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About the Role

The Project Manager is responsible for the full lifecycle client projects, from initial idea through to successful delivery. You will translate client needs into clear project plans, accurately estimate and budget projects, and effectively manage both the project and the team. This is a client-facing role requiring effective communication and management across all internal disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Manage a range of digital projects ensuring delivery on time and within budget.
• Define project success in agreement with the client and ensure the team achieves goals.
• Tailor and communicate the most appropriate project structure and methodology for each phase, documenting this clearly in the project scope.
• Collaborate with team leads to accurately estimate projects based on the most suitable model.
• Develop clear and thorough project scopes of work, ensuring projects remain within agreed boundaries.
• Forecast resource requirements across teams and assist with proactive resource planning.
• Maintain close alignment across UX, UI, and engineering teams throughout the project lifecycle.
• Manage and prioritize the product backlog, refining acceptance criteria, and ensuring alignment between business goals and delivery.
• Utilize AKQA's management information system to effectively create, track, and monitor overall project progress, burn rates, and financial status.
• Proactively highlight and resolve potential overruns or financial issues.
• Author well-crafted Project Status Reports, ensuring timely submission and accuracy.
• Present and communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, to internal teams and external clients.
• Manage suppliers, partners, and client teams to ensure optimal outcomes.
• Keep stakeholders informed of project progress at all times and manage expectations proactively.
• Continuously strive to improve AKQA’s delivery practices, processes, and team efficiency.

Requirements

• Proven experience leading complex digital projects, such as websites, e-commerce platforms, or mobile applications.
• Experience as a Project Manager or Product Owner within an agile delivery environment.
• Comfortable navigating across UX, UI, and technical implementation, with the ability to speak credibly to each discipline.
• An accomplished communicator who builds confidence with internal teams and earns the trust of clients.
• Demonstrated ability to work well under pressure with a high degree of flexibility and adaptability.
• Self-motivated and comfortable working independently.
• Possess strong business acumen and sound judgment.
• A customer-focused mindset, unwavering commitment to quality, and a drive to continually improve processes and outcomes.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Commitment to high standards of excellence and integrity.
• Fluency in both English (German is nice to have but not mandatory).

Skills

• Project Management
• Agile Methodologies
• UX/UI Collaboration
• Backlog Management
• Resource Planning
• Client Communication
• Stakeholder Management
• Reporting
• Budget Management
• Estimation

Location

• Berlin, Germany

Work Type

• Hybrid

Experience Level

• Mid-level
• Senior-level

Benefits

• Extensive range of benefits

About the Company

• At AKQA, we blend the imaginative application of art and science to create beautiful ideas, products, and services. With an entrepreneurial and collaborative approach, we design adaptive digital services and applications that capture the imagination and deliver impressive returns for our clients.
• WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. For more information, visit WPP.com.

Equal Opportunity

• AKQA is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability status.
• We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.