We are looking for a Senior Integrated Project Manager

Ogilvy Social.Lab seeks an experienced Senior Integrated Project Manager with a strong digital background to lead and grow key international brands.

The Project Manager at Ogilvy Social.Lab is a pivotal leadership role within the Client Service team. You will oversee and manage the successful execution of projects and client deliverables, ensuring seamless project delivery while maintaining the highest standards of quality, client satisfaction, and client growth. You will manage a team of team members across multiple disciplines mainly content, intelligence and media, guiding them to meet client deliverables and success. This role requires a deep understanding of digital project management principles, strong leadership skills, and a proven ability to navigate complex projects and client relationships. Ideally, candidates will have 5+ years of experience.

Project Delivery & Client Management:

• Oversee execution, coordination, and delivery across Media, Content, and/or Intelligence, ensuring timelines, deadlines, and budget objectives are met.
• Understand project briefs and objectives, managing timelines, resources, and scope to deliver successful, quality outcomes on time and within budget.
• Manage client expectations and communication effectively, building trust with key client stakeholders.
• Manage external stakeholder expectations and communication effectively.
• Lead case study development and contribute to building strong client relationships.
• Manage change requests, assess their impact on project objectives, and implement changes efficiently.

Team Leadership & Mentorship:

• Manage the internal team from an operational workflow.
• Mentor and develop Project Managers, providing guidance and support for their growth.
• Foster a positive and collaborative project team environment, focusing on individual growth and skill development of direct reports.
• Champion the vision within project teams and ensure project alignment with C2 vision.

Innovation & Process Improvement:

• Candidate needs to be open to working with AI workflows and integration across a campaign lifetime.
• Identify process improvements and innovative delivery approaches.
• Drive best practice initiatives and explore/implement new project management tools/techniques.
• Encourage experimentation and continuous improvement within the team.

Financial & Resource Management:

• Manage project resources and budgets across multiple projects, ensuring efficient resource allocation.
• Monitor project profitability and identify opportunities for cost optimisation.
• Manage SOWs and client revenue/finance functions.
• Manage Work in Progress (WIP) adjustments and support revenue forecasting for the portfolio.
• Analyse financial performance and identify opportunities to improve efficiency and profitability.
• Manage all the internal finance administrative duties such as WIP notes, reconciliation documentation, generating PQs, POs and invoices.
• Ensure efficient project delivery and accurate tracking of time and effort.

Role Requirements:

• Proven ability to manage multiple projects concurrently, demonstrating strong organisational and prioritisation skills.
• Excellent communication (written and verbal), interpersonal, and presentation skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Proven ability to lead and motivate a team.
• Proficiency in project management methodologies (e.g., Agile, Waterfall).

Reporting & Analysis:

• Develop and deliver strategic client reports, providing insights into campaign performance, market trends, and competitive activity.
• Proactively monitor industry trends and share relevant insights with clients and internal teams.

Desired Skills & Experiences:

• Bachelor's degree in marketing, Communications, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in a project management role within an agency setting, with at least 2 years of experience managing a team.
• Strong understanding of digital marketing across content creation, media, and strategy/intelligence.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams.
• Proficiency in project management tools (e.g., Asana, Monday.com, Jira) and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Experience with budget management and financial reporting.
• Understanding of Ogilvy's values and culture.

The eCommerce Lead should have strong analytical skills and a deep understanding of ecommerce product management. Through managing the overall web process, this individual will own and execute the product assortment strategy needed to maximize sales, customer acquisition and retention. 

