Project Manager

Essential Duties: 

• Work independently to plan and manage small to medium projects, ensuring predictable, consistent, and successful project delivery. 

• Define program and/or project governance, outlining roles, responsibilities, decision rights and clearly defined escalation path. Responsible for collaborating with finance and business unit leaders to track and report monthly program and/or project, travel and other expense items and deliver on-time and on-budget projects or programs. 

• Provide a holistic view of the overall program and/or project to the organization and all stakeholders including the creation of executive-level and working group reporting that assess and communicate status, completion, and risks for programs and/or projects. Provide comprehensive yet concise status and progress reporting to ensure stakeholders and executives have transparency into expected program and project completion and/or risks.  

• Exhibit proactive behavior by engaging in program and/or project planning activities, including but not limited to: Defining the overall scope of the program and/or project; Creating and maintaining a consolidated timeline/schedule highlighting the major milestones and associated dates for activities; Identifying and communicating program and/or project dependencies and impacts; Putting mechanisms in place to ensure on-going control of the program and/or project (e.g., Kick Off Meeting, Overall Project Management Approach, Status And Progress Reporting, Communication Plan, Risk Management, Issues Management, Change Control, etc.). 

• Define success criteria upfront to promote alignment and actively handle expected program and/or project outcomes. 

• Assist managers across the organization in identifying appropriate resources to accomplish tasks and develops timelines to identify and track program and/or project milestones to ensure completion within the established timelines and budget.  

• Participate in strategic planning sessions with business leaders to determine the scope and objectives of each program and/or project and anticipate hurdles as well as alternative solutions.  

• Assist in the design and management of SharePoint sites and processes.  

• Participate in the development of portfolio/program level project roadmaps.  

• Assist with special projects to enhance the overall performance and functioning of the PMO as needed.  

Minimum Education and Experience Required: 

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience 

• 4-6 years of experience handling projects through all project phases: initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and controlling, and closing  

• Highly skilled in managing and performing the following activities: requirements gathering & documentation, analysis, design, planning, and production implementation 

• Project Management Professional (PMP®) 

• Agile certifications: PMI-ACP® and/or CSM ® preferred 

• Proficient with Microsoft Office programs 

• Meeting facilitation skills including setting agendas, task management, time management, taking minutes, managing documentation, and action item management both formal and informal settings 

• Experience effectively leading projects through shared resources; internal and external (vendor and/or consultant) resources; on-shore/off-shore models 

• Experience developing project investment proposals or business cases (including cost-benefit analysis) 

• Must be able to multi-task, problem solve, learn quickly, and adapt to changing priorities 

• Knowledge of change management processes and industry best practices 

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; strong interpersonal and influencing skills; ability to effect change in a matrix led environment 

• Ability and willingness to consistently live and embrace our core values of accountable, inclusive, transparent, and focused