Senior Project Manager

VML Luxembourg

VML Luxembourg is one of the leading Amazon consulting agencies in Europe. Offering 360° services for Amazon, we have a diverse range of products and services in various sectors to ensure long-term sales growth, ranging from creating multilingual content and listings to all aspects of advertising, including sales promotion, PPC and programmatic campaigns. We are part of WPP, the world’s largest digital media agency, and manage WPP’s European Center of Excellence for Amazon (ACE) dedicated to maximising performance, driving sales and building brands on the Amazon platform.

The opportunity:

A Senior Project Manager is required to join our Luxembourg Content Team on a freelance basis. We are looking for an experienced professional who can independently lead complex, high-value and multi-market projects or client portfolios from initiation through delivery.

The role combines strong operational leadership, client-facing project management and commercial ownership. The successful candidate will manage broad scopes for large clients, coordinate multiple workstreams across markets and capabilities, and collaborate effectively with internal teams, partner agencies and distributed client stakeholders. They will ensure that risks are anticipated and that work is delivered to the agreed quality, timing, scope, budget and profitability standards.

What you’ll be doing:

• Work & delivery | Lead complex, high-value and high-volume client projects and portfolios involving multiple brands, retailers, workstreams and markets. Own delivery end to end, maintaining clear plans and visibility of scope, priorities, timelines, resources, dependencies and deliverables.
• Commercial ownership | Independently prepare estimates, commercial offers, client proposals, Statements of Work and change requests, coordinating the required inputs and securing the necessary internal approvals. Monitor scope, budgets, forecasts and profitability, ensuring that changes are assessed and agreed before additional work begins.
• Delivery model | Translate approved scopes and contractual commitments into clear delivery plans, governance, workflows and project responsibilities.
• Integrated delivery & collaboration | Coordinate execution across internal teams, partner agencies, client stakeholders and external suppliers, ensuring clear ownership, effective collaboration and consistent delivery standards.
• Client partnership | Act as the senior operational point of contact for assigned projects. Lead client meetings and operational governance, ensuring clear decisions, actions, ownership and follow-through.
• Governance & risk | Anticipate and manage delivery, resource, quality and commercial risks, recommending corrective actions and escalating when necessary.

What we want from you:

• A university degree in business, marketing, communications or a related field, or equivalent relevant professional experience.
• Significant experience independently managing complex, high-volume projects or client portfolios in an agency, consultancy or similarly fast-paced environment.
• Experience leading multiple workstreams across markets, cross-functional teams and partner agencies.
• Strong commercial and financial skills, including preparing estimates and offers, defining scope, managing budgets and monitoring project profitability.
• Excellent organisation, stakeholder management and communication skills, with the confidence to lead client conversations and present clear recommendations.
• A proactive, solution-oriented approach, with strong ownership, sound judgement and consistent follow-through.
• The ability to set priorities, maintain oversight of several projects and coordinate teams effectively, with strong attention to detail and a commitment to high-quality work.
• Fluency in English is required. Additional languages are an advantage.
• Familiarity with e-commerce and project management methodologies such as Agile and Waterfall is preferred. Recognised certifications, such as PRINCE2 or PMP, are an advantage.

What we can offer you:

Alongside the opportunity to work with some of the most exciting brands around the world, we’ll also prioritise your career development and help you grow your skills. We’ll empower you to make a difference, allow you to be yourself, and respect who you are.

AT VML Enterprise Solutions

Our Enterprise Solutions division houses strategic consultants, creative and technical architects and skilled developers and operators that together help some of the world’s leading organisations to deliver outstanding digital experiences across all major routes to market worldwide: marketplaces, online retailers, D2C, B2B and social platforms. With over 4,200 experts in 55 operational centres across 34 countries, our capabilities span the entire buying journey from customer acquisition, through engagement, to conversion and loyalty, driving multi-channel growth for world-leading brands.

We work with some of the most exciting brands such as The Coca-Cola Company, EY, Bosch, Unilever, Ford, DFS, Mercedes-Benz, Johnson & Johnson, Nestlé, Sainsbury’s, Selfridges, Shell and Tiffany & Co. We’ve built over 500 platforms for brands and retailers and generate in excess of $29bn annually for our clients and work with over 50 strategic partners including Adobe, SAP, Salesforce, HCL, Shopify, Sitecore, BigCommerce, commerce tools and Acquia. Our reputation is based on our people, and we believe we have some of the best in the business.

As our business grows internationally, we’re looking for new people to join us on our journey to inspire and take a key role in shaping some of the best commerce solutions, services, and websites in the world. Working as a team, no problem is insurmountable; we share in our client’s successes and believe that anyone can show creative bravery no matter what their role is in the team.