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    Project Manager - Chennai, India - WPP

    WPP
    WPP Chennai, India

    6 days ago

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    Marketing / Advertising / Public Relations
    Description

    WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients, and communities.

    Working at WPP means being part of a global network of more than 115,000 accomplished people in 110 countries. WPP has headquarters in New York, London and Singapore and a corporate presence in major markets worldwide.

    We create transformative ideas and outcomes for our clients through an integrated offer of communications, experience, commerce, and technology.

    WPP and our award-winning agencies work with most of the world's biggest companies and organisations – from Ford, Unilever and P&G to Google, HSBC, and the UN. Our clients include 61 of the FTSE 100, 307 of the Fortune Global 500, all 30 of the Dow Jones 30 and 62 of the NASDAQ 100. WPP are the leader in the Bloomberg Gender Equality Index and 20th in the FTSE 100 rankings for Women on Boards.

    Why we're hiring:

    We are delivering a large finance application across 100+ finance teams globally and we need a project manager to get stuck in and support our core team in managing the successful delivery and ongoing maintenance of this finance application. As part of our Project team, you'll be working closely with the HQ Finance Team, Enterprise Data Group, IT team and the vendor delivering this application as well as other broader functions across our group and operating companies to help support our reporting and data analytics.

    What you'll be doing:

    • Facilitate delivery, roll-out and activation of the finance application across HQ & Networks.
    • Drive project success metrics and timelines.
    • Identify opportunities to set up and improve programme-related processes to drive efficiency.
    • Facilitate the discussion of new features and functionalities of the application and rollout of future releases of the application.
    • Plan, administer, Manage and monitor the UAT testing activities to ensure successful completion of UAT.
    • Lead delivery of programme governance documents and preparation for internal Board meetings and audit checks.
    • Identify and proactively handle risks, issues, dependencies, forecast resource demand and prioritisation.
    • Facilitate delivery of change requests and application enhancements.
    • Directly manage the day to day of our supplier team.

    What you'll need:

    Minimum requirements for this role include:

    • 5+ years' experience in managing delivery of a large-scale global transformation programmes and/or new finance application impacting 100+ users.
    • Excellent communication skills, ability to cross-functionally sell your ideas, collaborate and engage with the C-suite.
    • Experience with data-driven decision making, agile delivery and creative problem solving.
    • The competence, confidence, and self-discipline to manage deadlines, estimates, and budgets excellently.
    • Strong cross-functional Team Leadership & Stakeholder Management.
    • Hands-on, active, results-oriented approach
    • Driven and conscientious, act as agent for change
    • Both detail and 'big picture' conscious.
    • Diligent and attentive to detail, able to listen, learn, and put into practice.
    • Microsoft Tools (Proficiency in Excel), MoSCoW and Change Management concepts.
    • Full Product Lifecycle Management.
    • IT, Technology & Business Alignment.
    • Risk Management, Risk Mitigation, Compliance
    • Business Cases & Benefits Realisation
    • Curiosity to learn

    Additional preferred skills:

    • Experience working with data teams (engineers, analysts, etc.).
    • Auditor background, Big 4 experience preferred.
    • Presentation skills with a high degree of comfort with both large and small audiences

    Who you are:

    You're open: We are inclusive and collaborative; we encourage the free exchange of ideas; we respect and celebrate diverse views. We are accepting: of new ideas, new partnerships, new ways of working.

    You're optimistic: We believe in the power of creativity, technology and talent to create brighter futures or our people, our clients and our communities. We approach all that we do with conviction: to try the new and to seek the unexpected.

    You're extraordinary: we are stronger together: through collaboration we achieve the amazing. We are creative leaders and pioneers of our industry; we provide extraordinary every day.

    What we'll give you:

    Passionate, inspired people – We promote a culture of people that do extraordinary work.

    Scale and opportunity – We offer the opportunity to create, influence and complete projects at a scale that is unparalleled in the industry.

    Challenging and stimulating work – Unique work and the opportunity to join a group of creative problem solvers. Are you up for the challenge?

    WPP is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, age, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, military/veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability. We believe in creating a dynamic work environment that values diversity and inclusion and strives to recruit a diverse slate of candidates to help us achieve that goal.

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