Responsibilities: 

o Work closely with Regional and Global Marketing on social media channels utilization, paid advertising campaigns, on -platform as well as online campaigns development to increase digital sales

o Responsible for regular reporting on digital and app performance and customer experience metrics -optimizing site operations, identifying opportunities, and suggesting strategies to achieve sales growth

o Own daily reporting for app performance -tracking all major KPI to plan

o Responsible for optimizations to navigation, collections, search, and homepage 

o Plan marketing calendar 

o Support paid social team and  eCommerce Lead with updates around product launches, collaborations, selling reports

o Oversee and execute strategic site AB tests to improve KPIs, revenue, and overall customer experience 

o Monitor competitive landscape and site benchmarks

o Collaborate with and project manage FSA ’s

o Work with the creative team to ensure all correct creative required for campaigns is done 

o Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional societies

Requirements and Qualifications of the role:

o Bachelor's degree required o 3+ years of related experience in Ecommerce or data/analytical field required

o Previous retail and/or ecommerce experience required

o Expert understanding of Excel (advanced reporting), PC Skills, including MS Office, and MS Outlook Understanding of Strategy

o Merchandising, accounting, and/or business experience a plus

o Flexibility to adapt to changing business needs, dealing with ambiguity

o Must be able to think strategically and see the big picture while knowing how to execute it tactically

o Excellent communication skills, both written and oral

o Strong project management/time management skills

o Extremely detail oriented

At AKQA (part of WPP), we imaginatively apply art and science to create transformative experiences, accelerate growth and future-proof organisations. AKQA Performance designs every touchpoint along the customer journey with unmatched native ability to define, find, connect, and inspire audiences across all brand interactions.

At AKQA, our Data Analysts have an innate passion for crafting clear and compelling responses to briefs through paid media insight and expertise.

At AKQA you'll work in a meritocratic culture, surrounded by some of the brightest minds in their fields. You'll have the opportunity to learn and grow within a creative and technically-advanced team and have access to ongoing personal and professional development.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• Maintain accurate and timely output and delivery.
• Help to strengthen the profile of the Data & Analytics team and drive team progression.
• Assess client commercial realities to deliver the most relevant and effective data solutions.
• Ability to analyse data, create reports, provide insights and recommendations.
• Proactively seek out testing and tactical opportunities to recommend to clients.
• Deliver remarkable client service to become a go-to specialist in analytics and agency partner.
• Contribute to product innovation in the performance and data space.
• Deliver strategic opportunities to all teams and clients based on analysis coupled with keen marketing intelligence.
• Work with creative and strategy teams to deliver performance improving insights to teams and clients

QUALITIES AND CHARACTERISTICS

• Strong attention to detail
• Demonstrable experience in a hands-on role in Data with expertise in consumer data analysis, web analytics, digital marketing performance metrics, and marketing intelligence
• Demonstrable experience in tagging design, setting up analytics or data pipelines, and analysing performance
• Proof of analytics certifications/training are advantageous
• Collaborate with Data Engineers to build tools, dashboards and automate processes or tasks
• Work with key stakeholders to align business goals with marketing objectives, focussing on a strategic approach to data
• Analyse toolsets and provide recommendations
• Assist with new business pitches and business development initiatives within the scope of data
• Advanced MS Office Suite skills (especially Excel) and Google product suite
• Demonstrable experience with Google Data Studio or Tableau
• Experience with SQL, JavaScript, and Python advantageous
• Strong aptitude for mathematics

 Explore our extensive range of benefits here.

Job Title: Senior Audience Planner/Data and Insights Specialist

Company: WPP Media South Africa

Location: Johannesburg, South Africa

Reports To: Client lead 

About the Role

As the senior audience planner/ data and insights specialist, your role will encompass working in both the data and tech space, as well as designing and delivering audience strategies.

Core Responsibilities

• Data and Tech Requirements

You will be the core support arm to the broader agency team in providing ongoing data and tech solutions relevant to the requirements of the client, this includes but is not limited to:

