Program Manager

Project Management Cedar Knolls, New Jersey


Description

Position at Fingerpaint Marketing

Reset your expectations of a health and wellness agency. From our inception, Fingerpaint has been driven by an unstoppable collective spirit of possibility. It’s that curiosity that’s at the heart of everything we do. From our legendary people-first culture to the hundreds of Fingerpainters who define us, we’ve reimagined what it means to be a healthcare and wellness advertising agency. Here, creativity happens naturally—we attract top talent and give them a space to grow and collaborate. 

Job Description

Project Management:

  • Oversees multiple books of brand business simultaneously depending on complexity of work and total dollar value of the brands ​
  • Owns strategic planning ​
  • May own a few high complexity projects (eg: omnichannel campaigns, brand planning), but mainly oversees the day-to-day management owned by the Project Management team​
  • Leads teams managing large-scale campaigns in size or complexity​
  • Ultimately responsible for the delivery of high-quality campaigns, meeting client needs and business requirements, balancing client and agency needs/goals ​
  • Reviews and drafts team project documentation (scopes of work, change orders, technical requirements) ​
  • Oversees risk management and is proactive in planning and communications​
  • Accountable for master project plan/roadmap creation and management​

Financial:

  • Oversees/partners with account and finance leads to ensure proper forecasting ​
  • Partners with account for annual client budget planning​
  • Responsible for monitoring run rate and collaborating with resourcing/department leads to ensure the team is staffed to hit forecast​
  • Partners with account to recommend/inform client/brand staff plan and routine review/updates, which serves to inform agency staffing​

Must-haves:

  • At least 7 years of project management experience (at least 2 years as a Senior Project Manager)
  • Manage at least 2 direct reports at the same time
  • Work on at least $6M in business 
  • Work on SOWs in partnership with account team
  • Own forecasting
  • Display confidence on calls 
  • Stellar presentation skills
  • Delegation skills

Nice-to-haves:

  • Experience with Ziflow, Workamajig

Don’t meet every single requirement? That’s okay! Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Fingerpaint, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles! Our team of qualified recruiters can match you with the right opportunity. Fingerpaint Group provides equal employment [and affirmative action] opportunities to all applicants and employees. We are proud to recruit qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, ethnic or national origin, protected veteran status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or citizenship status.