Community Based Project Management Hire

Recruiter
Sapient Limited
Posted
20 January 2012
Ref
IPM-Min-SG
Location
Singapore
Sector
Advertising / Creative Agency, Digital Agency, Integrated Agency
Function
Project Management
Discipline
Digital
Hours
Full Time
Contract Type
Permanent
Salary
Salary is competitve - dependant on experience
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Job Summary:
The primary functions of this position include project and program management, client management and team leadership. The Senior Interactive Project Manager position requires the ability to engage with our client’s senior marketing, technical and executive management to assure that the solution we create addresses the client's business requirements.

The IPM manages complex interactive engagements to an acceptable level of risk by balancing scope, time, cost and quality while maintaining a positive environment that promotes individual development and high performance standards.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

    Work with the pursuit team to complete RFP's, project scoping, sizing and pricing estimates
    Drive project delivery through effective use of internal and client status meetings
    Partners with other project leaders to lead teams of 10-15 people. Builds and structures the project team to ensure maximum performance.
    Maintains awareness of the current industry environment that shapes opportunities for client solutions (i.e. news events, trends, mergers,etc.).
    Clarifies and communicates project objectives and success criteria.
    Develops relationships with, and ensures the appropriate participation of, key client stakeholders and client executives; Provides day-to-day project contact for the client
    Manage and control project scope and the change control process
    Manages the project financials including overall project budget
    Assure that projects complete according to schedule and within budget

REQUIREMENTS:

    Bachelor’s degree; preferably in Computer Science or New Media
    At least 5 years of project management experience, from an interactive agency
    At least 5 years of leadership and/or management experience
    At least 2-5 year experience managing larger, more complex and cross functional interactive agency projects
    Strong interpersonal, analytical, problem solving, negotiating, influencing, facilitation, organizational, prioritization, decision making, and conflict resolution skills
    Demonstrated ability to assume a leadership role in managing project, departmental and enterprise risks related to projects, systems and business analysis
    3+ years of client management experience liaising with business owners and executive level clients
    Solid understanding of project management methodology including the ability to identify and resolve issues, manage risk, develop detailed work plans and specifications, perform resource allocations and run team meetings
    Strong knowledge of software development life cycles, web technologies, web development processes and the delivery of solutions with creative and engineering components
    Strong verbal and written communication skill
    Proven mentoring, supervisory, and team-building skills
    Ability to solve problems with keen instincts and organizational experience
    Open to frequent overnight travel and work at client site

About Sapient
Sapient, a global services firm, helps clients compete, evolve and grow in an increasingly complex marketplace.  We operate two groups—Sapient Interactive and Sapient Consulting—positioned at the intersection of marketing, business and technology.  Sapient Interactive provides brand and marketing strategy, award-winning creative work, web design and development and emerging media expertise.  Sapient Consulting provides business and IT strategy, process and systems design, package implementation and custom development, as well as outsourcing services such as testing, maintenance and support.

Our passion for client success—evidenced by our ability to foster collaboration, drive innovation and solve challenging problems—is the subject of case studies on leadership and organizational behavior used by MBA students at both Harvard and Yale.  Leading clients, including BP, Essent Energie, Harrah's Entertainment, Hilton International, Janus, Sony Electronics and Verizon, rely on our unique approach to drive growth and market momentum.  Headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Sapient operates across North America, Europe and India.  For more information, please visit

www.sapient.com