• Supplying of any data requirement for strategy and insight work
• Conduct market research on media consumption patterns for different markets and audiences.
• Adoption and localization of regional and/or global tools or data solutions
• Building of internal capabilities of data strategy, data analytics and data solution products/tools
• Responsible for driving innovation and new technology topics for the client business.
• On-going thought leadership in relevant industry & category initiatives such as white papers / public speaking / landscape & trend reports / awards judging
• Audience Planning Requirements
• Lead the development and delivery of audience strategy and champion audience-first thinking within the planning and strategy teams; providing a consultative approach to driving business outcomes using data and technology platforms.
• Build a cohesive 360 view of the customer profile using 1st party, 2nd party, 3rd party and research data inclusive of online and offline data sources.
• Utilize all available technologies to drive audience-based planning, buying, targeting, measurement and optimization
• Develop strategic audience segmentation to drive omnichannel personalization.
• Build audience targeting strategies based on campaign goals, run audience insight analysis, collaborate with data partners to create custom audiences, and establish connection with media partners to configure, test, and validate destination across all channels.
• Supervise the end-to-end process of audience planning, activation, and measurement for clients and/or campaigns.
• Analyse performance by audience segment & provide audience optimization recommendations.
• Develop a deep expertise in the data ecosystem including 3rd party data providers, publisher and supply direct relationships, and WPP companies.
• Drive adoption and success of data and technology platform partnerships as well as ensure that global team understands market needs and priorities.
• Lean into data strategy conversations and work with clients, partners and other stakeholders to forge new and interesting data connections and trials.
• Assist in closing the measurement loop to improve incrementality, working with specialist teams as needed.

Key Skills and Competencies

• Have an in-depth understanding of communication channels and platforms, including but not limited to CRM, CDP, DMP, programmatic, social, EC, new retail and how they interrelate.
• Familiar with how data could be used in driving business outcome and how business outcome could be measured by data.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with evolved present-to-persuade and facilitation skills. Strong analytics skills and can see business implications beyond data
• Have the ability to demonstrate a depth of understanding of the industry, the client’s business and brands as well as changes to consumer and media in senior level client conversations.
• Excel at ability to influence without authority but with the organization’s support to ensure that even without authority there is accountability.
• Collaboration, accountability, persuasive attitudes are critical for this role.

Experience

• Minimum of (5 years+) experience in data and analytics
• Experience working in cross functional teams and geographies.
• Experience connecting Audience segmentation with the realities of delivering in addressable media platforms.
• Sound understanding of the marketing technology stack required to delivery on Audience planning through to execution.
• Strong experience working with digital platforms and ad solutions with knowledge of targeting capabilities.
• Experience delivering campaigns with a real time dynamic creative element.
• Executed campaigns with omnichannel user journeys and media targeting.
• Needs to have worked in roles that have developed both strategic and operations capability within media marketing.
• Change agent mindset and risk-taking capabilities with examples of projects that have landed successful business transformation.
• Must be comfortable leading change and spearhead effectiveness and efficiency in media operations.
• Build competitively advantaged skills around audience planning.

Mastery of (Required):

• Precision Planning and Activation
• Audience Segmentation
• 1P / 2P / 3P Data Collection, Integration (including Data Onboarding) and Activation
• MarTech / AdTech
• Biddable Media Buying & Optimization Solutions

Broad Expertise in (Good to Have):

• Brand and Campaign Strategy
• Category Experience
• Agency and Client Background
• Marketing Analytics
• Marketing Effectiveness & Measurement Solution

About us:

Luno is the crypto investment app you can rely on, enabling you to buy, store and explore crypto securely. We’re committed to putting the power of cryptocurrency in everyone's hands sensibly and responsibly.

Since 2013, we’ve helped millions of people around the world invest safely in crypto. We do this by cutting through the hype and supporting customers at every step of the way. All products and cryptocurrencies on our platform must first meet stringent legal, risk and technical security standards. 

Transparency is key for us. Luno stores all crypto on a 1:1 basis and we have rigorous processes in place so you can be confident your investment is secure. We’re available in more than 40 countries around the world and we work closely with respective regulators in all of these markets to be fully compliant, as we believe this is the best way to help everyone, everywhere, invest safely.

