Senior Project Manager - Freelance

New York · NORTH AMERICA · 5+ years experience · Hybrid · Posted Sep 28, 2026

At a glance

AKQA is seeking an experienced Freelance Senior Project Manager to support a high-profile financial services client.
The role involves managing complex digital product engagements, including website redesigns, while working with multidisciplinary teams across strategy, UX, and design.

Lead day-to-day project management across a complex digital product engagement.
Serve as the central point of coordination between internal AKQA teams and client stakeholders.
Manage project schedules, milestones, and dependencies while proactively identifying risks.
Oversee scope management and change control in partnership with discipline leads.
Support resourcing coordination across the project lifecycle.
Facilitate regular project ceremonies and working sessions.
Maintain clear project documentation including status reports, RAID logs, and decision logs.
Partner with the client to manage expectations and communicate progress.
Ensure delivery processes align with agile, waterfall, or hybrid methodologies.
Contribute to continuously improving delivery practices and ways of working.

5+ years of project management experience within a digital agency or product delivery environment.
Proven ability to manage complex, multi-workstream engagements with overlapping timelines.
Highly organized and detail-oriented with strong instincts for anticipating issues.
Clear, confident communicator with both technical and non-technical audiences.
Comfortable working independently and proactively in a fast-paced environment.
Proficiency with project management and collaboration tools such as Jira, Confluence, or Smartsheet.
Collaborative and solutions-oriented with a team-first approach.
Ability to work EST working hours.