Cella by Randstad Digital is currently recruiting on behalf of our client—a leading global media and communications agency for an adaptable, strategic Project Manager specializing in marketing operations and media transformation.

In this role, you will serve as the central operational bridge on a newly expanded global consumer goods account, working directly alongside executive leadership to build structure, coordinate workflows, and drive alignment across multi-disciplinary initiatives. Spanning key functional pillars such as advanced analytics, digital transformation, and media planning science, this role requires an agile problem-solver who can establish operational order in a fast-paced environment and turn complex strategies into seamless execution.

Advantages

- High-Impact Strategic Visibility: Partner directly with senior agency leadership and cross-functional teams, playing an instrumental role in shaping the operational framework of a flagship account.
- Modern Hybrid Flexibility: Enjoy the balance of a hybrid schedule based out of a prime downtown Toronto location (1 -2 days per week in-office, with open flexibility).
- High Growth Potential: Step into a newly created position with active discussions regarding long-term and permanent headcount opportunities for the upcoming fiscal cycle.
- Modern Tooling & Innovation Culture: Work within an environment that actively encourages the use of cutting-edge productivity platforms, workflow automations, and modern AI tools (such as Microsoft Copilot and Claude) to enhance delivery speed and quality.
- Collaborative Scale: Gain valuable experience managing multifaceted initiatives across global consumer packaged goods (CPG) brand portfolios, media science, and technology platforms.

Responsibilities





- Operational Orchestration: Develop, maintain, and track end-to-end project roadmaps, critical path milestones, and deliverable schedules across multiple concurrent workstreams, including digital transformation, media efficiency, and analytics.
- Cross-Functional Alignment: Act as the primary operational conduit between agency practice leads, senior executive leaders, media planning specialists, and external client stakeholders to foster shared accountability and transparent progress.
- Governance & Process Design: Implement scalable project management frameworks (agile, waterfall, or hybrid) and collaboration tools to streamline day-to-day operations and organize shifting account priorities.
- Financial & Resource Coordination: Partner with media planning and commercial finance teams to monitor account budgets, track resource commitments, and support ongoing financial oversight.
- Scope & Risk Management: Proactively identify project interdependencies, potential operational bottlenecks, and scope creep, escalating variances and proposing constructive, win-win solutions.
- Stakeholder Engagement & Reporting: Lead structured status check-ins, working sessions, and executive debriefs, delivering clear written and verbal summaries of project health, upcoming deliverables, and key decisions.
- Process Innovation:



Champion operational efficiency by integrating modern workflow accelerators and AI-assisted tools to optimize communication, documentation, and daily task tracking.

Qualifications

- Professional Experience: Proven track record in project management or marketing operations within an advertising, media agency, or enterprise brand workplace (experience within the CPG sector is a strong asset).
- Market Familiarity: Demonstrable understanding of the Canadian marketing, advertising, and commercial landscape to ensure rapid integration without extensive onboarding ramp-up.
- Autonomous Problem-Solving: A self-starter mindset with the ability to navigate ambiguity, synthesize complex information rapidly, and introduce clarity and organization to evolving programs.
- Methodologies & Toolsets: Practical fluency with modern project management tools (e.g., Asana, Smartsheet, Monday.com, or TeamGantt) and corporate productivity suites (Microsoft 365, PowerPoint, Excel).
- Communication & Executive Presence: Outstanding interpersonal and consultative skills, with the ability to facilitate productive meetings, negotiate priorities, and build trust across senior leadership teams.
- Adaptability & Agile Mindset: Demonstrated comfort pivoting quickly as priorities shift, pairing change management awareness with a proactive, solution-oriented perspective.
- Forward-Thinking Curiosity: An active interest in leveraging modern productivity accelerators, workflow automation, and generative AI platforms to drive efficiency.
- Education: Post-secondary diploma or degree in business, marketing, communications, project management, or equivalent practical industry experience.

Summary

📌 Project Manager (Toronto)
🏢 randstad canada
📍 Toronto