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Publicis Groupe Project Manager in Barcelona, Spain
Company description
Publicis Groupe, the world's second largest communications group, is a solutions platform that is present in more than 100 countries. Do you want to know more about the agency/brand or area of expertise you will be applying for in this role? Keep reading!
Prodigious is the Cross-Media production platform of Publicis Groupe Spain. Our goal is to offer seamless, relevant, and impactful consumer experiences across all touchpoints in every market. We provide pioneering production solutions that drive performance in a data-driven marketing landscape and help brands succeed in the world of platforms.
We have a unique approach, supported by the integrated Power Of One model, to optimize resources and strike the perfect balance between efficiency and quality.
Multidisciplinary production experts with specific tools to streamline delivery times and provide exceptional quality service. With over 50 production technicians, we can handle IN-HOUSE projects, ensuring total control and efficiency in production.
We specialize in creating tailored production models that cater to specific client needs, focusing on streamlining processes and resource optimization.
Overview
Project Manager acts as a key delivery partner to the Client Lead, ensuring high-quality, on-time, and on-budget delivery across all projects. This role is client-facing and plays a central part in driving day-to-day delivery excellence, aligning internal teams, and maintaining clear, proactive communication with client stakeholders. The Project Manager ensures that projects are well-governed, risks are anticipated, and delivery remains aligned with client expectations and business objectives.
Responsibilities
Client & Delivery Leadership
Partner closely with the Client Lead to manage client expectations and ensure consistent, high-quality delivery across all initiatives.
Act as a primary point of contact on delivery-related topics, ensuring clarity, alignment, and responsiveness in client communications.
Translate client needs into clear delivery plans, ensuring feasibility, quality, and efficiency.
Project Oversight & Delivery Excellence
Lead day-to-day project delivery across workstreams, monitoring progress, milestones, and dependencies.
Proactively identify delivery risks (scope, timing, resourcing, budget) and propose solutions before issues escalate.
Ensure delivery is aligned with agreed scope, timelines, and commercial parameters.
Planning, Scope & Resourcing
Lead the preparation of project briefs, scopes, estimates, and delivery plans in collaboration with internal teams.
Ensure staffing and resourcing are aligned with approved scopes and evolving client needs.
Manage changes in scope, estimates, and timelines, ensuring transparent communication and formal validation with the client.
Governance & Communication
Drive project governance by structuring and leading internal and client status meetings, steering discussions toward decisions and actions.
Provide clear, concise project status reporting, highlighting progress, risks, and next steps.
Maintain strong documentation and visibility across all projects.
Execution & Client Approval
Oversee execution from kickoff to delivery, ensuring work is delivered to the expected quality standards.
Coordinate client reviews and approvals, ensuring deliverables are validated and signed off in a timely manner.
Maintain accurate and up-to-date project tracking in tools such as Monday.com.
Financial, Risk & Performance Management
Monitor project financial health, including budgets, burn rates, and profitability.
Flag and address financial or delivery risks, escalating to the Client Lead when needed.
Provide regular delivery and performance reporting, supporting informed client and leadership conversations.
Resource & Time Management
Ensure accurate time tracking and timesheet compliance across teams.
Monitor time consumption against plans and proactively adjust resourcing or priorities to protect delivery and profitability.
Qualifications
5+ years of experience in project management, delivery, client services, or account management.
Proven experience managing complex, cross-functional projects and multiple workstreams.
Strong client-facing skills with the ability to manage expectations and drive alignment.
Experience with project scoping, budgeting, risk management, and change control.
Solid understanding of project financials (budgets, burn rate, profitability).
Excellent organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
Proficiency in project management tools (e.g., Monday.com, Asana, Jira, or similar).
High level in English to be evaluated by Talent Acquisition Team.
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!
✨ Work-Life Balance: Enjoy a hybrid model and intensive summer hours. Full remote in Easter, Christmas & 3 weeks in Summer. Flexible work start schedule.
♂️ 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.
We are certified as a Great Place to Work , your happiness and providing you with an outstanding experience means a lot to us, let's enjoy!
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.