The role in a nutshell:

We are looking for an experienced IT Support Professional with deep knowledge of all things Atlassian. You’re a Jira and Confluence specialist who is on track to becoming a true functional expert in the Atlassian ecosystem. You'll be the Atlassian expert—building projects, service desks, and keeping our tools running smoothly so our teams can work efficiently.

Beyond your Atlassian responsibilities, you’ll be a member of the IT Operations team, dealing with complex user issues, responding to support queries, and helping to automate our processes wherever possible. In this role, you will act as the "engine" behind our Atlassian platform, performing deep, hands-on specialist work within a supported structure. Your goal is to ensure our Jira and Confluence instances are high-performance tools that facilitate communication, security, and continuous improvement across the organization.

Your mission will be:

• Atlassian Platform Administration — Be the main point of contact for Jira Software, Jira Service Management, and Confluence. Handle complex configurations and help deliver our IT strategy.
• Workflow Design — Build and maintain custom workflows, issue types, and screens. Use validators, conditions, and post-functions to keep data accurate without making things harder for end users.
• Platform Health — Keep our Jira instance clean and fast. Regularly remove inactive users, archive old projects, and clean up unnecessary custom fields.
• Security & Access Management — Manage user roles, groups, and permission schemes to make sure people only have access to what they need—especially important in a regulated fintech environment.
• Troubleshooting & Documentation — Investigate and resolve complex issues, escalate to Atlassian support when needed, and write clear, helpful guides so users can solve common problems themselves.
• Stakeholder Communication — Work comfortably with both technical teams (developers, DevOps) and non-technical teams (Legal, Compliance, Marketing). Take business needs and turn them into practical system configurations.
• Dashboards & Projects — Build real-time dashboards for visibility and insight, and take an active role in IT projects from planning through to delivery.
• IT Support — Supporting our 600+ users, ensuring they have the tools and access they need to do their very best work.

A little about you:

• We require someone with a background in IT support. The ideal candidate will be equally comfortable handling general IT support tasks and tackling complex issues, such as deep-diving into a Jira permissions problem.
• 3+ years of hands-on Atlassian administration experience in an enterprise setting.
• Strong knowledge of the Atlassian app ecosystem, with a genuine interest in growing your expertise.
• Comfortable working with JQL (Jira Query Language).
• Excellent communication skills—you listen well, adapt your tone to your audience, and explain technical things clearly.
• A logical, methodical approach to troubleshooting and problem-solving.

Nice to Have

• Atlassian certifications: ACP-100 (Jira Admin) or ACP-600 (Project Administration).
• Experience with eazyBI and Jira Assets.
• Experience with Okta, Jamf, and Google Workspace.
• A background in a regulated industry where security and audit trails matter.

Life at Luno:

• Remote but reachable work policy gives you the freedom to choose between working from home or the office.
• Enjoy an Annual Inspiration Day in addition to your annual leave, which increases with your length of service, plus the option to buy or sell up to five days of leave.
• Improve body and mind, with excellent private medical insurance
• Access to Learnably and our additional learning platforms for your personal and professional development
• A collaborative, friendly work community, with regular social events and classes hosted by our Lunauts
• 6 months primary care-giver leave
• Paw-ternity leave for your furry friend
• 0 fees up to a certain amount with Luno from the day you start.*

*Offer only available on Luno Instant Buy, not Luno Exchange

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability statusAbout the Role

Job Title: Social Biddable Lead

Company: WPP Media South Africa

Location: Johannesburg, South Africa

Reports To: Biddable Media Lead

About the Role

The Social Biddable Lead is responsible for driving strategic direction and performance across Paid Social for a portfolio of leading brands. This role combines leadership, data-driven decision-making, and client engagement to deliver impactful, results-oriented campaigns. The Social Media Lead will guide a team of specialists, ensuring best-in-class execution while aligning Paid Social strategies with broader digital and business objectives.

