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Some will be led centrally, others will originate within our agencies, and many will involve external technology and delivery partners.\nYour job will be to make sure the right people know what needs to happen, when it needs to happen and where decisions are needed. You’ll keep projects moving, spot risks before they become problems and help us deliver what we’ve committed to, on time and within budget.\nYou don't need to be an AI engineer or technical specialist. You do need to be curious about AI and technology, comfortable with change and very good at bringing order to complexity.\nWhat you'll be working on\nThe portfolio will evolve as our AI strategy develops, but your projects are likely to span:\nAI products and innovation:\nHelping manage the development and launch of new AI-powered products and services for our teams and clients.\nAutomation and AI agents:\nOverseeing projects to design, build, test and roll out AI agents that automate or augment areas of work such as research, writing, monitoring, presentations, reporting and account administration.\nTechnology and platforms:\nManaging the trial, evaluation and rollout of new AI platforms, tools and technology across the Group.\nAdoption and enablement:\nHelping move new capabilities beyond the pilot stage and into everyday use, coordinating testing, training, communications and rollout across our agencies.\nWhat you'll do\nYou’ll own the project management discipline across the programme. That means you’ll:\nBuild and maintain clear project plans, milestones, budgets and delivery schedules across several projects at once.\nKeep project owners and teams focused on priorities, actions, dependencies and deadlines - and intervene when delivery starts to drift.\nCreate straightforward programme reporting that gives senior stakeholders a clear picture of progress, risks, priorities and decisions required.\nIdentify and manage risks, issues and dependencies, escalating them early when necessary.\nBring together teams across our agencies with external technology providers, consultants and development partners.\nManage project budgets and third-party costs, keeping a close eye on scope and resources.\nRun focused project meetings and workshops that result in clear decisions, actions and accountability.\nSupport pilots and trials from initial scoping and build through testing, review and rollout.\nKeep communication flowing between Group and agency teams, so people understand what’s happening, what’s expected of them and what’s been decided.\nYou’ll work with colleagues across the UK, Europe, APAC and the USA.\nWhat we're looking for\nWe’re looking for someone who has successfully delivered complex projects involving multiple teams, stakeholders and competing priorities.\nYou’ll bring:\nStrong end-to-end project management capability, with evidence of delivering several projects simultaneously to agreed timescales and budgets.\nExperience managing technology, digital, transformation or innovation projects.\nThe confidence to work with senior stakeholders, ask difficult questions when needed and make it clear when a decision or intervention is required.\nExperience managing external suppliers, technology partners or other third parties.\nStrong commercial awareness, including managing budgets, scope, resources and supplier costs.\nA practical approach to project management: enough process to create clarity and accountability, without creating bureaucracy for its own sake.\nExcellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to make complicated projects easy for other people to understand.\nIt would be useful, but isn’t essential, if you have:\nExperience working in a communications, marketing, creative, digital or other fast-moving agency environment.\nExperience delivering AI-related projects or introducing emerging technologies into an organisation.\nExperience helping teams move new technology from pilot or experimentation into wider adoption.\nThere will be times when you’ll need to chase people, challenge assumptions or hold teams accountable. We want someone who can do that confidently while building strong relationships rather than burning them.\nIf you’re brilliant at making complicated things happen and excited by what AI is starting to make possible, we’d like to hear from you.\n In return\nFlexible working arrangements, including hybrid working, a work from anywhere policy, flexi time and 4pm Friday finishes\n25 days’ holiday, increasing by one day every year up to 30 days\nAn additional day of leave on your birthday and gifted time off over Christmas\nA monthly cash allowance to use on the benefits most important to you - you’ll have the freedom to choose how you enjoy it\nEnhanced family-friendly policies\nFree subscription to the Calm app\nOffice perks, including free breakfasts and fruit\nAn abundance of personal development opportunities through our internal training programmes\nNew business and employee referral bonuses\nInterest-free season ticket loan and Railcard reimbursement\nCycle to work scheme\nEmployee Assistance Programme offering a 24/7 confidential advice line\nLife assurance\nEveryone is welcome\nOur commitment at Grayling Group is to combine our employees’ unique backgrounds, perspectives and experiences to build a more diverse and inclusive organisation that represents all of us and the businesses we work with.\nWe encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and will consider all applicants regardless of age, gender identity, ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, family or parental status, neurodiversity and disability status.\nIf you need any adjustments during the application process, we’re here to help - 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