The successful candidate must have:

• Minimum of 5-7 years’ experience managing creative projects (including digital technologies) within a creative agency or in-house agency
• Advanced knowledge of project management principles
• Exceptional relationship management skill with significant client facing experience
• Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment demonstrating teamwork, innovation and excellence
• Passion and interest in leading multi-channel communications projects on a global scale
• An innate sense of urgency with emphasis on responsiveness and “can do” attitude

Specific job responsibilities include:

Strategy & Leadership

• Combine knowledge of project objectives with understanding of the business and creative capabilities to aid in driving strategic direction for projects
• Contribute to implementing best practices to expand and mature capabilities both in project management and in our agency’s overall creative offering
• Apply solid, independent decision-making aptitude to manage risk on projects with minimal supervision

Client Management

• Proactively seek out new opportunities to support the creative needs of stakeholders across the business
• Develop and nurture effective relationships with a variety of internal clients

• Leverage solid client relationships to gain insight into project pipeline and help steer the right work to the CCS team
• Demonstrate an understanding of the client’s business, their needs, expectations and requirements and translation into creative solutions

Project Planning & Delivery

• Manage a portfolio of mid to large scale, multi-channel project initiatives spanning multiple business units and ranging from moderate to high complexity
• Lead client and team meetings for both new project work and existing project work during the lifecycle of the project
• Serve as single point of contact for all client communication
• Identify, document and prioritize business requirements for iterative project/program release
• Lead collaborative scoping/estimation sessions with the CCS discipline leads (or their delegates)
• Write detailed, error-free proposals and statements of work (SOWs)
• Prepare project plans and estimates for all phases of projects
• Develop resource plans to support project engagements and ensure timely and adequate staffing
• Mitigate resourcing constraints with traffic management and/or Project Management Lead
• Manage and control project scope and the change control process across multiple client engagements to ensure that projects are completed according to schedule and within budget

• Proactively monitor project progress against milestones with the ability to identify and mitigate risks to successful delivery
• Provide status reporting regarding project financials, milestones, deliverables, dependencies, risks and issues to project teams as well as clients
• Ensure deliverable(s) meet quality control standards including delivery on client objectives
• Work within established frameworks to select and engage suppliers in support of projects as needed

• Set-up and maintain projects within project management tracking system (currently Workfront)

• Maintain and understand financial impacts of project forecasting for estimate at completion (EAC)
• Attend and participate in routine, internal billing review meetings with Operations Manager and others to discuss project billing and cost recovery

Desired characteristics

• Strong leadership, diplomatic and motivational skills including the ability to lead up, across and down a variety of teams
• Self-motivated and decisive with the ability to adapt to changing and competing demands
• Ability to thrive in a past-faced work environment
• Proactive mindset in contributing to business development in the form of identifying opportunities with new and existing clients
• Passion in contributing to process enhancements to benefit the agency and its clients
• Desire to coach, mentor and motivate others within the project management career path
• Excellent leadership, communication (written, verbal and presentation) and interpersonal skills
• Outstanding organizational and time management skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Related Experience

5-7 years of relevant experience

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We are taking deliberate action to nurture an inclusive culture that is grounded in our company purpose, to refresh the world and make a difference. We act with a growth mindset, take an expansive approach to what’s possible and believe in continuous learning to improve our business and ourselves. We focus on four key behaviors – curious, empowered, inclusive and agile – and value how we work as much as what we achieve. We believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive after 130+ years. Visit Our Purpose and Vision to learn more about these behaviors and how you can bring them to life in your next role at Coca-Cola.

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