• Foster a culture of accountability by setting clear expectations, tracking progress meticulously, and holding team members and stakeholders responsible for deliverables.
• Champion a streamlined and efficient approach to project management, identifying and implementing process improvements to maximize productivity.
• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including technical resources, stakeholders, and business leaders, to gather requirements, manage expectations, and ensure alignment on an ongoing basis
• Support and lead the development of business requirements for new projects, shaping project scope, priorities, and objectives

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: 

Project Management:

• Manage end-to-end IT projects, from initiation through implementation and post-implementation support.
• Ensure successful project delivery within scope, timeline, and budget while meeting quality standards.
•  Define project objectives, scope, deliverables, and key milestones
• Develop comprehensive project plans, including work breakdown structures, timelines, resource allocation, risk management, and communication strategies.

Analytics & Reporting:

• Oversee the development, deployment, and maintenance of IPG Commercial Analytics solutions, ensuring that reporting capabilities meet business needs.
• Partner with business stakeholders to identify reporting requirements and translate them into actionable BI reports and dashboards.
• Ensure data accuracy and availability for reports by working with data architects, analysts, and developers.

Client Master Data Transformation:

• Analyze the master data structure for the key IPG clients and propose changes to fulfill the analytics and reporting requirements made by the business stakeholders.
• Partner with the Master Data Management, Data Stewardship, and SAP teams to implement the changes to the customer master data structure.
• Elaborate playbooks and taxonomies to be followed by IPG agency representatives responsible for provisioning new customer master data across the SAP GL systems and Hyperion finance consolidation application.
• Coordinate and train IPG agency representatives about the customer master data taxonomies to be followed for key IPG clients.
• Coordinate the impact of the customer master data structure changes on the downstream IPG Commercial solutions.

Data Quality Operations:

• Implement and enforce customer master data quality to ensure the data follows the taxonomy established for the key IPG clients.
• Monitor new customer master data created across the SAP GL systems, identify anomalies concerning the taxonomies defined per each key IPG client, and drive fixing the issues.
• Manage the relationship with IPG’s client operations group to obtain input on the ongoing data quality of the customer's master data created in the SAP GL systems and Hyperion finance consolidation application.
• Manage a team of data analysts responsible for monitoring and remediating data quality issues across the entire dataset.

IPG Commercial Solutions Ownership:

• Oversee the development, enhancement, and support of applications related to IPG Commercial business functions.
• Coordinate with development teams to ensure alignment with business requirements and IPG IT data architecture.
• Provide ongoing application support, administration, troubleshooting, and maintenance, ensuring timely resolution of issues.
• Implement process improvements and optimization strategies for the IPG Commercial applications.
• Manage end-user communication, adoption, and training efforts.

Stakeholder Engagement and Communication:

• Act as the primary point of contact for project stakeholders, ensuring clear communication and management of expectations.
• Facilitate regular project status updates, steering committee meetings, and issue resolution sessions with stakeholders and sponsors.
• Build strong relationships with business units, vendors, and IT teams to ensure alignment on project objectives.

Risk Management & Issue Resolution:

• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks, escalating critical issues as necessary.
• Develop contingency plans to manage project risks and ensure minimal impact on project outcomes.
• Lead post-project reviews to capture lessons learned and identify opportunities for process improvement.

EDUCATION, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: 

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Information Technology, or related fields.
• 7+ years of experience in project management, preferably within analytics, data management, and master data operations.
• Strong understanding of business intelligence models, and data governance practices.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage external vendors.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proficiency with project management tools (e.g., SmartSheet, JIRA, MS Project).
• PMP or other relevant certification is preferred.

Key Competencies:

• Leadership: Ability to manage teams, guide data management efforts, and handle client relationships.
• Detail-Oriented: Ensure projects are executed within the defined scope, on time, and within budget.
• Analytical Thinking: Solve complex problems, especially those related to analytics, dashboards, and system integration.
• Adaptability: Capable of managing both ongoing support tasks and project-based implementations.
• Stakeholder Management: Liaise effectively with external vendors, internal teams, and senior leadership.

Work Conditions

• Full-time, hybrid work environment.
• Occasional travel for client meetings and project-related tasks.

SALARY RANGE:

The salary range for this position is $120,000 to $150,000. Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on, among other factors, actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position; market considerations; budgetary considerations; tenure and standing with the company (applicable to current employees); as well as the employee’s/applicant’s background, pertinent experience, and qualifications.

BENEFITS OF JOINING IPG:

One of our primary goals is to support the health and well-being of you and your family. Our compensation plan includes the following benefits, in addition to many others:

• Healthcare Options
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Prescription
• Dependent and Health Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401(k) savings plan with company match
• Flexible based Paid Time Off
• Employee Assistance Program
• Legal Assistance Plan
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Exclusive discounts on cell phones, gyms, and everyday purchases

IPG is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity inclusion and equity at our company. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, gender identity, marital status, citizenship, disability, genetic information or veteran status or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state or local law.