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Sr Project Manager

Mom's Meals
Chicago, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 1/31/2025 CLOSED ON 3/31/2025

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.

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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
  • Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, or other related field or comparable experience working in the field 
  • PM certification such as PMP or CSM and 5 years managing projects, or in lieu of certification, 7 years managing complex, large scale projects
  • Demonstrated successful leadership of all size projects
  • Excellent verbal, written, and negotiation skills
  • Build respectful, positive, and powerful relationships with everyone and within the team
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to interact effectively with project team as well as a variety of outside vendors, and internal and external customers
  • Influence team accountability as appropriate
  • Navigate a project thru a matrix organization for successful outcome
  • Fluency with all MS Office tools including Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint
  • Travel as needed
  • Must have a wired internet connection using an ethernet port. Broadband internet wired to the home is required - Cable Modem/service or Fiber Optic. No Satellite, 4/5G, or DSL circuits


Preferred Skills and Experience
  • Experience in managing technology projects such as software implementations and upgrades
  • Experience using Microsoft Project or similar management software
  • Experience working in the manufacturing, food production, or healthcare industry


The Ideal Candidate
  • Has a commitment to servant-leadership and a strong work ethic
  • Has strong critical thinking skills
  • Has experience in taking "logical leaps" to fill in gaps under ambiguous conditions to get the work done
  • Has ability to anticipate needs of client and team before being asked. Utilizes process knowledge to pro-actively move towards next steps in a process
  • Has a balance of personal initiative and team collaboration, a person who doesn't wait to be told what needs to be done but at the same time knows when to ask for help or clarification
  • Knows how to balance working with excellence with working efficiently
  • Displays exceptional self-awareness and people IQ under pressure and can gain cooperation through influence and collaboration
  • Displays resourcefulness in gathering information, data and documents needed to complete tasks and ensures alignment to business standards
  • Ability to balance relationships and standards in encouraging team consistency in using templates and following SOPS
  • Has a contagious “can-do” attitude
  • Has a proven record of being highly organized and completing assignments in a timely fashion
  • Has the ability to leverage technology and time management skills to successfully work remotely
  • Understands general process and how to approach analyzing information; enjoys manipulating data from multiple sources to create a framework for analysis


Physical Requirements
  • Repetitive motions that include the wrists, hands and/or fingers
  • Sedentary work that primarily involves sitting, remaining in a stationary position for prolonged periods
  • Visual perception to perform job including peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus


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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.



EEO


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.

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