Digital Project Manager

Job Overview:

The Digital Project Manager is to plan, document, execute and complete large scale global Digital CMS / Web projects adhering to strict deadlines and within budget. This includes inhouse and offshore briefing and coordinating the efforts of team members and third-party contractors or consultants in order to deliver projects according to plan.

In addition to this the Project Manager will need to be self-sufficient and must possess a solid understanding of both the Project Lifecycle and Project Management best practices. There is also a focused emphasis on project reporting to the client-facing Project Teams, including proactively anticipating and mitigating risks.

The successful candidate will need to work closely with all Digital departments within the practice. This means that they will need to be able to communicate intelligently and effectively with Creative, Technical, Account Management and Senior Leaders. As such, must have exceptional written and verbal communication skills as well experience of largescale digital project deliveries.

Responsibilities:
• Be an internal source of expertise in the Digital project management field and respond swiftly and concisely to any questions or queries
• Experience running projects in both Waterfall and Agile methodologies
• Emphasis on best practice project management techniques
• Manage a team of developers and QA executives locally to deliver against a project plan and budget
• Report project progress and anticipate risks
• Establish project governance contact points with the client-service offices, such as London or NY
• Regularly update Project Managers in client-service offices on project progress
• Manage and optimise internal workflow to ensure/increase productivity
• Project execution including scope change, briefing, burn rate and progress tracking
• Project kick-off and closure documentation
• Experience in reading and understanding technical and functional specifications
• Support and mentor team members, where needed
• Attend internal meetings as a representative of the Digital production team as and when required
• Represent Hogarth to the client and other third party partners

Requirements:
• Having over 5 years of project management experience in delivering web/mobile application, and CMSbased website projects
• Experience of working in a decoupled environment and collaborating effectively with other third-party agencies
• Strong knowledge of Content Management and CRM systems (experience with Drupal would be ideal)
• Software expertise – JIRA, Confluence, Office 365, Smartsheets, MS Project
• Experience of delivering large master and localization web site projects
• Experience in using a content management system for content management / content loading
• Passion for and understanding of internet technologies is as must
• Management of globally distributed project delivery teams
• Understanding of basic Quality Assurance standards and methodologies
• Understanding of accessibility guidelines and standards