Watercress Financial Group LLC is seeking an experienced and organized Project Manager to lead the delivery of complex projects. This role involves coordinating between stakeholders and cross-functional teams to ensure projects are completed on time, within budget, and meet quality standards.

Responsibilities:

Lead end-to-end delivery of multiple concurrent projects (scope, schedule, budget, quality, risk, resources)
Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, detailed schedules, resource plans, and budgets
Create and manage project charters, RACI matrices, communication plans, and change management processes
Facilitate effective project kick-offs, status meetings, steering committee meetings, and retrospectives
Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate project risks and issues — driving timely resolution
Manage scope change through formal change request processes
Track and report project health using KPIs, earned value metrics (when applicable), and executive dashboards
Build and maintain strong relationships with sponsors, business owners, product managers, engineering, design, marketing, finance, legal, and external partners
Ensure projects align with company strategic objectives and OKRs
Drive continuous improvement of project management practices, templates, and governance within the organization
Mentor and support junior project coordinators / associate project managers (when applicable)
Lead enterprise-wide projects from initiation through delivery, managing scope, schedule, budget, and quality
Develop detailed project plans, resource forecasts, and risk mitigation strategies
Facilitate weekly status meetings and steering committee meetings
Ensure stakeholder alignment and manage expectations across departments
Assess requirements to ensure they are complete and contemplate impacts on the entire business application / systems when solutioning
Build strong relationships with internal teams, vendors, and external partners
Work with business and IT teams to ensure technical solutions meet business needs
Maintain project documentation including requirements, status reports, and dashboards
Track KPIs and success metrics; escalate risks and issues proactively
Support PMO governance processes and contribute to portfolio prioritization
Foster a positive and ethical work environment while establishing effective communications of matters and timely resolution of issues
Champion project management best practices and continuous improvement
Identify opportunities to streamline workflows and improve delivery efficiency

Requirements:

Experience in leading end-to-end delivery of multiple concurrent projects
Ability to develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, detailed schedules, resource plans, and budgets
Experience in creating and managing project charters, RACI matrices, communication plans, and change management processes
Proven ability to facilitate effective project kick-offs, status meetings, steering committee meetings, and retrospectives
Proactive identification, assessment, and mitigation of project risks and issues
Experience in managing scope change through formal change request processes
Ability to track and report project health using KPIs, earned value metrics, and executive dashboards
Strong relationship-building skills with sponsors, business owners, product managers, engineering, design, marketing, finance, legal, and external partners
Experience ensuring projects align with company strategic objectives and OKRs
Ability to drive continuous improvement of project management practices, templates, and governance
Experience mentoring and supporting junior project coordinators / associate project managers
Experience leading enterprise-wide projects from initiation through delivery
Ability to develop detailed project plans, resource forecasts, and risk mitigation strategies
Experience facilitating weekly status meetings and steering committee meetings
Ability to ensure stakeholder alignment and manage expectations across departments
Experience assessing requirements to ensure they are complete and contemplate impacts on the entire business application / systems
Ability to build strong relationships with internal teams, vendors, and external partners
Experience working with business and IT teams to ensure technical solutions meet business needs
Ability to maintain project documentation including requirements, status reports, and dashboards
Experience tracking KPIs and success metrics; escalating risks and issues proactively
Experience supporting PMO governance processes and contributing to portfolio prioritization
Ability to foster a positive and ethical work environment while establishing effective communications of matters and timely resolution of issues
Experience championing project management best practices and continuous improvement
Ability to identify opportunities to streamline workflows and improve delivery efficiency

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