Havas

Technical Project Manager

Havas  •  Manchester, GB (Onsite)  •  1 month ago
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Job Description

Agency :

Prose On Pixels

Prose on Pixels is a global content at scale agency built to address the marketing challenges of today and deliver meaningful content into the future.  With our unique Audience-First production model, we Create, Scale and Personalize content to captivate audiences and achieve desired brand and business outcomes.

Fusing creativity and performance, we create harder working, more sustainable content, reducing waste, and providing stronger ROI.  

Introduction

Project Unify is Prose on Pixels’ internal global transformation initiative, focused on aligning all studios onto a shared global tech stack. We’re looking for a Technical Project Manager to ensure the smooth running of this complex programme. You'llbe responsible for driving progress across a cross-functional delivery roadmap, supporting global stakeholders, and maintaining momentum across feature development.


This is a hands-on, fast-paced role, ideal for someone with strong technical understanding, stakeholder management skills, and a proactive, solutions-oriented approach to delivery.

Responsibilities

  • Manage feature intake and decision-makingTriage and challenge new requests, guiding them through gating sessions to determine next steps in collaboration with technical and operational stakeholders.
  • Facilitate prioritisation and planning sessions Help teams assess impact and urgency, and support transparent, collaborative prioritisation of the roadmap.
  • Manage and track progress across workstreams Oversee multiple concurrent feature deliveries, ensuring teams remain aligned to timelines, dependencies, and quality expectations.
  • Act as a key communication bridge Translate technical information for non-technical stakeholders and ensure updates are clearly cascaded between teams.
  • Escalate blockers and manage riskMonitor the pipeline, maintain a RAID log, and flag issues early, proactively driving resolution and escalating where needed.
  • Coordinate across tech and business teamsWork closely with development leads, Scrum Master, Business Analysts, and global stakeholders to ensure initiatives are well scoped, resourced, and moving forward.
  • Run and support key meetings Own agendas, keep meetings focused, follow up on actions, and ensure decisions are documented and communicated.
  • Drive process consistency and improvementKeep documentation up to date, evolve workflows as needed, and champion consistency across the global team.
  • Represent the tech team Join early scoping calls or workshops and support the communication of proposed solutions and technical approaches back to the business.

Experience & Skills Required

  • 3+ years’ experience in project management within a product, technology, or transformation-led environment.
  • Proven ability to manage multiple complex workstreams across a matrixed, fast-paced, and international organisation.
  • Solid understanding of Agile frameworks, especially Scrum, with experience working closely with development teams or cross-functional delivery teams.
  • Strong stakeholder management skills and confidence leading cross-functional meetings.
  • Comfortable translating between business and technical teamsand challenging where necessary to drive the best outcome.
  • Organised and proactive, able to juggle multiple initiatives, keep meetings focused, and follow through on actions.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present clearly to stakeholders at all levels.
  • Comfortable using Jira, Confluence, and other modern collaboration/project tracking tools.
  • Experience with Adobe Content Supply chain is a bonus (Workfront, AEM Assets, Fusion, Frame.io).
  • Resilient under pressure, with the ability to stay calm, prioritise effectively, and maintain momentum.

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Contract Type :

Permanent

Here at Havas across the group we pride ourselves on being committed to offering equal opportunities to all potential employees and have zero tolerance for discrimination. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants irrespective of age, sex, race, ethnicity, disability and other factors that have no bearing on an individual’s ability to perform their job.

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About Havas

TO MAKE A MEANINGFUL DIFFERENCE TO BRANDS, TO BUSINESSES AND TO PEOPLE

Founded in 1835 in Paris, Havas is one of the world’s largest global communications networks, with more than 23,000 people in over 100 markets sharing one single mission: to make a meaningful difference to brands, businesses, and people. Havas has developed a seamlessly integrated global strategy and operating system, Converged, designed to answer clients’ needs for standout, cross-functional, end-to-end communications solutions, supercharged by data, tech and AI, but powered by humans. Through its 70+ Havas Villages around the world, covering all communication activities, Havas’ teams work together with agility and in perfect synergy to offer tailor-made, innovative solutions to clients that support them in their positive transformation. Havas is committed to building a diverse culture where everybody feels they belong and can be themselves and thrive.

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Marketing & Advertising
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10,000+ employees
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