Portfolio Manager

Ogilvy & Mather

(Minneapolis, Minnesota)

Full Time

Job Posting Details

About Ogilvy & Mather

Ogilvy & Mather, Network of the Year at Cannes for the 5th year running, is one of the largest marketing communications companies in the world. Through its specialty units, the company provides a comprehensive range of marketing services including: advertising; public relations and public affairs; branding and identity; shopper and retail marketing; healthcare communications; direct, digital, promotion, relationship marketing.

Summary

This position guides and supports project teams in ensuring that deliverables and dates are met.

Responsibilities

*    Partner with Account Director/Portfolio leader and functional managers to manage project pipeline and review portfolio resource capacity for current and potential projects
*     Act as the project manager on larger and more complex projects 
*     Create schedules and estimates for larger,complex projects and provide schedule best practices and expertise on less complex projects 
*     Drive cross project status meetings and other best practices as appropriate  to enable on-time delivery of all projects
*     Provide project management process and tool support and guidance to all levels of Account Services roles
*     Drive process improvement efforts within your portfolio
*     Drive monthly resource forecasting activity for the portfolio
*     Work with functional managers to assign project resources
*     Daily re-leveling of resources between projects based on portfolio priority.
*     Identify resource risks and gaps and work to resolve with Account Services, functional managers and portfolio leader
*     Collaborate with account services leaders to hire, train and develop the account services resources within the portfolio

Partner with Account Director/Portfolio leader and functional managers to manage project pipeline and review portfolio resource capacity for current and potential projects
Act as the project manager on larger and more complex projects
Create schedules and estimates for larger,complex projects and provide schedule best practices and expertise on less complex projects
Drive cross project status meetings and other best practices as appropriate to enable on-time delivery of all projects
Provide project management process and tool support and guidance to all levels of Account Services roles
Drive process improvement efforts within your portfolio
Drive monthly resource forecasting activity for the portfolio
Work with functional managers to assign project resources
Daily re-leveling of resources between projects based on portfolio priority.
Identify resource risks and gaps and work to resolve with Account Services, functional managers and portfolio leader
Collaborate with account services leaders to hire, train and develop the account services resources within the portfolio

Ideal Candidate

4+ years project management experience in an advertising or marketing environment
2+ years client contact experience
Supervisory experience a plus
Experienced with project management tools and familiar with best practices
Knowledge of marketing principles and common digital solutions
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
Demonstrated communication skills and focused, calm demeanor
Strong relationship-management skills
Ability to address and resolve conflict while preserving key relationships
Agency experience is strongly preferred
BA in business, marketing or a related field
Continuing coursework in Project Management is a plus