Digital Project Manager

Overview:

157959 - Norwalk, CT

At Hunter Straker, North America’s only Purchase Design agency, we spend a lot of time in store deconstructing the category, channel and brand to derive insights from what the shopper really sees and does within the purchase environment. Combined with our retail communication and design principles, retailer intelligence and execution through Acosta we are an unmatched integrated sales and marketing agency delivering on insights to execution. We are looking for different thinkers and sensemakers to join our growing team as we tackle the next generation of shopper marketing, something we call Purchase Design. Find out more visit www.hunterstraker.com.

Responsibilities:

Effectively serve as the project steward managing tasks, resources, schedule, scope, and deliverables (including documentation) to ensure projects are completed on time and within budget. Manage day to day operational aspects of a project, keeping project team well informed of status/changes/next steps. Identify and mitigate risks to the project’s success while maintaining a clear and level view of the tasks at hand and next steps.

• Provide hands-on project management: actively create and manage project scope, deliverables, dependencies and outcome for selected project(s) as approved by senior management and key stakeholders to ensure that project deliverables are achieved within the project timeframe;
• Manage day-to-day operational aspects of a project and scope;
• Ensure project documents are complete, current, signed off, and stored in appropriate locations;
• Prepare and effectively communicate project status reports to team members, key stakeholders and management (as appropriate), including updates on activities and deliverables, as well as risks and mitigation strategies;
• Identify resources needed, assign individual responsibilities, and track task completion;
• Manage project budget (burn rate against project estimate);
• Keep project team well informed of changes within the project scope with regards to deliverables and the overall project schedule;
• Keep project team well informed of changes within the project scope with regards to deliverables and the overall project schedule;
• Identify on a timely basis all project barriers and identify strategic approaches to overcome these barriers;
• Manage the Scope, Schedule, Budget, Resources, Risks, Communication Plan, Project Integration, Procurement and Quality on each project;
• Facilitate regularly scheduled project meetings effectively;
• Identify on a timely basis all project barriers and identify strategic approaches to overcome these barriers.