Project Manager (temporary)
Publicis Groupe Holdings B.V · Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Information Services · 11-50 employees
About the role
The Project Manager is responsible for the end-to-end coordination and execution of digital production projects across multiple teams. They ensure alignment between stakeholders, manage project timelines and dependencies, and proactively mitigate risks to ensure high-quality delivery.
What they look for
Requirements
Candidates must have 4–6 years of experience in digital or product environments with strong proficiency in Agile methodologies. Excellent organizational and communication skills are required, along with experience using project management tools like Jira and Confluence.
Benefits
Full description
Company Description
Publicis Groupe, the world's second largest communications group, is a solutions platform that is present in more than 100 countries and has more than 98,000 employees. With a unique work philosophy, The Power of One puts clients at the center by promoting the growth of their business through creative agencies (Publicis, Leo Burnett, Publicis Health), media (Zenith, Starcom, Spark and Performics), and areas of transversal knowledge.
Publicis Groupe links Creativity, Technology and Data offering a value proposition that effectively connects brand and consumer.
Overview
The Project Manager (temporary contract) is responsible for the end-to-end coordination and execution of initiatives, ensuring that all work is clearly defined, tracked and delivered efficiently across teams.This role owns the delivery of the squad, enabling consistent execution while ensuring alignment between teams, timelines, and dependencies. Responsibilities
- Own the end-to-end coordination and execution of digital production projects, ensuring timely and high-quality delivery.
- Create, manage and maintain project plans, tasks and workflows using Jira and other project management tools.
- Coordinate internal teams and external partners involved in the production and delivery process.
- Define project scope, timelines, milestones and dependencies, ensuring effective planning and execution.
- Track project progress and proactively identify risks, blockers and mitigation actions.
- Consolidate stakeholder requirements and feedback, translating them into clear and actionable workstreams.
- Facilitate communication between business stakeholders, production teams, technology teams and vendors.
- Coordinate operational and production-related activities across multiple simultaneous projects.
- Ensure visibility of project status, priorities and delivery progress across all stakeholders.
- Drive continuous improvement of project management processes and delivery practices.
Qualifications
- 4–6 years of experience as a Project Manager in digital or product environments
- Strong experience working within Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban or similar)
- Experience coordinating cross-functional product teams in a digital environment (UX, Content or similar)
- Strong organizational and communication skills
- Ability to manage multiple initiatives and priorities in parallel
- Experience with tools such as Jira and Confluence
- Fluency in English and Spanish, both written and spoken
Additional Information
Why join us? Because we offer reasons such as:
- 🌟 Flexible Benefits (Coverflex): Enjoy more than just work with flexible compensation including meal vouchers, health insurance, transportation, and more.
- 🚀 Growth Opportunities: You can advance in your career not only through the experience of working with major clients but also by accessing local and global training programs specialized according to your role, covering both technical and soft skills.
- 📚 Free Online Training: You can access unlimited courses from LinkedIn Learning and Udemy Catalogs through our artificial intelligence platform "Marcel".
- 🥇 Partner Certifications: You'll have the opportunity to obtain certifications from industry giants such as Meta, Google, or Amazon.
- 🌍 Work from anywhere: Telecommute up to 6 weeks from over 100 countries with our #WorkYourWorld program.
- 🎉 Attractive holidays package including your birthday & Advertising Day off plus some additional days off. Rest is also important!
- 🧘🏻♂️ Well-being: We prioritize the well-being of our staff and organize various health initiatives such as daily meditation or yoga among others.
Employee benefits are an integral part of the company’s annual compensation package. These benefits are subject to the company’s current policies and guidelines and may be modified, updated, or adjusted at the company’s discretion to reflect organizational needs, regulatory requirements, or business conditions.
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Here at Publicis Groupe, we are committed to building a culturally diverse workforce and therefore strongly encourage applications from underrepresented groups. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of their background: we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, or any individual´s status in any group or class protected by law.
If you have any reasonable adjustment needs arising from a disability or medical condition to fully participate in the recruitment process, please discuss this with the recruiter who contacts you.
All employees are committed to complying with obligations regarding Information Security and Technologies, obligations related to the use of Artificial Intelligence, obligations stemming from the Quality and Environmental Management System, as well as obligations derived from the Integrity Management System, Corruption Prevention, and the Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Policy. Furthermore, all employees are required to complete mandatory training courses, declarations, and compliance commitments in these areas.