Senior Project Manager

Company description: Performics UK is the performance marketing arm of Publicis Media, committed to exceeding business goals by blending Data, Tech, Ops, and Talent to accelerate performance impact daily. With over two decades of experience, we harness technology and innovation to generate and convert consumer demand across search, social, display, and commerce channels. Embracing a deep understanding of consumer intent and behaviour, we thrive on data-driven insights, guiding our planning and optimisation processes through rapid trials, real-time enhancements, and intelligent analytics. As the world’s first Performance Orchestration agency, we have a proven track record of driving performance impact across diverse sectors and markets, leveraging our industry expertise to innovate and transform swiftly. Performics is dedicated to delivering award-winning results and empowering all Publicis Media UK clients.

Overview: This is not your typical luxury brand. The brand supports numerous philanthropic endeavours around the world and is recognised as a charitable trust. They do not sell online, as they are focused on the experience of buying their products, meaning they want you to visit an Official Retailer and have a silver service buying experience. This does not limit our campaigns, as Performics manages the Paid Search activity of almost 1,000 Official Retailers worldwide via our internal bespoke bidding platform.

What is the role? Project Manager is a unique role which sits at the heart of the account. This role will be responsible for managing all global processes and project delivery across paid search and social channels. This position sits in the central team, but you will also be required to manage projects across all our regional hub teams in the US and APAC. The ability to be agile in the role is key. With new projects being planned regularly, you will be required to be both proactive and reactive, and to learn new initiatives quickly. Success looks like smooth day-to-day operation of campaigns and regular deliverables (billing, campaign set-up and reporting). You will sit in a team reporting to the Data & Ops Lead and work closely with the rest of the team, including Account Directors, Account Managers and Account Executives.

Responsibilities:

• Ownership of the project management tool, daily checks and updates
• Tracking the status of projects and other deliverables
• Update team calendar, making sure deliverables do not clash with public holidays and annual leave
• Ownership of training videos, updating and saving guidelines and processes
• Finance support, saving and tracking invoices
• Ensuring timely billing to the client
• Support with localisation and translation requirements
• Regular check-ins with team to understand pressures and pain points
• Support in organising client meetings and team building activities

Qualifications:

• Experience in managing large-scale clients or projects
• Competency in using multiple platform or project management tools to manage complex structure
• Experience in digital media team is a plus
• Excellent communication and leadership skills, responsible for presenting to various internal and external stakeholders, developing communication channels between the relevant parties
• Attention to detail and excellent time management

Additional information: Performics UK has fantastic benefits on offer to all of our employees. In addition to the classics, Pension, Life Assurance, Private Medical and Income Protection Plans we also offer:

• WORK YOUR WORLD opportunity to work anywhere in the world, where there is a Publicis office, for up to 6 weeks a year.
• REFLECTION DAYS - Two additional days of paid leave to step away from your usual day-to-day work and create time to focus on your well-being and self-care.
• HELP@HAND BENEFITS 24/7 helpline to support you on a personal and professional level. Access to remote GPs, mental health support and CBT. Wellbeing content and lifestyle coaching.
• FAMILY FRIENDLY POLICIES - We provide 26 weeks of full pay for the following family milestones: Maternity, Adoption, Surrogacy and Shared Parental Leave.
• FLEXIBLE WORKING, BANK HOLIDAY SWAP & BIRTHDAY DAY OFF - You are entitled to an additional day off for your birthday, from your first day of employment.
• GREAT LOCAL DISCOUNTS - This includes membership discounts with Soho Friends, local restaurants and retailers in Westfield White City and Television Centre.

Full details of our benefits will be shared when you join us! Publicis Groupe operates a hybrid working pattern with full time employees being office-based three days during the working week. We are supportive of all candidates and are committed to providing a fair assessment process. If you have any circumstances (such as neurodiversity, physical or mental impairments or a medical condition) that may affect your assessment, please inform your Talent Acquisition Partner. We will discuss possible adjustments to ensure fairness. Rest assured, disclosing this information will not impact your treatment in our process. Please make sure you check out the Publicis Career Page which showcases our Inclusive Benefits and our EAG’s (Employee Action Groups).