WONGDOODY is hiring a Sr. Creative Project Manager as part of our growing Project Management team. The immediate expectation is to lead a high-profile project for an automotive OEM primary dot com website. This is an end-to-end initiative encompassing user research, content strategy, CMS replatforming, UX/UI design, front-end development, QA/testing, and launch.

The Sr. Project Manager will be the central point of coordination across a cross-functional team that includes a Product Owner, Business Analyst, Strategy team, Creative team, and Technical teams. This role requires strong knowledge of digital disciplines and the ability to manage complex workflows across multiple stakeholders. Previous experience in Canadian automotive or OEM digital projects is highly desirable.

This role will also be key to our growth efforts and will focus on leading integrated digital transformation programs.

This position can be filled as either part-time or full-time.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Own the full project lifecycle for the website redesign and launch—from initial briefing through delivery and post-launch support.
Act as the primary liaison between internal teams (varying disciplines and geographies) and client stakeholders, ensuring clear communication and expectation management.
Clearly communicate expectations to team and clients, and manage fully lifecycle of the project (Brief, SOW, KO, Review, Delivery)
Develop and maintain detailed project plans, timelines, budgets, and resource allocations in collaboration with capability leads.
Active budget and resource management, forecasting burn and team utilization. Escalating upcoming risks to Sr Leadership.
Utilizes project management and task management software such as: Trello, MS Project, Smartsheet, Asana, Jira, Workamajig.
Provide meticulous documentation of project status, financials, meeting notes, and action items.
Lead issue and risk mitigation. Escalation when necessary and owning the resolution.
Empathetic to the team while always pushing for on-time and on-budget deliverables.
Manage CMS re-platforming efforts, ensuring seamless integration with design and development workflows alongside the Product Owner and Development teams.
Coordinate with Creative teams, ensuring alignment with brand guidelines and user research insights.
Coordinate with Strategy team to oversee user/customer research, content strategy and future state planning.
Work with Product Owner to Drive QA/testing and launch readiness, including risk mitigation and contingency planning.

WHAT YOU’RE LIKE

5+ years of successfully managing creative projects of varying pace and scale.
Proven examples leading project teams in an agile environment
Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams across strategy, creative, and technical disciplines.
Relationship-building and people skills, with an ability to develop strong and trustworthy relationships across multiple teams and with clients.
Excellent problem-solving skills and an ability to ability to make decisions quickly in an ambiguous environment
Calm, organized approach to managing high-volume, fast-paced projects.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Keynote, and project management tools (Jira, Trello, Asana, Smartsheet).
Strong presentation skills and excellent verbal and written communication skills
Provided business summaries – project financials, forecast, tracking out of pocket expenses
Experience with Canadian automotive OEMs or related digital projects is a strong plus.

ABOUT US

We are WongDoody. 2000 innovators, creators and designers in 22 studios across the world.

We create human experiences. Tell big stories for bold clients. Use design to save lives. For the past 30 years, WongDoody has been recognized as one of the most creative and innovative companies by Cannes Lions, Fast Company and EY, among others.

Since our founding, we have won hundreds of global awards for advertising, branding, experience design and strategy, while building a culture that consistently makes WongDoody one of the “Best Places to Work”. We recognize that our people and our values are paramount to our success. Now an Infosys company, our culture remains the same—open, inclusive and curious—rooted in Creative Democracy formed by our founders, Tracy Wong and Patrick Doody.

We're just getting started.

See how we're making an impact: https://www.wongdoody.com/work

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WongDoody is a proud Equal Employment Opportunity employer where we are committed to creating an equitable, diverse and inclusive workspace regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. We are intentional about creating a space that celebrates, embraces, and also reflects the diversity of the world we live in. Candidates from diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.

All candidate information is kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.