Senior Project Manager

Grey London, part of WPP, is on a mission to create the most influential brands of the next decade, through the power of Famously Effective ideas.  Famously Effective ideas extend far beyond the confines of advertising or marketing channels. They stretch our potential influence into wider culture – by breaking norms, smashing stereotypes, saving lives, changing minds, writing history, shifting conversations, and transforming perspectives. More than just our tagline, Famously Effective is a shared global philosophy that has guided everything Grey has done since our founding more than 100 years ago. Today, more than 150 people work in our London office, with nearly 3,000 more throughout our global network.   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.   We are looking for a Senior Project Manager to join our team of change-makers on an initial short-term contract of 12 months, with the possibility to extend.   In this role, you will lead projects of varying scale, budget, and discipline. Using your expertise, you will scope and plan with internal stakeholders and usher projects through the entire project lifecycle. This includes managing multiple teams, project schedules, identifying risks and clearly communicating them to project stakeholders. We will look to you to help identify future opportunities, improve processes and drive the direction of the client’s needs.    THE ACCOUNTS At Grey, we have an exciting client portfolio, working with brands across the health & wellness sector, tourism, FMCG, telecomms, energy, sports & active wear, alongside probono projects for charity groups. This variety will keep you challenged and engaged, allowing you to broaden your experience and have an impact on culture.    Within this role, the majority of your remit will be focused on a restricted category brand. Your key challenge will be juggling multiple workstreams for a complex, global, and highly regulated business while ensuring on-time and on-budget delivery of projects.     KEY RESPONSIBILITIES   In this role, you’ll be involved in managing a range of projects, with a primary focus on operations and commercials, varying in sizes and complexity. You’ll work closely with ...