Senior Project Manager, Automotive at Monks

Please note that we will never request payment or bank account information at any stage of the recruitment process. As we continue to grow our teams, we urge you to be cautious of fraudulent job postings or recruitment activities that misuse our company name and information. Please protect your personal information during any recruitment process. While Monks may contact potential candidates via LinkedIn, all applications must be submitted through our official website (monks.com/careers). About the Role As a Senior Project Manager, you’ll lead the successful delivery of complex, cross-functional technology initiatives—owning end-to-end execution while partnering with account leads and leadership to ensure projects meet quality standards, timelines, and client expectations. You’ll also play a key role in casting, aligning the right mix of skills and experience to each project and helping teams operate efficiently at scale. Responsibilities: • Lead projects end-to-end across initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closure • Define project scope, success criteria, deliverables, dependencies, and resource requirements • Build and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, and status reporting cadences • Manage budgets, forecasting, cost controls, and financial monitoring to support profitability • Support vendor payment coordination and assist in proposal creation as needed • Identify, document, and mitigate project risks through a formal risk register • Facilitate decision-making, change control processes, and stakeholder alignment across functions • Coordinate cross-functional teams and manage resource allocation, including casting for optimal team composition • Serve as a primary point of contact for clients and senior leadership, delivering clear communication and executive-level reporting • Enforce project governance, documentation standards, and delivery quality practices • Monitor KPIs and champion continuous improvement practices to strengthen collaboration and execution About You The essentials: • 6+ years of project management experience within creative, digital, and or integrated agency environments, including at least 3 years in a senior or lead role overseeing retail, digital, or social campaigns. Experience managing automotive accounts is a plus, but not required. • Proven track record of managing complex, multi-channel projects from concept through execution, with significant experience in client-facing roles and cross-discipline team leadership. • Strong grasp of agency workflow and campaign lifecycle, with familiarity in adapting Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid methodologies to fit creative and production processes. • Proficiency with project management and collaboration tools such as Jira, Confluence, Monday.com, Asana, or Wrike. • Demonstrated experience with budget management, cost controls, forecasting, and financial monitoring. • Excellent stakeholder management skills, including executive-level communication, reporting, and relationship-building. • Experience mentoring and managing direct reports, fostering a collaborative, growth-oriented team culture. • Comfortable leveraging AI-powered tools, automation workflows, or intelligent agents in support of digital and social campaign delivery. • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills in English Not a must, but a plus: • Spanish proficiency • Certifications such as PMP, SAFe Agilist, Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), or PRINCE2 • Experience mentoring junior PMs and leading through influence in distributed/remote teams. At Monks, we believe in fostering an environment where a diversity of perspectives can thrive. We proactively work to design hiring processes that promote equity and inclusion while mitigating bias. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome and encourage qualified applicants, from all backgrounds, who are excited to contribute to our mission. This role is subject to our Return to Office (RTO) policy. If you reside within a commutable distance of one of our office locations, you will be expected to work from the office a set number of days per week. The specific details, including the number of required office days, will be in accordance with the company’s then-current RTO policy, which is subject to change from time to time. #LI-MB3 #LI-Hybrid This role is subject to our Return to Office (RTO) policy. If you reside within a commutable distance of one of our office locations, you will be expected to work from the office a set number of days per week. The specific details, including the number of required office days, will be in accordance with the company’s then-current RTO policy, which is subject to change from time to time. Monks has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what Monks may pay for the position at the time of posting. Monks may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on job-related factors, but not based on a candidate’s sex or any other protected status. Salary Range$80,000—$87,000 CADAbout Monks Monks is the global, digital-first, data-driven, unitary operating brand of S4 Capital plc. With a legacy of innovation and specialized expertise, Monks combines an extraordinary range of global Marketing and Technology Services to redefine how brands interact with the world. Through Monks.Flow, its flagship AI ecosystem for marketing orchestration, Monks transforms marketing into a growth engine, collapsing timelines and connecting brands to culture in real time. By deploying bespoke intelligent agents across disciplines and delivering culturally relevant, high-impact creative and digital solutions, Monks solves key critical business challenges across the entire brand enterprise to help brands sustain long-term impact. Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave™: Global Marketing Services, ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies (2022-25) and remains the only partner featured in AdExchanger’s Programmatic Power Players list every year (2020-24). Named Adweek’s first AI Agency of the Year (2023) and The One Show’s inaugural AI Pioneer Organization, Monks was also awarded Business Intelligence Group’s 2025 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Award in both the Organizational and AI Product categories. As a trusted partner to cutting-edge innovators in tech, Monks earned titles such as Optimizely Experimentation Partner of the Year (2025), runner-up for the Adobe Firefly Partner Award (2024), and Workato’s AI Visionary Customer Impact Award (2024). Additionally, Monks achieved a record-breaking number of FWAs and continues to hold the most of any partner. We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to freely express themselves amongst colleagues who embrace diversity in all respects. Including fresh voices and unique points of view in all aspects of our business not only creates an environment where we can all grow and thrive but also increases our potential to produce work that better represents—and resonates with—the world around us.