Condé Nast is a global media company producing the highest quality content with a footprint of more than 1 billion consumers in 32 territories through print, digital, video and social platforms. The company’s portfolio includes many of the world’s most respected and influential media properties including Vogue, Vanity Fair, Glamour, Self, GQ, The New Yorker, Condé Nast Traveler/Traveller, Allure, AD, Bon Appétit and Wired, among others. Condé Nast Entertainment was launched in 2011 to develop film, television and premium digital video programming.
Job Description
Location:
London, GB
Condé Nast is a global media company, home to iconic brands including Vogue, GQ, Glamour, AD, Vanity Fair and Wired, among many others. Our award-winning content reaches 84 million consumers in print, 367 million in digital and 379 million across social platforms, and generates more than 1 billion video views each month.
We are headquartered in London and New York, and operate in 31 markets worldwide, including China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico & Latin America, Spain, Taiwan, the U.K. and the U.S., with local licence partners across the globe.
The Role
The candidate is expected to provide project management support and thought leadership in the discipline of project management across all projects in the Location Strategy programme. The candidate will be required to work independently and engage relevant stakeholders to ensure that business requirements for a function’s Location Strategy are met and outputs are delivered on time and to budget. Additionally, the candidate may be expected to take ownership of leading location strategy engagements for business functions requiring a small number of people transitions, overseeing all aspects of the transition plan.
The Team
Condé Nast has embarked on a significant transformation; to modernise its business creating a truly global organisation, to grow audiences and to develop new and exciting products. This transformation is multi-year and includes in excess of 50 projects within its portfolio for the team.
What will you be doing?
Assist in the definition of scope and objectives and engage relevant stakeholders to provide input into the development of Business Cases.
Help to define and set up governance models, and proactively drive regular progress meetings.
Input into / develop comprehensive transition plans, track and monitor progress against them and share with key stakeholders as required.
Identify, communicate and manage dependencies on other initiatives/teams / third parties.
Effectively liaise with the business sponsor(s) to ensure business requirements are understood and delivered.
Employ a proactive approach to stakeholder management, to establish and maintain a clear communication plan, working with the Change Management team as required.
Drive day-to-day activities in line with the transition plan and proactively seek to unblock issues as they arise.
Capture risks and issues within the project’s RAID log and develop appropriate responses to mitigate/minimise their impact on the project.
Support with the creation and maintenance of comprehensive project documentation in line with Condé Nast’s Delivery Framework.
Produce accurate and timely reporting on transition progress, escalating risks and issues for visibility/decision as appropriate
Contribute towards improving current practices of the programme team.
Where required, independently lead location strategy engagements for business functions requiring a small number of people transitions with support from a central location strategy team.
Who you are:
Project management experience, either supporting or owning the delivery of projects.
Relevant project management-related qualification(s): Prince2, Agile PM, APMP, PMI or similar.
Relevant sector experience in media, publishing or production.
Experience of working on location strategy, outsourcing or shared services engagements for large global organisations is desired.
Understanding of transition requirements and challenges faced in location strategy, outsourcing or shared services engagements for large global organisations.
Tenacity, drive and attention to detail.
Good interpersonal and communication skills, ensuring confidence in conflict resolution and the ability to adapt their style to different stakeholders across different markets.
Fluent English speaker. Other European languages (desirable).
Highly proficient with G-Suite / MS Office.
Able to travel to European markets if required.
Where will you be?
We encourage hybrid working but when you are in the office, this role will be primarily based in the wonderful Adelphi building with breathtaking views over the Thames and next to the hustle and bustle of The Strand. This is our London HQ and where members of our global teams sit enabling all of our award-winning content to be created.
What benefits do we offer?
Condé Nast Learning Hub where you’ll find you’ll find all Condé Nast-developed learning courses and training, and over 16,000+ courses in seven local languages
25 days holiday and extra days of annual leave for if you get married, move house or want to volunteer
Hybrid working and core hours
Competitive pension scheme
Bupa Private Healthcare
Season ticket loans
Cycle to work
Employee Assistance programme
Bring your dog to work
A wide variety of wellness benefits including gym discounts
Discounts and Magazine Subscriptions
Employee Resource Groups to provide a platform for employees to identify shared objectives, exchange ideas, and work on community priorities for our global workforce
What happens next?
If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply below, and we will review your application as soon as possible. You can update your resume or upload a cover letter at any time by accessing your candidate profile.
Condé Nast is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, familial status and other legally protected characteristics.