Project Manager [210366]

Aquent is partnering with a leading global technology company renowned for its innovative digital solutions that empower creativity and productivity worldwide. This organization is at the forefront of transforming how businesses connect with their customers and deliver exceptional experiences. Join a team that values groundbreaking ideas and operational excellence, driving significant impact across diverse global markets. Are you a seasoned project management professional eager to make a tangible difference in how a global enterprise brings its cutting-edge solutions to market? We are seeking a dynamic and highly organized individual to step into a pivotal role, driving the strategic execution of market-entry initiatives. In this position, you will be instrumental in accelerating customer acquisition and retention, directly influencing the company’s annual recurring revenue and shaping its future success. Your expertise will be critical in streamlining operations, fostering cross-functional collaboration, and ensuring that strategic programs move from concept to successful implementation with speed and precision.

What You’ll Do

• Act as the primary source of information for the “when” and “how” of strategic programs within the portfolio, and for the overall portfolio itself.
• Collaborate with Market Managers to expedite the launch process of sales initiatives, from ideation to implementation.
• Partner with Sales Route to Market Leads, driving efficiencies and productivity on transformational initiatives.
• Participate in due diligence and planning cycles (annual and quarterly) to understand strategic objectives and provide perspective on integration planning, risks, and challenges.
• Demonstrate cross-functional leadership through collaboration and effective relationships with key partners across Sales, Product, Sales Operations, Marketing, Finance, IT, and other relevant organizations to deliver strategic initiatives aimed at driving customer acquisition and retention.
• Influence other groups and functional areas in defining policy, procedures, or systems, synthesizing recommendations from functional knowledge and available data.
• Prepare presentations for the team and senior management, highlighting performance in an easy-to-understand, executive-ready manner.
• Set up an appropriate communications infrastructure, including cross-functional team meetings, status reporting, and informal conversations, to track initiative status and keep stakeholders informed.
• Approach the unique challenges of market initiatives in a highly matrixed environment with an empathetic and solution-oriented lens.
• Manage the end-to-end project life cycle, including effort estimation, scope management, planning, monitoring, and reporting of project execution (risk management, timeline, dependencies).
• Develop and execute comprehensive project plans to achieve business success metrics and value drivers.
• Focus on developing new processes to eliminate barriers and bottlenecks that impact efficiency, streamlining initiatives, and optimizing existing processes.
• Assist in the development and ongoing improvement of team standard methodologies, playbooks, processes, and tools, ensuring their effective understanding and utilization across the business.
• Identify areas for improvement in operations and help drive enhancements through scalability initiatives.

Must-Have Qualifications

• Experience in market operations, program management, or business operations, ideally within fast-paced software companies.
• Exdtensive Project Management experience.
• Proficiency in MS Suite, as well as Smartsheets, Lucid Chart, and other collaborative cloud-based document management/creation platforms.
• Experience with Workfront desirable.
• Meticulous attention to detail and exceptional project management skills.

Client Description

A multinational cloud-based software company specialising in a series of products designed to drive creative innovation across multimedia. Used by millions around the world for personal and professional use across all industries. Aquent is dedicated to improving inclusivity & is proudly an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications from under-represented groups & are committed to providing support to applicants with disabilities. We aim to provide reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, to those with a medical condition, disability or neurodivergence.