VML is a global creative company that combines brand experience, customer experience, and commerce to create connected brands that drive growth. Guided by a Human First philosophy, VML is known for its innovative work for brands and consistently ranks among the world’s leading creative companies, including the WARC Creative 100. VML’s global network spans 55+ markets with principal offices in Buenos Aires, Kansas City, London, New York, São Paulo, Shanghai and Singapore.
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A Senior Project Manager, with a technical background, who has experience managing technical teams and releases across complex client environments. You encourage strong relationships with your team and have the ability the talk, at a technical level, with developers and senior technical team members (e.g., technical architects, solution architects etc). You follow best practices in development standards and coding reviews through having a good understanding of branching strategies, development standards and coding reviews through having a good understanding of branching strategies, development principals and CI/CD.
Please bear in mind that this is a contractual role.
Release and technical reporting regarding project/account technical deliverables, architecture and release pipeline
Identify technical risks and issues & provide mitigation options to achieve resolution
Knowledgeably communicate with stakeholders (internal/external) including chairing technical meetings as required
Manage and co-ordinate Internal technical specialists
Lead and inspire the team to achieve individual and team objectives
Ensure the technical team(s) complete what is expected of them successfully and suggest improvements to processes as required.
Provide support to Junior Technical Project Managers within your account or across WTC&T giving them regular constructive feedback to help with their development
Define, plan, organise and manage the build of new infrastructure environments
Co-ordinate high quality technical solutions, on time, via effective time management
Keep up to date with emerging industry practices
Effectively run complex projects using Agile or Waterfall methodologies.
Oversee releases across pre-production and production environments, demonstrating an understanding of dependencies between client systems.
Implement technical governance according to the client’s needs
Build customer confidence by understanding their needs & delivering first class solutions
Set and manage client expectations, addressing issues in a respectful and timely manner and ensuring the organisation maintains a positive image and provides a high-quality service
Manage 3rd party product vendors, environments, and client technical resources
Project Management experience, and ecommerce experience ideally within a retail environment.
Ability to read log files, draw conclusions and direct further technical investigation
Working with eCommerce frameworks and hosting solutions
Understanding of cloud/on prem. Infrastructure
Familiarity with Azure and AWS DevOps Tooling
Defining, managing and delivering to customer expectations within strict deadlines
Full knowledge of the project lifecycle and experience of various project development methodologies (including Agile, Incremental and Waterfall)
Comfortable with complex technical environments and legacy systems integration
Managing 3rd parties
Strong time management & organisational skills
Excellent negotiation skills and an ability to handle sensitive issues with tact and diplomacy
Relevant Project Management qualifications
Proficient with Microsoft Office Packages, especially MS Excel and MS PowerPoint
Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
BA/BS degree with a major in information management, marketing, communications, business or other closely-related areas is an advantage
A developer background or programming qualification is advantageous but not essential
Understanding of Jenkins or other release pipeline tools
Experience of code management tools such as git, bit bucket, svn
A basic understanding of Terraform - at a level you can engage with technical teams
We offer net hourly rate for B2B cooperation ranging from 150 - 200 PLN, dependent on your skills and experience.
Alongside the opportunity to work with some of the most exciting brands around the world, we’ll also prioritise your career development and help you grow your skills. We’ll empower you to make a difference, allow you to be yourself, and respect who you are.
Our culture thrives on our core values, designed for impact-driven individuals: Heart, Brains and Courage.
We lead with Heart, fostering empathy and trust where genuine connections and human-centric work flourish.**We empower your Brains **for innovation, valuing relentless curiosity and collaborative intelligence to solve complex challenges.And we champion Courage, inspiring you to speak up, embrace experimentation, and advocate for bold solutions that push our thinking to be better than yesterday.
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WPP Enterprise Solutions designs, builds, and operates the growth systems that competitive businesses rely on. In a world where Al is reshaping how companies drive growth, we lead clients in business transformation and marketing modernisation, connecting strategy directly to execution.
Our 12,000 experts in engineering and platforms, commerce, consulting, content transformation, CRM, and CX, work within a unified global operating unit across 40+ markets. WPP Enterprise Solutions works alongside best-in-class partners including Adobe, AWS, Braze, Google, Microsoft, Salesforce, and Shopify, as well as innovators in AI, to deliver growth solutions tailored to the needs of our clients’ businesses. We have received distinction as a leader in Commerce Services and CX Strategy Consulting by the Forrester Wave™
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WPP Enterprise Solutions is part of WPP, the trusted growth partner for the world's leading brands. Powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform WPP Open, WPP unites cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, creativity, production, enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel.
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