Portfolio Manager

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.

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

* 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

* 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