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Senior Project Manager

Full Time

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Amsterdam

What you need to know

At Purple, we create attention-grabbing moments. How do we do this? We design, build and deliver world-class B2B experience centers and all sorts ofB2B digital brand experiences. We combine the power of storytelling and kick-ass visual content with technology that amazes your senses. We’re passionate about creative technical problem solving to ensure our clients succeed in the experience economy. We use Hyro, our owndigital storytelling software platform, to power and run our experiences. Hyro takes presentations, meetings, training, product launches - and any shape or type of screen - to the next level. Allowing users to createtheir own interactive and immersive stories. Our team makes sure we deliver on our promise to customers. We create memorable and impactful digital experiences that help our customers stand out. We’re growing and we’re looking for an experienced Project Manager in the field of Marketing / Communication / Event Management or Advertising.

As a Senior Project Manager for Purple:

You thrive when you’re the main point of contact for our clients and internalPurple team when you’re managing a project. This means you enjoy dealing withall sorts of types of people, nationalities, and cultures. You’re confident in your abilities, have a good understanding of clients’ needs and concerns, and a great sense of responsibility. You play an important role as the gatekeeper for project budgets, scope and timelines. You can keep a helicopter view of the dynamics of our activities and know how to engage and motivate people.

Your job is to quickly understand and solve problems as they arise. You’ll do everything you can to help the team work towards the common goal. You establish great work relations and ensure people are aligned and engaged.

You offer internal and external stakeholders clarity and structure, in support of decision making and to ensure project progress.

You easily see what the priorities are within a project and how to coordinate this between the different teams. You can effectively delegate tasks and track progress.

You’re comfortable managing multiple things at the same time while keeping a clear overview (helicopter view), you can handle pressure from time to time, and you’re committed to delivering high quality results.

You prepare and chair regular projectmeetings (internally and externally) to ensure stakeholder alignment. You stay on top of project developments and any changes in project status regarding delivery.

You manage project risks by actively keeping an eye on the critical path of the project planning and simulate if/then scenarios.

You mitigate project risks through implementing fall back scenario’s and find alternative solutions if certain worst case scenario’s take place. You involve leadership if/when needed to manage escalations.

You create a project timeline and budget and track progress using GANNT chart planning and standard project progress templates.

You manage expectations and relationships with 3rd party vendors, following a clear process that allows us to source the right equipment and services against the right conditions. Demarcating scope and managing expectations.

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What do we expect from you?

5+ Years relevant work experience (preferably in the AV industry but in the creative / tech Marketing / Communication / Event Management or Advertising industry will suffice)

Experience in delivering multi-million euro projects with multiple 3rd party suppliers in an international environment.

You are a people person, who can easily adapt to working with different types of people, internally as well as externally. With the skill to engage, motivate and from time to time convince people.

Deep experience in in applying project methods in multi-disciplinary teams

Fluency in English, both written and spoken (Dutch is a big plus but not required)

Traveling and working in multiple time zones is part of the job;

Great planning and organization skill - you know how to get from A to B

Self steering capacity - you love to act instead of just talk

High sense of responsibility - you take pride in what you deliver and don’t wait for others to tell you what to do

What can you expect from us

A crucial role in an ambitious, purpose-driven company.

A chance to work on ideas that matter; high impact projects.

The freedom to decide when, where and how you work.

A chance to work with international clients.

A competitive salary

Annual bonus on the basis of your performance and the company results.

Solid pension plan

24 Holidays + 1 Purple Public Holiday

Travel allowance / Public transport card

Company Culture:

In a growing company organized the way we are, the traditional employer-employee relationship is more like a partnership.This means that:

You’re important to us. Because how well you do is reflected in how well the company does. You’re not just someone who comes in for work to do the job.

You’ll have responsibilities related to “the big picture”. You’ll have afar greater impact than in many larger corporate organizations.

You need to take initiative. Both in the projects you manage, and regarding what you need to succeed in your role. If you need something – let us know. We’ll try and make it happen.

You’ll work together with the company owners. But they’re not the ones managing you or the daily business – you and your colleagues will.

To work in this environment requires open, straightforward communication and a proactive attitude. This is vital to successfully deliver our projects.

We spend a lot of our time working. And we all expect something different from work. Think about what you want, need or desire from your future workplace. We wanna make sure there’s a match from both sides.

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Our office.

We have 2 offices close to each other. Our first office used to be an old factory, now we turned it into a Experience Lab for our Hyro Digital Storytelling software and IX solutions. And last year we opened our new office in Suiker Silo next to the old office. So you can visit and work from anywhere you want!

All in all, we’re a simple lot. We believe in continuous learning, rapid iterations, and that creativity is the key to solving real world problems. We don’t believe in unnecessary hierarchy, bureaucracy, or staying in the comfort zone.

Recognize yourself in this? If so, we can’t wait to meet up. And yes, we have a table tennis table and a swing… We know, so cliché – but also kind of chill.