Digitas is a highly-caffeinated playground where brilliant minds come together to bring bold, award-winning ideas to life.
Our Solutions & Services Management team enables and executes great work in the smartest way possible, designing and managing the delivery of services with great efficiency to align with multiple stakeholders & their business goals. We are passionate about transforming ideas into results as we constantly negotiate, organize, and understand the ever-changing landscape of digital marketing and technology.
To help with this, we’re looking for an outstanding Senior Project Executive (Technology) – someone who is highly experienced in managing complex technology projects, skilled at leading cross-functional teams, and capable of delivering innovative solutions on time and within budget while navigating risks and stakeholder expectations, particularly in the realm of website development. They should have a strong understanding of web technologies, content management systems (CMS) like Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), and the ability to oversee development teams to deliver user-friendly, high-performance websites.
Our project work includes experience design and development, digital and social media campaigns, digital partnership activations and promotions, eCommerce and CMS implementations, CRM programs and branded content. As a Senior Project Executive (Technology), you will help develop and execute the plans that allow our teams to create exciting work and endeavor to make the work better. To succeed, you will need to be a creative advocate, have a passion for technology, maintain a deep solutions & services management toolkit, and exercise excellent communication skills.
Sound like you? Read on.
What you’ll do:
As a Senior Project Executive (Technology), you’ll be responsible for overseeing and managing complex technology projects within an organization. This role combines strategic oversight with hands-on project management, ensuring that initiatives align with the organization's business goals and are delivered on time, within scope, and on budget.
Day-to-day, your role includes:
- Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, and timelines in collaboration with stakeholders.
- Develop detailed project plans, schedules, effort estimation and resource allocation strategies.
- Monitor project progress, adjusting plans as necessary to meet changing requirements or unforeseen challenges.
- Organize and participate in project meetings, prepare meeting agendas, and follow up on action items.
- Oversee day-to-day tasks of the project team, ensuring that each team member is on track with their assigned responsibilities.
- Monitor risks, escalating issues and supporting mitigation plans.
- Proactively address project challenges and roadblocks to ensure successful project outcomes.
- Reporting and maintain up-to-date records of all project-related activities, decisions, and communications.
- Foster strong working relationships with cross-functional teams, ensuring alignment with the project’s goals and objectives.
- Coordinate and maintain regular communication with internal teams, external vendors, and stakeholders to provide updates on project status, risks, and challenges.