Freelance Senior PM – Digital Product Delivery

AKQA; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 103,000 - 117,000; Full time

Job summary

AKQA is hiring a Freelance Senior Project Manager to drive a complex digital product engagement for high-profile clients. You will coordinate strategy, UX, design, and technology teams with client stakeholders, managing schedules, risks, and scope across a hybrid delivery model.

The role emphasizes discovery, digital vision, and strategic roadmap work, with a remote-friendly setup and required East Coast presence. Compensation is hourly, reflecting experience and project scope.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of project management experience within a digital agency or product delivery environment.
• Experience leading or contributing to discovery, digital vision, and strategic roadmap projects.
• Proficiency with Jira, Confluence, Smartsheet or similar tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day project management across a complex digital product engagement with clear priorities and timelines.
• Serve as the central point of coordination between AKQA teams and client stakeholders.
• Manage schedules, milestones, risks, and dependencies with meticulous detail.
• Oversee scope management, change control, and alignment on approved work.
• Support resourcing coordination and ensure the right people are engaged.
• Facilitate regular project ceremonies and maintain thorough project documentation.
• Partner with the client to manage expectations and communicate progress.
• Ensure delivery processes align with agile, waterfall, or hybrid methodologies.
• Contribute to improving delivery practices within the team.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder coordination

Cross-functional collaboration

Agile/Waterfall hybrid

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Smartsheet

Job description

AKQA is hiring a Freelance Senior Project Manager to drive a complex digital product engagement for high-profile clients. You will coordinate strategy, UX, design, and technology teams with client stakeholders, managing schedules, risks, and scope across a hybrid delivery model.

The role emphasizes discovery, digital vision, and strategic roadmap work, with a remote-friendly setup and required East Coast presence. Compensation is hourly, reflecting experience and project scope.