Senior Project Manager

Location: Johannesburg Work model: Hybrid (3 days in-office, 2 days from home). Need to be able to legally work in SA to be considered. Salary: R50 000 - R60 000 CTC  About our client.. A well-established, fully integrated agency is looking for a Senior Project Manager to take the reins on project delivery across multiple accounts. Ranked among the top independent agencies in South Africa, they're in a great space creatively and client-wise, and have a culture people rave about. They need someone who brings structure, control and visibility to workflow, and who loves making complex projects run smoothly. Why you'd want to work here: Multi-award-winning agency, recognised locally and internationallyIdea meritocracy: the best idea wins, wherever it comes fromKind, talented people with no egosHigh-performing team that respects work-life balanceHybrid working, with 2 days a week from homeReal ownership of how work gets delivered across the agencyWhat the job involves: Owning end-to-end project delivery across multiple accountsBuilding and managing project plans with clear timelines, dependencies and deliverablesDriving proactive workflow management to keep projects on trackSpotting risks early and escalating when neededManaging resourcing alongside traffic and operationsKeeping client service, creative and production teams alignedMaintaining accuracy across systems, timelines and reportingLeading status meetings and making sure actions get followed throughUsing project management tools (like Wrike) to improve visibility, reporting and controlChampioning new systems and helping the team adopt themContinuously improving processes to strengthen delivery and efficiency