Project Manager (6-Months Contract)

SAS is a leader in data and AI, inspiring customers worldwide to transform data into intelligence. They are seeking a Project Manager for a 6-month contract to facilitate multiple marketing programs and projects, ensuring timely completion and alignment with company goals.

Responsibilities:

• Be responsible for all aspects of project management: the direction, planning and budgeting, coordination, implementation, execution, and completion of specific projects while ensuring consistency with SAS’ overall strategy, commitments, and goals
• Lead and/or coordinates project planning, resourcing, staffing, supply and subcontract management, progress reporting, troubleshooting, and people management
• Communicate and regularly track the status of project goals by ensuring project results meet quality, reliability, schedule, and cost requirements
• Monitor performance and recommend schedule changes, cost adjustments and resource additions
• Provide direction and support to the project team to ensure the accomplishment of agreed-upon goals, objectives, and deadlines
• Assemble and coordinate project staff while managing resource availability and allocation
• Report on the progress of the project to all stakeholders by presenting reports defining project progress, problems and solutions
• Successfully manage relationships with all stakeholders. Establishes and maintains relationships with third parties/ vendors
• Embrace curiosity, passion, authenticity and accountability. These are our values and influence everything we do

Requirements:

• Five years of experience researching, analyzing and/or reporting information related to specific area of assignment
• Knowledge of Adobe Workfront Creative Workflow System
• Working Knowledge of Global Marketing Workflow System
• Understanding of SAS CI360 Plan and integration with other creative workflow management systems
• Ability to interpret complex system configurations and translate them into working knowledge for creative concepts and execution
• Ability to communicate with marketing creative team members to drive collaboration, uncover inefficiencies and find resolutions
• Ability to represent team and envision a big-picture integration of various company systems needed to support the creative process
• Equivalent combination of related education, training and experience may be considered in place of the above qualifications
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification desirable or equivalent professional training preferred
• Previous experience as a Systems Consultant for a creative workflow system