Sobre este puesto de Senior Project Manager en VML
Who We Are
VML is a leading creative company that combines brand experience, customer experience, and commerce, creating connected brands to drive growth. VML is celebrated for its innovative and award-winning human-first work for clients including AstraZeneca, Colgate-Palmolive, Dell, Ford, Microsoft, Nestlé, The Coca-Cola Company, and Wendy's. In 2026, VML was named Campaign’s Global Network of the Year and ranked #2 Creative Network of the Year at Cannes Lions. VML’s global network spans 55+ markets with principal offices in Buenos Aires, Kansas City, London, New York, São Paulo, Shanghai and Singapore.
VML is part of WPP, the trusted growth partner for the world's leading brands. Powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform WPP Open, WPP unites cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, creativity, production, enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel.
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Who we are looking for:
VML is adding a Senior Project Manager to our team, supporting one of VML's largest clients in the CPG space. We are seeking a Senior Project Manager who can quickly understand our client’s needs and objectives with the ability to effectively manage variety sized teams in their effort to deliver projects and services across largescale integrated campaigns. You will be expected to deploy and manage against defined processes throughout a client engagement.
You will build, coach, and lead cross-functional teams across process to ensure successful delivery of work. We are looking for a proactive problem solver that can manage team dynamics, manage project financial performance, clearly communicate status, and drive progression towards dates.
What you’ll do:
Project Analysis | Act as a client proxy for agile teams. Manage multiple activities and projects under one or more clients. Support and provide strategic direction related to processes and resolution paths. Support agile teams to refine user stories and acceptance criteria to meet the agile team’s definition of ready. Provide well researched POV documents on a variety of solutions related to project work. Analyze processes continuously for refinement; execute measures for optimization.
Project Management | Continuously monitor project health via resourcing, profitability and burn rates. Work with clients to define KPI’s and meaningful metrics to report project health. Works closely with Client Engagement and Delivery teams to architect solutions that best meet client requirements.
Leadership & Team Collaboration | Support creation of RFP responses with other teams and new business engagement. Help create and draft contracts and scopes of work. Manage internal teams and client relationships in alignment with Client Engagement team. Maintain direct relationships with greater delivery team. Support scoping and estimation exercises with Client Engagement teams
What you’ll need:
• 3-5+ years managing projects, within an agency environment preferred. CPG project experience a plus
• Proven track record of leading cross-functional teams and mentoring team members
• Strong understanding of integrated campaigns and corresponding best practices
• Experience in project scoping, timeline estimation, and resource management
• Superior client relationship management and presentation skills
• Ability to thrive under tight deadlines while maintaining quality standards
• Deep passion for social media marketing and advertising industry
What we offer
- Passionate, driven people | We champion a culture of people that do extraordinary work.
- Consciously cultivated culture | We aim to embody the behaviors to build an inclusive community that is in it together, bringing both positivity and active listening into the workplace as we simultaneously strive to empower creative bravery.
- Competitive benefits | What we offer full time hires ranges from the full spectrum of group health coverage options (medical, dental, vision) to a generous 401k match (100% dollar-for-dollar match, up to 5% of salary contribution), and a variety of paid time off offerings that reflect our investment in all aspects of your overall life balance and wellness.
- Growth-minded opportunities | We aim to nurture a culture of real-time feedback, growth-oriented mindset, and plenty of training opportunities through VML and WPP, so you can continue to grow personally and professionally.
The base salary range for this position at the time of this posting is indicated below. Individual compensation varies based on job-related factors, including location, business needs, level of responsibility, experience, and qualifications. We offer a competitive benefits package, click WPP Benefits for more details.
We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office an average of four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.
WPP (VML) is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.
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