Senior Project Manager Data

Senior Project Manager
Over 800 individuals working together to help brands play a meaningful role in people’s lives.

We are also part of McCann Worldgroup, a global agency network that delivers culture-shaping work for some of the world’s biggest brands.

And to add to the (literal) wheelbarrow full of awards we’ve got including Euro Effies most effective global agency, Cannes Network of the Year, Campaign’s European Integrated Agency of the Year, not to mention McCann Central’s haul of awards in recent years at Cannes Lions, Clios, One Show, D&AD, LIAs, Golden Drum & Creative Circle Awards. We’re a team of passionate creatives, strategists and marketers from a wide mix of backgrounds. As a Senior Project Manager you will be handling multiple top tier projects to ensure consistency and quality of delivery. Managing the campaigns from the start to finish, you will umbrella the whole project working closely with all disciplines and agency partners. You will refine process, become the backbone of every project and be the client operations expert on every account.

Proven experience in scoping, planning, and delivering projects, including detailed timing plan and project manager tools.


~ Experience managing and mentoring junior project managers in an agency environment.


~ Strong financial control and the ability to manage project budgets effectively and provide updated to leadership team


~ Familiarity with both online and offline production, and experience working with external agencies.


Lead forward planning and set up & leading ignition meetings, ensuring all actions and timelines are clear.


~ Collaborate with Account Handling and discipline leads to manage client scope and work with multiple agency partners.


~ Produce fee estimates, scope of work documents, and manage project budgets and timelines.


~ Create and track accurate timing plans, ensuring alignment across teams and experience in using project management tools.


~ Coordinate resource bookings and ensure creative review meetings are on time with clear deliverables.


~ Promote and follow internal processes to keep projects on track and resolve conflicts quickly.


~ Oversee project financials, track time, and ensure accurate reconciliation.


Ability to contribute to the development and execution of creative work


~ Strong Project / Program Management experience


~ The ability to anticipate and proactively manage projects


~ Planning and process optimization


~ Knowledge of both online and offline production


~ Strong financial control


~ In addition to a competitive salary, we are committed to creating a brilliant environment for all our people. This includes benefits such as 28 days holiday, plus the opportunity to buy more holiday, enhanced pension contributions, life assurance and much more.

A culture of learning and development is also central to our ethos, so you’ll have access to industry leading training and development programmes, plus you’ll get to work closely with the world’s biggest media partners to access exclusive features and products.

If you want to join an iconic network agency that offers you the chance to work on one of the top clients in our portfolio & the opportunity to progress your career with an unrivalled development programme, contact us now. For us, diversity is a business imperative – one that must be embedded into every aspect of how we operate to drive success. As a globally integrated community that influences and shapes culture, it’s vital that the talent mix in our agencies encompass all dimensions of diversity, and that we demand the same of the people we work with.

Conscious inclusion encompasses social, cultural, and cognitive differences and cultivates an ethos of belonging, connection, and shared purpose. McCann is a disability confident committed employer and will guarantee an interview to any disabled candidate who meets the minimum criteria for this role, so please do let us know when you apply, via your cover letter, if you are eligible, along with any adjustments you may need to the recruitment process to enable you to perform at your best.