Project Manager

Job Description:

Merkle is looking for a Project Manager or a Project Coordinator ready to step up to lead and deliver projects across experience, data, and engineering teams. You’ll manage your own set of projects, act as the key link between internal teams and clients, and ensure delivery meets agreed scope, time, cost, and quality.

 

What You’ll Do

• Lead projects end‑to‑end: Build and coordinate project teams, define scope, and drive delivery to plan.
• Manage teams day‑to‑day: Set roles, delegate effectively, support team development, and encourage collaboration.
• Own project finances: Build and manage budgets, track forecasts, and report on actuals.
• Plan and control delivery: Create and maintain project plans, schedules, risks, issues, and quality requirements.
• Manage dependencies: Build realistic schedules, identify constraints, and integrate dependency management into governance.
• Oversee governance: Set up decision‑making structures, clarify responsibilities, and ensure alignment with programme/organisation standards.
• Engage stakeholders: Build strong client relationships, manage expectations, and communicate clearly across teams and senior stakeholders.
• Manage risks & issues: Identify threats/opportunities early, define mitigation, and escalate when needed.
• Support business cases: Work with sponsors to shape, refine, and track business cases and benefits.
  
   

What Success Looks Like

• Projects delivered on time, on budget, and to high quality
• Clear reporting, strong risk management, and proactive issue resolution
• Positive client relationships and smooth cross‑functional collaboration
• Recognised by colleagues for clarity, organisation, and reliability
• Visible progression toward Senior Project Manager responsibilities
• Contribution to team culture through knowledge sharing and support
  
   

Who You Are

• 3+ years in project management or a related delivery role
• Confident leading teams and coordinating cross‑functional work
• Strong communicator with excellent client‑facing skills
• Highly organised, proactive, and comfortable managing multiple projects
• Skilled in stakeholder management and relationship building
• Working knowledge of Agile, Waterfall, or Hybrid delivery
• Solid grounding in core PM disciplines:
  • Budgeting, planning, scheduling, resource management, risk management, stakeholder management
• Intermediate experience with:
  • Business cases, change control, governance, quality assurance, scope/requirements management
• Adaptable, resilient, and committed to developing toward senior PM roles
  
   

Inclusion and Diversity:

At Merkle we believe in the power of diversity. We welcome all applications regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, color, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

 

Contact:
We look forward to receiving your application for any questions, please contact the TA in charge of this role: Thomas Holley,  Senior Talent Acquisition Partner, EMEA, NE by email at: Thomas.holley@dentsu.com EMEA, NE. #LI-MERKLE #LI-Onsite #LI-TH2

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