Project Manager - Temporary Worker

Location: New York

** TEMP Role – W2 on dentsu payroll only, Hourly Non-Exempt
**** Company

Description:

** Merkle, a dentsu company, powers the experience economy. For more than 35 years, the company has put people at the heart of its approach to digital business transformation. As the only integrated experience consultancy in the world with a heritage in data science and business performance, Merkle delivers holistic, end-to-end experiences that drive growth, engagement, and loyalty. Merkle’s expertise has earned recognition as a “Leader” by top industry analyst firms, in categories such as digital transformation and commerce, experience design, engineering and technology integration, digital marketing, data science, CRM and loyalty, and customer data management.

With more than 16,000 employees, Merkle operates in 30+ countries throughout the Americas, EMEA, and APAC.
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* Job Description:

** We are seeking a
** Temporary Website Implementation Project Manager.
** In this role, you will oversee implementation projects that span across digital experiences (Strategy, Creative, and Website/Mobile App Development), ensuring budget-conscious delivery with a clear scope. You will collaborate with stakeholders to align project goals and requirements, while managing client relationships for satisfaction. Leading a diverse team, you'll guide them towards high-quality outcomes, allocate resources, and adjust for project efficiency.

Risk assessment and mitigation will be crucial, alongside budget development and cost control. Communication facilitation, quality assurance, and continuous improvement will also be part of your responsibilities and documentation of all project facets. This is a client facing position reporting to the Director, Project Management.  
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* Job Responsibilities:

** You will collaborate with stakeholders, both internal and external, to confirm project goals, scope, and requirements. Manage client relationships and ensure client satisfaction throughout the project lifecycle.  project resources, ensuring that team members have the necessary capacity to complete their tasks. Monitor resource use and You will identify opportunities for process improvement and implement best practices to enhance project management efficiency.

You will maintain accurate project documentation, including project plans, requirements, change requests, and other project-related artifacts. Ensure documentation of project decisions and outcomes.
** Qualifications
* * Minimum of 5 years of experience as a Project Manager, with a focus on digital experience technology implementations and related projects. Demonstrated expertise in project management methodologies, tools, and best practices. Experience successfully managing complex projects from initiation to  understanding of digital technologies, trends, and best practices. Familiarity with user experience (UX) design, web and mobile development, content management systems (CMS), and digital marketing.

Experience managing project budgets, allocating resources, and ensuring project profitability.

Experience managing client relationships, understanding client needs, and ensuring client satisfaction. Experience collaborating with offshore teams preferred. Familiarity with Agile project management methodologies, such as Scrum or Kanban, and experience applying them to digital projects. At dentsu, we believe great work happens when we’re connected. Our way of working combines flexibility with in-person collaboration to spark ideas and strengthen our teams.

Employees who live within a commutable distance of one of our hub offices, currently located in Chicago, metro Detroit, Los Angeles, and New York City, are required and expected to work from the office three days per week (two days per week for employees based in Los Angeles). Dentsu may designate other Hub offices at any time. Those who live outside a commutable range may be designated as remote, depending on the role and business needs.

Regardless of your work location, we expect our employees to be flexible to meet the needs of our Company and clients, which may include attendance in an office.

The hourly pay range for this position is $37.50-$60.81. The hourly pay ratefor the successful candidate is based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and other factorspermittedby law.

Temporary employees are eligible for paid holiday sin accordancewithdentsupolicy,as well assafe and sick time. This position is not eligible for any other benefits or other compensation.
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