Project Manager

Role Overview

• Assist in definition of project goals, objectives, and scope, involving all relevant stakeholders.
• Create and maintain comprehensive project plans and timelines to support projects throughout the project management lifecycle.
• Oversee project tasks, budgets, timelines, and resources necessary to ensure the project stays within scope, on time, and within budget.
• Conduct assessments to identify potential risks, escalate risks, and devise plans to mitigate risks in consultation with senior staff, key stakeholders and subject matter experts.
• Implement preventive actions to decrease the probability of future recurrence.
• Coordinate with key stakeholders and subject matter experts for the progress of agreed upon actions and supporting milestones/deliverables.
• Develop and deliver progress reports and presentations to senior leadership using PMO’s processes, standards and templates.
• Responsible for delivering all projects on time, within budget, and meeting the strategic and business requirements while ensuring compliance with PMO standards and procedures.
• Track project performance, specifically to analyze successful completion of short
• and long-term goals.
• Manages organizational projects through the entire project lifecycle and according to project management standards and best practices. Ensures projects are completed within established scope, schedule and budget utilizing cross-functional communication and collaboration, requirements definition and delivery, financial analysis, risk management planning, budget management and change control.
• Resolves high level conflicts by making broad decisions or negotiating with affected stakeholders. Defines and directs activities of project teams to enable appropriate subject matter expertise and project resource requirements.
• Utilizes excellent written and verbal skills to communicate on-going status updates and feedback to team members, stakeholders and senior management team. Develops reports based on project metrics for stakeholders, organizational leaders, and others as needed.
• Manage project timelines, milestones tracking, expected outcomes, accountable owners and ensure effective communication and coordination.
• Leads by example and demonstrates the core values of Service, Pride, Integrity, Results, Innovation, and Teamworks at all times.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or relevant experience in appropriate field of study required
• 3-5 years of project management experience
• Project Management Professional (PMP) preferred
• Ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with process re-engineering and corresponding training and/or certifications such as Lean, Six Sigma, etc., and demonstrated track record of leader and team player on large, strategic, cross-functional projects
• Ability to build strong working relationships across all levels of the organization.
• Strong leadership, analytical problem solving, ability to interpret data, and troubleshooting skills.
• Exceptional ability to understand, listen actively and communicate (verbal and written) effectively in a diverse environment including presentations, meeting facilitation, and leading calls or meetings.
• Exhibit strong listening skills and the ability to understand / document various positions on issues to recommend/support translating ideas into prioritized and actionable steps.
• Proven ability to independently plan, organize, and prioritize multiple assignments and projects with strong attention to details.
• Ability to respond effectively to shifting priorities to meet stakeholder and management demands and expectations.
• Mastery in MS Office Suite, including Visio and Project.
• Experience with Smartsheet and SharePoint.

Tech Stack

• PMP

Benefits

• Occasional travel via automobile and plane is required
• Work across multiple time zones
• 70% time will be spent in a sedentary position; must be able to sit for prolonged periods and use a computer, keyboard, video technology and mouse, frequently
• Walking, Bending, stooping, kneeling and lifting up to 15lbs