Project Manager

Company Description

We are PXP Studios, hub for creativity, production, postproduction, media and data. Our ambition drives us to influence the world by helping brands become cultural icons. We are the production house of Publicis Groupe, the world's most valuable communications group, and in Colombia we operate as one of the group's main production studios globally, serving markets in all regions with the largest advertisers. We are committed to generating value beyond creative, and believe that every path to transformation, growth, and greatness is unique. Our core value drives us to work across different perspectives, with a common goal, and as one team, “Pioneering What's Possible.

Job Description

In Bogotá – Colombia, we are looking for a Project Manager with more than 5 of experience managing complex, long‑duration projects within agencies, corporate environments, or global networks. Their mission will focus on leading and coordinating multiple workstreams, overseeing the full project lifecycle—from initiation through implementation to final delivery—while ensuring the successful execution of operational solutions for clients and the effective management of senior stakeholder communities across the Publicis Groupe ecosystem. This role will be responsible for project estimation, risk management, issue resolution, and status reporting, ensuring teams meet their commitments and that every project is executed with efficiency, organization, and strategic focus.

 

 

Responsibilities

• Establish positive, trust-based relationships with Offshore and Onshore team members
• Effectively prioritize their own tasks
• Own the creation of documentation of projects and present improvement ideas
• Participate actively in team meetings aiding in tasks estimations and provide accurate risks assessments.
• Proactively participate in knowledge transfer and ramp up of new team members
• Manage difficult situations by proactively seeking solutions within the team
• Proactively seek feedback and create action plans based on it.
• Own their tasks and their impact within their account.
• Create craft strategies and approaches
• Participate proactively in the Craft initiatives such as creating and or presenting workshops
• Develop and implement innovation of world class business process workflows, and next generation process technologies for Publicis clients.
• Support the discovery, design, recommendation, development, implementation, and on going support of client process workflows
• Participate in the continuous growth of the organization’s collaborators
• Ensure the continuous improvement of the processes related to the accounts, projects and teams in which they are involved.
• Participate in the Performance program as a Performance manager

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree/technical degree completed or equivalent experience.
• Formal education in Software Engineering/Industrial Engineering/Business Administration/Marketing/Advertising degree or related fields.
• Certification in PMI (CAPM, PMP), Agile (Scrum Master, Product Owner, Scaled Agile), Lean Six Sigma (Yellow Belt, Green Belt, Black Belt) – is a plus.
• Experienced in project management methodologies (Waterfall, Agile) Office tools, Project Management tools and digital marketing.
• 5+ years of experience working on related fields.

Additional Information

• We have an AI-based interaction and connection platform called Marcel, which includes e-learning tools such as Udemy and LinkedIn Learning, offering more than 30,000 courses on various topics where you can train according to your interests. Additionally, it connects you with more than 100,000 creative minds within Publicis Groupe.
• We offer benefits such as hybrid work, employee funds, life insurance, a day off on your birthday, and the opportunity to apply for various global vacancies within the company. There is also the possibility to work up to 6 weeks per year from another country where Publicis Groupe has a presence under the global initiative Work Your World.

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