RAPP · 6 hours ago
Senior Technical Project Manager
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$90K/yr - $108K/yr
5+ years expRAPP Chicago is looking for a Senior Technical Project Manager to join their award-winning Program Management team. The role involves leading client projects, managing technology and data initiatives, and ensuring project delivery excellence while fostering strong relationships with clients and team members.
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Responsibilities
Manage multiple technology, infrastructure and data projects end to end, within scope, budget and schedule commitments
Build and optimize project workflows and processes with a goal of continuous improvement and delivery efficiency
Develop project schedules, milestones and dependencies using PM tools such as MS Project, Workfront or Smartsheet
Integrate project management practices with agile delivery processes, oversee effective completion of epics, user stories and sprints, leveraging Jira
Build project budgets and forecasts, proactively identifying and mitigating financial risks, and escalating when needed
Collaborate with discipline leads, HR and finance to define project resource plan and ensure staffing is completed on time to meet project timelines
Partner with operations, contracts and vendors to build SOWs, cost estimates, scope and deliverables and manage vendor performance to contractual commitments
Establish and maintain project document management processes and collaboration tools such as Sharepoint, Teams and Confluence
Co-author project SOW’s, develop ROMs, impact assessments, project estimates, and project change requests. Ensure work is continuously aligned with all department leads and meet tight timelines
Monitor project progress, effectively communicate status and proactively mitigate risks. Be comfortable adapting to changes throughout the project
Understand business value of projects, continuously align team work to project priorities and value
Build respectful, strong working relationships with client(s), external agency partners, vendors and internal teams across all agency disciplines and business support functions
Develop understanding of account, agency and delivery processes and enforce adherence across project teams to them
Build persuasive, executive level presentations to communicate project plans, progress, solution approach and risks
Lead efficient meetings and conference calls. Ensures timely conference notes and action steps taken
Mentor junior team members of the best practices of the agency and project management
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree required
5+ years of experience managing medium-complex technology or data projects or programs
Project experience in one or more of the following areas: CRM and 360 campaign management, i.e. digital, direct mail, video, radio, etc
Technology and Analytics platform modernization and development
Cloud Transformation leveraging AWS, Azure or GCP
Implementing Data Driven Decision Workflows
Marketing Technology solutions such as Pega CDH, Sales Force or similar
Web technologies, including HTML, DHTML, Flash, XML, etc
Excellent communicator and collaborator with track record of working with cross-functional and leadership teams
Strong knowledge of project management methods, including Agile, Scrum and SaFE and ability to design and improve associated processes
Expertise in MS office products (Powerpoint, Excel, Visio, Word) and project management tools, including MS Project, Workfront, Atlassian, Smartsheet or others
Proven experience in building and maintaining project documentation (SOWs, Project Schedules, Estimates, Budgets, Status Reports, RAID, Project Presentations)
Solutions-oriented and process-focused with strong organizational skills and a keen eye for detail
Must have strong written and presentation development skills
Must have strong leadership skills and ability / desire to mentor junior PM talent
Benefits
Health/vision/dental insurance
401(k)
Stock options
Healthcare & Dependent Flexible Spending Accounts
Vacation
Sick, and personal days
Positive activism days
Paid parental leave
Disability benefits
Company
RAPP
RAPP is a customer experience agency. It is a sub-organization of DAS Group.
1001-5000 employees
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