Project Manager

Position OverviewThe FIFA World Cup 2026 Marketing and Creative Project Manager is a dynamic project leader, responsible for driving and managing the planning, development and execution of all promotional efforts for the FIFA World Cup 2026, from start to finish. This position requires excellent planning and leadership skills across all department areas within the Marketing and Creative division, as well as exceptional communication, organization, problem solving and prioritization skills, with a team-player mentality. This position will report to the Vice President of Strategic Planning and Project Management for NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises.This is a project/limited term position, unless otherwise amended or terminated as deliverables within this project are completed. Responsibilities · Responsible for driving and managing the planning, development and execution of all all-promotional milestones for FIFA World Cup 2026· Responsible for building, tracking and managing all FIFA World Cup 2026 promotional milestones, and completing them on timely manner· Define FIFA World Cup 2026 overall project and milestone scope of work, and identify resources needed to support the team· Accountable for managing and tracking project budget, and communicating budget challenges in a timely manner to avoid unexpected additional costs· Proactively create, update and improve required project documentation and reports, to facilitate team alignment and project visibility· Ability to independently think one step ahead, spot project risks, think of potential solutions, and mitigate and/or escalate risks as needed to ensure project stays on track and on time· Responsible for communicating project progress to key stakeholders within Marketing leadership team and across the company· Function as a communication facilitator, ensuring cross-functional alignment and resolving communication challenges that might surge during the life of a project· Schedule, plan and lead project meetings with different team members and stakeholders from all function and seniority levels across the organization· Capture meeting agreements and next steps, distribute them to team and track progress· Facilitate project information to team in a timely manner· Ensure project is finalized to the contentment of all stakeholders, within the designated budget and timeline· Proactively evaluate and capture project's success and challenges, and identify ways to improve those areas throughout the cycle of the project· Identify ways to improve project techniques, documentation, tools and/or reports throughout the cycle of the project