Project Manager

Job Description:

· Provide strong project leadership

· Develop strong, collaborative relationships with leaders, peers, project teams, both internal and external stakeholders as well as employees.

· Demonstrate political acumen when navigating disruptive efforts across .

· Have a strong understanding and practice of change management and the organization's capacity to change in a dynamic environment.

· Drive critical decision making in an efficient and inclusive manner.

· Understand and be able to represent the unique needs

· Ensure that the client's business processes are successfully considered with an eye for enterprise benefit, addressing unique needs where justified.

· Drive the work the teams need to accomplish even in the midst of ambiguity and/or competing priorities

· The project manager will need to work effectively to get up to speed quickly while keeping the program moving forward according to the initial planning timelines.

Essential Job Functions:

· Relationship Management: Maintain strong relationships with leaders, peers, project teams, both internal and external stakeholders as well as employees. Keep teams well informed of project status, risks and issues; support leaders in their interactions with other impacted parties.

· Team Leadership: Support the client's project team members; ensure team member have access to the resources and information necessary to do their jobs; ensure strong collaboration between the project team and their colleagues in other areas of the business

· Project Plan Management: Manage the project plan; develop plans for addressing any work items that are running behind schedule.

· Requirements Definition: Work with the key parties to ensure all needs are documented, designed, implemented, tested and a support model is in place to support.

· Status Reporting: Provide regular status updates on progress against plan, key risks and issues, budget, readiness for launch, etc.

· Decision, Issue, Risk Management: Drive efficient and effective decision making; assess, track, and lead the resolution of issues; assess strategies for mitigating risks; escalate issues and risks

· Change Management: Ensure end users are ready for the transition through effective communication, training, and readiness assessment activities.

· Communication: Develop open communications channels; initiate ongoing collaboration with leadership in support of achieving programmatic success; ensure information is flowing back and forth between the client team and all necessary channels.

Qualifications:

· 10 years’ experience leading/managing complex, enterprise implementations across multiple entitiesand states, with a strong preference for candidates who have worked with union payrolls in thiscapacity

· Experience leading projects across teams and departments

· Record of success in executing projects within a large, complex, and fluid organization

· Manage through ambiguity to deliver outcomes

· Experience leading a workstream within a larger program

· Bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting, Technology or related field

Preferred:

· Strong understanding of corporate service functions including Finance, Accounting, Technology, Supply Chain, HR and other operations

· Advanced skill level in Microsoft Office suite including Excel, Word, PowerPoint as well as collaboration tools like SharePoint and Teams

· ERP implementation, especially Payroll implementation experience desired

Job Type: Contract

Pay: Up to $52.00 per hour

Experience level:

• 10 years

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to Relocate:

• Bellevue, WA 98004: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Bellevue, WA 98004

Salary : $52