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Description
Are you ready to join the ranks of the world's most exciting brands? Look no further! Monks are actively seeking a highly ambitious Project Manager who is passionate about leading game-changing projects within Platform.Monks. We're on the lookout for a trailblazer who loves to redefine established models and bring fresh ideas to life. You'll collaborate closely with our talented in-house team of creatives, technologists, and business Monks, ensuring the seamless delivery of high-quality digital solutions for global brands. Additionally, you'll play an integral role in our client teams, strategising for long-term success in serving our clients. If you're a driven leader who knows how to inspire and unite a team of talented Monks towards a common goal, this opportunity is tailor-made for you!
About Platform.Monks
At Platform.Monks we build brands, products and systems. We shape things from zero or optimise what there already is by applying CX design and leveraging the wide range of possibilities within tech on dotcoms, microsites, mobile apps, ecommerce sites. Striking the perfect balance between functionality, efficiency, and innovation, we build user-centric digital platforms where brands and audiences can get to know each other.
Keen to know more, then check out our platform.monks solutions page.
About the Role
- Inspire and empower by leading and managing multiple projects simultaneously, exceeding clients' expectations and achieving financial success.
- Utilise your expertise to establish the most suitable project organisation, incorporating agile methodologies like scrum or other models.
- Collaborate closely with clients and your team to comprehend objectives and determine the optimal delivery approach.
- Craft customised project plans, assemble teams, and organise resources to ensure swift and efficient execution.
- Coordinate and facilitate cross-functional teams, fostering effective collaboration and communication with internal stakeholders, clients, and third parties.
- Monitor and report project progress, proactively identifying and mitigating risks and issues, always striving for exceptional outcomes.
- Effectively manage project budgets, track expenses, and optimise the utilisation of team members.
- Create a positive and inspiring team environment that nurtures creativity, innovation, and excellence, empowering everyone to achieve their full potential. Initiate celebrating results together!
- You'll be collaborating with Monks based in Hilversum, as well as our offices in Amsterdam, London, Berlin, and beyond.
About you
- We're actively seeking a proactive and experienced Project Manager who possesses a strong track record of delivering exceptional results.
- You are creative in coming up with solutions and the fact you’re clever leads to an outcome that is positive for all parties involved.
- No matter the size of the project, you can keep overview at all times, you’re good at dealing with conflicting requests and deadlines.
- In addition to your managerial role, you're also capable of diving deep into the details to provide valuable support to your team.
- Your extensive knowledge of digital, creative, and tech enables effective collaboration with your team and consulting your clients.
- You own expertise in various project management techniques and can adapt methodologies based on agile principles or waterfall-style stage gates.
- Although you're well-versed in the SCRUM framework, you consistently tailor your approach to suit the unique requirements of each case.
- Your genuine passion for creativity and innovation drives you to deliver high-quality, innovative, and valuable solutions, making a significant impact in your field.
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About Monks
Monks is the global, purely digital, unitary operating brand of S4Capital plc. With a legacy of innovation and specialized expertise, Monks combines an extraordinary range of global marketing and technology services to accelerate business possibilities and redefine how brands and businesses interact with the world. Its integration of systems and workflows delivers unfettered content production, scaled experiences, enterprise-grade technology and data science fueled by AI—managed by the industry’s best and most diverse digital talent—to help the world’s trailblazing companies outmaneuver and outpace their competition.
Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave™: Global Marketing Services. It has remained a constant presence on Adweek’s Fastest Growing lists (2019-23), ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies (2022-23) and is the only partner to have been placed in AdExchanger’s Programmatic Power Players list every year (2020-24). In addition to being named Adweek’s first AI Agency of the Year (2023), Monks has been recognized by Business Intelligence in its 2024 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Awards program in three categories: the Individual category, Organizational Winner in AI Strategic Planning and AI Product for its service Monks.Flow. Monks has also garnered the title of Webby Production Company of the Year (2021-24), won a record number of FWAs and has earned a spot on Newsweek’s Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplaces 2023.
We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to freely express themselves amongst colleagues who embrace diversity in all respects. Including fresh voices and unique points of view in all aspects of our business not only creates an environment where we can all grow and thrive but also increases our potential to produce work that better represents—and resonates with—the world around us.