What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Project Manager, Digital, Data & Business Transformation position at American Association of Advertising Agencies?
Description
position overview
This is a 3 to 6 months freelance/independent contractor opportunity
The 4As is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead cross-functional initiatives spanning data, content, digital and web platforms, technical solutions, and business process optimization as we continue transforming how we operate and deliver value to our members.
Working closely with senior leadership and cross-functional teams, the consultant will translate strategic priorities into actionable plans, drive execution, and ensure alignment on deliverables and measurable outcomes.
The ideal consultant is strategic, technically fluent, proactive, and comfortable navigating ambiguity. We're looking for someone who anticipates challenges, builds strong relationships with senior stakeholders, identifies opportunities for improvement, and takes ownership of driving projects forward with minimal oversight.
scope of work
The final scope, priorities, deliverables, and milestones will be established in a mutually agreed statement of work. Anticipated services include:
1. Project Management & Delivery: Provide end-to-end project management services for agreed-upon cross-functional initiatives, including project planning, milestone tracking, risk assessment, and delivery of defined outcomes.
2. Data & Systems: Oversee agreed-upon data projects involving integration, migration, reporting, and optimization across CRM, digital platforms, and related systems.
3. Content Management: Manage defined content projects involving development, migration, publishing, and digital distribution, including coordination of workflows, timelines, and deliverables.
4. Digital & Web Platforms: Provide project management expertise for website and digital platform initiatives, including enhancements, integrations, testing, and implementation.
5. Technical Specifications & Process Optimization: Translate business needs into technical requirements, project specifications, and implementation plans while identifying opportunities to streamline workflows, improve processes, and increase operational efficiency.
6. Proactive Senior Stakeholder Management: Serve as a strategic project partner to senior stakeholders, proactively identifying dependencies, anticipating risks, facilitating decisions, and providing clear recommendations to maintain project alignment and momentum.
Anticipated Deliverables
The engagement may include a combination of:
The specific deliverables, acceptance criteria, and delivery dates will be agreed upon before work begins.
Requirements
relevant experience
position overview
This is a 3 to 6 months freelance/independent contractor opportunity
The 4As is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead cross-functional initiatives spanning data, content, digital and web platforms, technical solutions, and business process optimization as we continue transforming how we operate and deliver value to our members.
Working closely with senior leadership and cross-functional teams, the consultant will translate strategic priorities into actionable plans, drive execution, and ensure alignment on deliverables and measurable outcomes.
The ideal consultant is strategic, technically fluent, proactive, and comfortable navigating ambiguity. We're looking for someone who anticipates challenges, builds strong relationships with senior stakeholders, identifies opportunities for improvement, and takes ownership of driving projects forward with minimal oversight.
scope of work
The final scope, priorities, deliverables, and milestones will be established in a mutually agreed statement of work. Anticipated services include:
1. Project Management & Delivery: Provide end-to-end project management services for agreed-upon cross-functional initiatives, including project planning, milestone tracking, risk assessment, and delivery of defined outcomes.
2. Data & Systems: Oversee agreed-upon data projects involving integration, migration, reporting, and optimization across CRM, digital platforms, and related systems.
3. Content Management: Manage defined content projects involving development, migration, publishing, and digital distribution, including coordination of workflows, timelines, and deliverables.
4. Digital & Web Platforms: Provide project management expertise for website and digital platform initiatives, including enhancements, integrations, testing, and implementation.
5. Technical Specifications & Process Optimization: Translate business needs into technical requirements, project specifications, and implementation plans while identifying opportunities to streamline workflows, improve processes, and increase operational efficiency.
6. Proactive Senior Stakeholder Management: Serve as a strategic project partner to senior stakeholders, proactively identifying dependencies, anticipating risks, facilitating decisions, and providing clear recommendations to maintain project alignment and momentum.
Anticipated Deliverables
The engagement may include a combination of:
- Integrated project plans and implementation roadmaps for assigned initiatives.
- Project charters, scopes, milestones, and clearly defined success measures.
- Business requirements documents, technical specifications, and acceptance criteria.
- Data and systems integration project plans.
- Content and digital platform implementation plans.
- Current-state process assessments and future-state workflow recommendations.
- Risk, issue, dependency, and decision logs.
- Executive-level project dashboards and progress reports.
- Stakeholder engagement and communication plans.
- Process optimization recommendations and implementation documentation.
- Quality assurance, testing, and launch-readiness coordination.
- Final project documentation, transition materials, and knowledge-transfer sessions.
The specific deliverables, acceptance criteria, and delivery dates will be agreed upon before work begins.
Requirements
relevant experience
- 8-10 years of experience in project management, technical project management, digital transformation, or related consulting engagements.
- Proven success delivering complex, cross-functional initiatives involving data, content, digital platforms, technology, and process optimization.
- Strong technical fluency, including translating business needs into technical specifications and managing website, CRM, and systems integration projects.
- Demonstrated ability to engage senior executives, influence stakeholders, navigate ambiguity, and drive results independently.
- Experience with Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid methodologies and project management tools such as Asana, Monday.com, Jira, or Smartsheet.
- Exceptional communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills, with a proactive, solutions-oriented approach.
- Experience in consulting, digital agencies, or organizations undergoing transformation preferred. PMP, Agile, Scrum, or Lean Six Sigma certifications are a plus.
Salary : $15,000