Senior Manager, Project Management

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Wisconsin.

📋 Description

• Oversee comprehensive project management from initial concept through to execution within GMR Marketing’s Enablement Office.

• Handle intricate, multi-workstream programs, which include planning, estimating, scoping, execution, risk management, and ongoing enhancement.

• Collaborate with internal teams, clients, and external sports stakeholders such as teams, leagues, venues, talent, and rights holders.

• Ensure projects remain on schedule both financially and operationally, managing budgets, forecasts, estimates, expenditures, invoices, and reconciliations.

• Develop estimates and statements of work in collaboration with subject matter experts.

• Oversee project workflows, modifications, roadmaps, rights delivery, activation requirements, approvals, and partner responsibilities.

• Organize venues and event operations while ensuring game-day/event preparedness across creative, production, digital, PR, and brand teams.

• Direct production planning through live activation, including timelines, run-of-show development, vendor coordination, on-site staffing, and activation readiness.

• Lead and mentor a team of project professionals through coaching, goal support, and ongoing learning opportunities.

• Identify process gaps, drive initiatives for continuous improvement, and promote best practices across teams.

⛳️ Requirements

• Experienced project management professional.

• Proven track record in managing complex, multi-workstream programs from planning and estimating to scoping and execution.

• Demonstrated experience in managing and maintaining budgets, tracking estimates, providing financial updates, overseeing expenditures, forecasting changes, and assisting with invoice tracking and reconciliation.

• Familiarity with rights fees, talent/appearance costs, venue/vendor labor, event-day staffing, travel, shipping, permits, and contingency planning.

• Expertise in end-to-end project planning, resource allocation, execution, estimates, SOWs, workflows, change management, risk management, and roadmaps.

• Experience in managing sports partnership rights delivery and activation requirements, including assets, approvals, and partner commitments.

• Proficient in coordinating with venues and event operations.

• Knowledgeable in experiential program production planning, including production timelines, run-of-show development, vendor and fabrication coordination, on-site staffing, and activation readiness.

• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and adapt to shifting priorities.

• Capability to lead, mentor, and develop project professionals.

• Strong financial management skills.

• Proactive, organized, and adaptable problem-solving approach.

🏝️ Benefits

• Health insurance.

• Vision insurance.

• Dental insurance.

• 401(k).

• Employee stock purchase plan.

• Vacation.

• Personal days.

• Paid holiday time.

• Disability benefits.

• Life insurance.

• FSA/HSA plans.