Senior Digital Project Manager (3 month contract)

About Ogilvy

Ogilvy has been creating impact for brands through iconic culture-changing value-driving ideas since the company was founded by David Ogilvy more than 75 years ago. It builds on that rich legacy through Borderless Creativityinnovating at the intersection of intelligence imagination and influence with experts across advertising sports & entertainment PR & social consulting and health collaborating seamlessly across more than 120 offices spanning 90 countries. Ogilvy was named Network of the Year at the 2026 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity andranksas the #1 global agency network for creative excellence and effectiveness by WARC for the fourth consecutive year signifying its ability to deliver creative solutions that drive unreasonable impact for clients and communities. Ogilvy is part of WPP the trusted growth partner for the worlds leading brands. Powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform WPP Open WPP unites cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions creativity production enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel.For more information visit and follow us onLinkedInXInstagram and Facebook.

About WPP

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the worlds leading brands. We unitecutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions world-class creativity next-generation production transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counselin a single company powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform WPP Opento help our clients navigate change capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. For more information visit.

Business unit:Ogilvy One

Location:Auckland

Employment type: Fixed Term Contract

We are ateam of creative and strategic minds driven byour purpose to create enduring brands and emerging ideas.

We partner with our clients to deliver strategic creative work we are proud of.

We learn together create together win together and most importantly have fun together.

About the role:

Ogilvy One is on the hunt for a Senior Digital Project Manager to join the NZ team on a short-term contract for 3 months.

As a Senior Digital Project Manager you will build award-winning brands and solve business problems creatively. You must be adept at managing varied groups of stakeholders and prioritising deliverables to produce exceptional work every time.

You will serve as a senior consultant to some of our largest and most progressive clients helping them make key decisions and remain their day-to-day contact throughout the full lifecycle of the this role you will be expected to manage multiple concurrent projects and ongoing client relationships with ownership of the accounts financial performance.

The role requires strategic thinking technical acumen and hands-on leadership in complex project lifecyclesbalancing marketing automation CRM solutions and content management systems.

Whatyoulldo:

• Lead cross-functional teams through full project lifecycles from initiation to deployment ensuring timely on-budget and quality delivery.
• Develop and oversee comprehensive project plans detailing resources milestones risks dependencies and timelines.
• Collaborate with client and internal stakeholders (creative data content consulting technology) to define objectives and gather requirements.
• Utilise and promote project management and workflow platforms (e.g. Jira Confluence Wrike SharePoint) for tracking reporting communication and workflow effectiveness.
• Implement best practices for project management adopting methodologies such as Agile Scrum Waterfall and hybrid approaches.
• Engage with marketing automation platforms (Salesforce Adobe Oracle Braze Sitecore Magento Tealium) and customer data platforms (CDP) CRM and CMS technologies.
• Mentor and guide junior project managers championing team excellence and continuous improvement.
• Foster a productive inclusive and collaborative environment across distributed teams in various geographies and time zones.
• Manage project profitability resource allocation and proactively mitigate risks and issues.
• Support pre-sales activities by preparing proposals statements of work and change requests.
• Maintain governance standards regularly updating project documentation and compliance.

What youll bring:

• Experience:Experience in digital project management preferably in agency or consulting contexts with a track record in marketing automation CRM and CMS implementations.
• Technical:Experience with PM/Workflow platforms (Wrike or Monday) and collaboration tools (Slack Teams Zoom). Familiarity with HTML XML JavaScript SQL APIs and DevOps processes is advantageous.
• Certifications:PMP Scrum Master or SAFe certification preferred.
• Methodologies:Deep understanding of Agile Waterfall hybrid and servient leadership approaches.
• Leadership:Strong stakeholder and team management skills proven mentoring capability.
• Industry Exposure:Experience with large-scale digital marketing solutions CX technologies and digital transformation in diverse industry sectors.
• Communication:Exceptional written verbal and presentation skills.

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