About this role
At AKQA (part of WPP) we believe in the imaginative application of art and science to create beautiful ideas, products and services. With an entrepreneurial and collaborative approach, we design adaptive digital services and applications that capture the imagination, delivering impressive returns for our clients.
We're looking for a Senior Project Manager to join our vibrant team in Copenhagen. You'll thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, working alongside some of the brightest minds globally. Our projects span from long-term local initiatives to impactful global ventures, offering diverse challenges and the chance to shape work that truly matters.
As a Senior Project Manager, you'll partner with senior leaders to drive complex, end-to-end projects across strategy, creative, tech, and performance. You excel at building lasting client relationships, balancing innovative business development, profitability, and creative excellence.
We understand that project demands vary. While deadlines can be intense, we always strive to respect individual preferences, competencies, and a fair work-life balance.
YOUR ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead diverse, fast-moving global and local programs, including innovation, strategy, creative, complex technology, and performance marketing.
- Define clear project scopes that set a strong foundation for success.
- Develop comprehensive project plans, covering objectives, timelines, and budgets.
- Proactively manage risks and issues, ensuring best practices are followed.
- Forecast and plan resource needs across teams, assisting with proactive allocation.
- Guide teams to meet project goals, translating business needs into actionable tasks.
- Manage and prioritize the product backlog, refining acceptance criteria and aligning delivery with business objectives.
- Ensure the on-time, on-budget delivery of high-quality products that exceed client expectations.
- Maintain clear and consistent communication and alignment among all stakeholders, including senior management, clients, and external partners.
- Drive for excellence in end-user experience and business relevance.
ABOUT YOU AND WHAT YOU BRING
Beyond your professional skills, you are someone who genuinely cares about your colleagues and fosters a supportive, collaborative environment. You're a team player who contributes positively to our culture.
- You have a genuine passion for bringing digital projects to life and a natural interest in understanding clients' business goals to deliver meaningful value.
- You demonstrate sound judgment in making project decisions, aligning with team leads and senior management.
- You are highly organized and meticulous, adept at solving issues at all levels of a project.
- You enjoy working with cross-functional teams, making thoughtful commercial and financial decisions, quickly understanding problems, proposing solutions, and managing client situations effectively.
- You are comfortable working autonomously and driving projects forward with minimal supervision.
- You have several years of project management experience from a digital agency or similar fast-paced environment.
- You're curious about new technologies like AI and how they can shape the future.
- You inspire and mentor project teams with an energetic and positive mindset.
- Excellent communication in English is essential; Danish is a valuable plus.
Explore our extensive range of benefits here.
We believe great work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach including required in-office days. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.
AKQA is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.
About WPP
WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. For more information, visit WPP.com.
About AKQA
CORE VALUES Our founding values guide our work and the philosophy of our firm: Innovation – pioneering ideas combined with the application of technology, to achieve lasting improvements in performance for our clients. Service – outstanding service to our clients and colleagues, so we retain exceptional people and create trust-based relationships with clients. Quality – adhere to the highest professional standards and superior quality. Thought – recommending the best solutions through the most rigorous thinking process. TEAMWORK AKQA provides the highest quality ideas and innovation services to clients around the world. Our consistent track-record of results achieved for clients have set our firm apart. Through our focus on our core values, thought-leadership, rigorous delivery, and industry initiatives, AKQA is today one of the world’s most influential companies. Our goal is to become a high-performance environment where the most talented people flourish. With our perfectionist approach, people join AKQA for the opportunity to do the best work of their careers. We create digital products, services and immersive experiences that are useful, usable, delightful and enjoyed by milli...
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