Sr. Project Manager

Blytheco is a leader in business transformation, seeking a Sr. Project Manager to guide clients through their digital transformation journey. The role involves managing the delivery of ERP and CRM solutions, working closely with clients and internal teams to ensure successful project implementations and fostering teamwork within the project teams.

Responsibilities:

• You are a skilled facilitator who fosters teamwork and can help the team through difficult team dynamics
• You put the team first and know when to enforce the process and when to relax it for better adoption
• You are very detailed oriented to ensure that assets like project plans are up to date and accurate
• The detail orientation allows you to spot errors in project time entries and if the project scope is changing
• Your superpower is influencing
• You understand how to foster emotional safety and trust within the team and pave the path for the team to function as one
• You work closely with internal and client team members to maintain alignment on the project objectives, execute the implementation roadmap, and establish team priorities
• You are responsible for protecting the team from scope increase mid-sprint
• You communicate and resolve blockers with the team
• You proactively keep an eye out for risks and issues and lead the team in developing mitigation plans while managing and executing the resolution strategies
• You escalate to the executive sponsor or client success leader in a timely manner to seek support and guidance when needed
• You provide high-touch and hands-on team guidance, support, and coaching in close cooperation and collaboration across all roles and functions to facilitate increasing maturity at a sustainable pace
• You help the team prepare for the upcoming sprints and facilitate scrum ceremonies: sprint planning, review and demo, retrospectives, and daily activities related to team support
• You maintain relevant metrics that help the team see and understand their progress during and at the end of a sprint
• You help the team identify root causes of blockers and resolve them at the next opportunity
• You are fiscally responsible and ensure the team is completing work within the contractually agreed scope of work and budget
• You adhere to processes to obtain written approval for scope and budget changes before work is performed
• You look for opportunities to add value to your projects to achieve successful project outcomes while also achieving budget chargeability milestones
• You are highly tuned to the details yet know when to step back to view the overall objective

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience managing ERP implementation projects in a client-facing environment
• Minimum 3 years of experience working in a professional services or consulting environment with defined billable utilization targets
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills
• Experience with Agile principles and Scrum methodology
• Knowledge of, and competency in, project management processes including planning, scope management, budget management, risk management, monitoring and reporting, and record keeping
• Ability to lead multiple concurrent projects with competing priorities
• Experience with risk management, change management, and stakeholder communication
• Outstanding organizational, leadership and interpersonal skills
• Highly organized, self-directed with strong ability to prioritize, and get stuff done
• Exceptional written, verbal communication and presentation skills
• Ability to foster strong relationships with clients and build trust with co-workers and clients
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Business Administration, or related field (Master's degree is a plus)
• Ability to travel, as needed
• Experience in Agile Coaching
• PMP Certification
• Scrum Master Certification