What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr Project Manager position at Mom's Meals?
As a Senior Project Manager, you will be responsible for leading and overseeing complex projects within our organization. You support growth and standardization efforts within the Project Management Office (PMO) to ensure that projects are aligned with strategic objectives, executed efficiently, and deliver measurable value. Your duties will include developing and implementing project management methodologies, mentoring junior project managers, managing project budgets and timelines, and driving continuous improvement initiatives. You will also play a key role in identifying and mitigating risks, resolving conflicts, and ensuring successful project outcomes.
This position will work thru our Ankeny headquarters and can be remote with some travel to Ankeny, IA.
Position Responsibilities may include, but not limited to
- Develop and execute comprehensive program management plans, aligning projects with overall organizational goals
- Identify and manage interdependencies and dependencies across multiple projects within a program
- Monitor and report on program progress, ensuring timely and accurate communication to stakeholders
- Facilitate cross-functional collaboration and alignment within the program team
- Manage program budgets, resources, and risks
- Manage projects or portions of complex projects, such as strategic initiatives, systems implementations, and new / pilot programs
- Lead high exposure projects including those involving Executive / Senior leadership and / or large, high-touch clients
- Foster and build relationships with department heads, subcontractors, and suppliers
- Manage the full project life cycle from initiation and scoping through post-implementation review
- Direct open and consistent communication between project team, senior management, and Mom's Meal's leadership
- Quantitatively plan and organize project team's capacity
- Work with appropriate vendors to ensure dependent tasks are managed and completed on time
- Identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the project team
- Understand the intended outcomes of the project and ensure the outcomes are realistic and measurable
- Ensure clear communication among everyone involved in the project
- Ensure individuals within a project are self-organizing and do not rely on a command-and-control style
- As part of the self-organizing team, the project manager will naturally be aware of how the team has self-organized and how they intend to complete the work
- Provide mentorship for PM Is and new hires of a lesser experience
Required Skills and Experience
Preferred Skills and Experience
The Ideal Candidate
Physical Requirements
Company Overview
Mom's Meals is a home-delivered meal service providing fully prepared, refrigerated meal solutions direct to homes nationwide for over 25 years. We provide seniors, patients recovering post-discharge and those managing a chronic condition with tailored nutrition solutions to manage their specific needs. If you are passionate about the well-being of others and have a strong sense of community, Mom's Meals could be the place for you! We are a family operated business looking for fun, compassionate, and friendly people who want to make a difference in the lives of others.
Mom's Meals complies with all applicable federal and state non-discrimination laws. All qualified applicants shall receive consideration for employment without regards to race, religion, national origin, ancestry, color, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation or military status.
