Zürich
About the job
The purpose of this role is to drive and oversee the delivery of the assigned projects to ensure that the objectives are clearly defined and achieved within the agreed time, cost and quality constraints.
Company Description
We Dream. We Do. We Deliver.
About Merkle
Merkle, a dentsu company, powers the experience economy. For more than 35 years, the company has put people at the heart of its approach to digital business transformation. As the only integrated experience consultancy in the world with a heritage in data science and business performance, Merkle delivers holistic, end-to-end experiences that drive growth, engagement, and loyalty.
Merkle’s expertise has earned recognition as a “Leader” by top industry analyst firms, in categories such as digital transformation and commerce, experience design, engineering and technology integration, digital marketing, data science, CRM and loyalty, and customer data management. With more than 16,000 employees, Merkle operates in 30+ countries throughout the Americas, EMEA, and APAC. For more information, visit www.merkle.com.
Job description:
We are seeking a Project Manager responsible for the execution of project management competency for our business clients.
The Project Manager manages the delivery of the project from the very beginning (team setup, budget review, initiation of project kick-off with team and client) throughout the whole lifecycle of the project until the completion and formal closure of the project. He/she is also responsible for internal and external reporting of project status and progress (workload progress, finance status, etc.), for implementing and executing processes for managing risks, issues and changes during project and also for completing the project in the defined budget and profitability level.
Responsibilities:
Acknowledge contractual details of project
Setup project team and prepare project plan for delivery
Execute daily project management activities
Provide regular internal and external reporting of project status to different levels of stakeholders
Execute properly Risk, Issue and Change management process
Obtain client acceptance for partial and complete delivery
Deliver the project within the time, quality, budget and profit level
Deliver and lead small to medium sized projects or subprojects in a program
Manage local and remote team members
Collaborate with client and 3rd party team members and suppliers
Comply with company’s project management standards and processes
Support to identify and unlock further business opportunities
Support the acquisition process and in offer creation
Establish and further develop Merkle project management skills
General consulting services
Create simple concepts and specifications
Qualifications:
At least 1-2 years of experience in the same role
Sales and business mindset
Relevant graduation with a university degree or other higher educational background
Team spirit – able to work within regional and international level with other team mates
Relationship management – create relationships on all levels.
Deliver and lead small to medium sized projects or subprojects in a medium sized program
Fluent in German and English, written and spoken, any other language is a plus
Experienced with project management discipline, know-how of modern project methodologies (e.g. Kanban, Agile, etc.)
As an advantage: Certified in Project Management (Prince 2 practitioner, PMP, Agile PM Practitioner or other equal, Scrum Master or IPMA, etc.)
Very good communication skills
Additional information
We work with motivated people, who support and enrich each other. We live the possibilities of the digital world through home office, meaning you can work anywhere (within Switzerland) with flexible (annual) working hours. We also value face-to-face exchanges - coffee or tea, biscuits or fruit are all welcomed on board and shared throughout our offices.
If you ever feel the need to take a break from the digital world, we love to get hands-on together and use pens, paper, and whiteboards for brainstorming sessions. Need to clear your head? Hit the foosball table, PlayStation, massage bench or yoga mat. For networking and (brain) food, we offer regular exchange formats, like meetings, tech labs and more. Not enough? We are full believers in education and support training, whether it be internally or externally. We support you.
These are some of the things we offer:
- 40-hour week & overtime compensation
- Independent home office management
- Flexible working hours model (flextime)
- Additional days-off on top of holidays (wellness days, volunteer days)
- State-of-the-art, creative office space with ergonomically equipped workstations
- Wide range of further education and development opportunities through our in-house Academy
- Various discounts e.g. for lunch options
We value diversity and therefore welcome all applications - regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion/worldview, disability, age, as well as sexual orientation and identity.
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