Key Focus Areas:

• Lead and develop a high-performing Paid Social team
• Drive Paid Social strategy aligned to business and digital objectives
• Oversee campaign performance and optimise against KPIs
• Translate data into actionable insights and improvements
• Manage client relationships and stakeholder communication
• Ensure best practices and continuous team upskilling

Core Responsibilities:

1. You will be leading a team of Paid Social Specialists, servicing some of the biggest brands in SA.
2. Driving excellence and performance within Paid/Biddable Social.

You will be required to:

• Work with digital strategic planners to develop overall Paid Social strategies
  Conduct research using social and biddable media tools to inform paid media strategies and audience targeting.
• Understand the client’s overall digital strategy and the role that Paid Social plays within the broader media mix
• Present Paid Social strategies and performance insights both internally and to clients
• Have a strong understanding of Google Analytics, website tagging, and data interpretation to inform optimisation and strategy
• Translate data and performance trends into actionable biddable media insights
• Supply digital audit information when required
• Assist in preparing competitive analysis across paid media channels
• Work closely with Agency Delivery Managers to ensure agency satisfaction and KPI delivery, while managing key relationships

Key Skills and Competencies:

• Strong leadership ability to grow and support a team of Paid Social Specialists
• Ability to mentor, train, and elevate the standard of Paid Social delivery
• 5–8 years of proven experience in Paid/Biddable Social Media
• 2+ years of management experience (advantageous)
• Client-facing experience within a performance or biddable media environment
• Social platform certifications (e.g. Meta, TikTok, LinkedIn) and ability to drive team certification
• Experience managing large budgets and blue-chip client accounts
• Strong experience with Google Analytics and data-driven decision making
• Experience with eCommerce and Cost Per Acquisition (CPA) strategies
• Highly self-motivated, organised, and detail-oriented

Planning: 

• Assist in planning and executing comprehensive digital media strategies across various channels to meet client objectives. 
• Forecast and implement ad serving and brand safety to ensure effective campaign performance and protecting brand reputation. 
• Collaborate with internal teams (e.g., creative, analytics, client service) to ensure seamless campaign execution and alignment. 

  Compliance & Performance Analysis: 

• Analyze performance data, track campaign metrics, and offer data-driven recommendations for continuous optimization. 
• Continuously monitor campaign performance against KPIs, identify areas for improvement, and implement optimization strategies to maximize ROI. 
• Develop and deliver comprehensive campaign performance reports and use historical data and competitive research to identify insights and optimizations. 

  Budget & Implementation Management: 

• Monitor and manage budgets, ensuring proper allocation and tracking with media vendors. 
• Collaborate with the buying team to guarantee zero-error execution and handle budget adjustments as needed. 
• Oversee invoicing and reconciliation to maintain financial accuracy. 
• Ensure accurate reconciliation, invoicing/billing, and mapping data to our internal media campaign management platform. 

The Ideal Candidate  

• Minimum 3 years’ work experience in a planning role. 
• Experience working at a Media Agency preferable. 
• Knowledge along with a passion for digital. 
• Intermediate MS Office skills including Excel and PowerPoint 
• Experience in developing and implementing analysis and reporting strategies 
• Project management; ability to manage multiple projects across critical yet often fluctuating deadlines 
• Experience with new / emerging media, a plus 
• Result-oriented with strong communication and analytical skills. 
• Ability to work within a fast-paced deadline driven environment. 
• Analytical and problem-solving skills. 
• Strong understanding of the media landscape. 
• Understands business principles and good practice. 

About us:

Luno is the crypto investment app you can rely on, enabling you to buy, store and explore crypto securely. We’re committed to putting the power of cryptocurrency in everyone's hands sensibly and responsibly.

Since 2013, we’ve helped millions of people around the world invest safely in crypto. We do this by cutting through the hype and supporting customers at every step of the way. All products and cryptocurrencies on our platform must first meet stringent legal, risk and technical security standards. 

Transparency is key for us. Luno stores all crypto on a 1:1 basis and we have rigorous processes in place so you can be confident your investment is secure. We’re available in more than 40 countries around the world and we work closely with respective regulators in all of these markets to be fully compliant, as we believe this is the best way to help everyone, everywhere, invest safely..

The role in a nutshell:

We are seeking an experienced, visionary, and results-driven individual to lead our Exchange function as the Head of Exchange. This pivotal leadership role will be responsible for the strategic direction, operational excellence, regulatory compliance, and overall growth of our trading platform. The ideal candidate has a deep understanding of market structure, technology, liquidity provision, and exchange operations in the digital assets space.

Your mission will be:

- Strategy and Vision

• Define and execute the long-term strategy for the exchange, including product roadmap, market positioning, and growth initiatives, aligning with the company's overall vision.
• Identify new market opportunities, product expansions (e.g., new derivatives, staking products, token listings), and partnerships to drive volume and revenue growth.
• Lead the analysis of relevant market trends, competitive landscapes, and technological advancements to maintain a competitive edge.
• Partner with other businesses within the group to develop new opportunities and drive synergies across the group

- Exchange Operations and Performance

• Oversee the day-to-day operations of the exchange, ensuring high performance, stability, security, and low latency of the trading infrastructure.
• Drive continuous improvement in trading features, execution quality, market making tools, and overall user experience for retail and institutional clients.
• Monitor and analyse key performance indicators (KPIs) such as trading volume, market share, revenue, and liquidity depth, as well as P&L performance, implementing strategies to meet aggressive targets.
• Manage relationships with key market participants, including liquidity providers, custodians, and institutional traders.
• Lead the community management of Luno’s top traders globally to create a valuable ecosystem gathering constant feedback to drive customer improvements across the trading product suite. 

- Regulatory Compliance and Risk Management

• Ensure all exchange operations, listings, and market activities are fully compliant with relevant global regulations and internal policies (e.g., AML, KYC, market abuse monitoring).
• Act as the primary contact for regulatory bodies and internal compliance teams concerning exchange operations.
• Develop and enforce robust risk management frameworks, including trading risk, credit and counterparty risk, operational risk, and technological risk.

- Team Leadership and Management

• Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing team across trading operations, product management, market surveillance, and technology functions dedicated to the exchange.
• Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, collaboration, and continuous learning within the Exchange team and the broader business.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including Engineering, Product, Legal, Compliance, Finance, Treasury and Marketing.

A little about you:

• Experience: Minimum of 8-10+ years of experience in a senior leadership role within a reputable cryptocurrency exchange, electronic trading venue, or leading financial institution, with a direct focus on market operations or product management. Experience in Digital Assets is required.
• Market Knowledge: Deep expertise in market microstructure, electronic trading systems, liquidity strategies, and order book management.
• Leadership: Proven track record of building, mentoring, and managing high-performing, geographically distributed teams.
• Regulatory Acumen: Strong understanding and experience of regulatory requirements (e.g., MiFID II, SEC, CFTC, FSCA, FCA, or equivalent crypto/financial regulations) relevant to operating a trading venue.
• Technical Proficiency: Solid understanding of trading technology, system architecture, and low-latency environments.
• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Economics, Computer Science, or a related field.

- Preferred Skills

• Experience launching new exchange products or expanding into new regulated markets.
• Familiarity with various products beyond spot trading, such as derivatives (futures, options), lending/borrowing, and staking services.
• Strong network within the institutional trading and financial technology communities.

Life at Luno:

• Remote but reachable work policy gives you the freedom to choose between working from home or the office.
• Plus the option to buy and sell up to 5 days leave
• Improve body and mind, with excellent private medical insurance
• Access to Learnably and our additional learning platforms for your personal and professional development
• 6 months primary care-giver leave
• Paw-ternity leave for your furry friend
• Annual Inspiration Day in addition to your annual leave which increases based on your length of service! 
• A collaborative, friendly work community, with regular social events and virtual cooking, dancing, drawing and house planting classes hosted by our Lunauts
• Free lunch and snacks
• 0 fees up to a certain amount with Luno from the day you start.*

*Offer only available on Luno Instant Buy, not Luno Exchange

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.