Project Manager

The Project Manager (PM) is responsible for planning, leading, organizing, and managing Agile and Hybrid project teams.

Job Requirements

Project Planning and Management: Define project scope and schedule while focusing on regular and timely delivery of value; organize and lead project status and working meetings; prepare and distribute progress reports; manage risks and issues; correct deviations from plans; and perform delivery planning and operational readiness for assigned projects. This will involve monitoring project plans, schedules, work hours, budgets, and expenditures, organizing and participating in internal or external stakeholder meetings, and ensuring that project deadlines are met in a timely manner.

Project Team Management: Assist in team development while holding teams accountable for their commitments, removing roadblocks to their work; leveraging organizational resources to improve capacity for project work; and mentoring and developing team members.

Product Owner Support: Support the Product Owner in managing customer expectations for project deliverables, managing stakeholder communications, and help with an effective system of project governance.

Team Building: Promote empowerment of the team, ensure that each team member is fully engaged in the project and making a meaningful contribution, and encourage a sustainable pace with high-levels of quality for the team.

Key areas of responsibility:

• Developing, maintaining and monitoring project plans, project schedules, work hours, budgets, and expenditures.
• Organizing, attending, facilitating, and participating in internal or external stakeholder meetings.
• Documenting and following up on important actions and decisions from meetings.
• Preparing necessary presentation materials for meetings.
• Ensuring project deadlines are met.
• Collaborating with team members to determine and prioritize work.
• Determining project changes and supporting the project change control process.
• Providing administrative support as needed.
• Assuring proper visibility for leadership to deliver, monitor, and communicate progress toward goals.
• Undertaking project tasks as required.
• Ensuring projects adhere to processes and procedures of the Project and Portfolio Management Office.
• Assess and elevate project risks and issues and provide solutions where applicable.
• Ensure internal or external stakeholder views are managed towards the best solution.

Skills Required

Effective interpersonal skills including the ability to manage conflict, listening, collaborating, and team building

Strong analytical, planning, and organizational skills with an ability to manage competing demands

In-depth knowledge and understanding of business needs with the ability to establish/maintain high levels of customer trust and confidence

Solid understanding of and demonstrated experience in using appropriate tools, such as Workfront, Monday.com, Jira, Microsoft Project

Excellent oral and written communications skills and experience interacting at all levels including the executive level

Full transparency of project progress, risks, and vendor performance

• Ability to work on tight deadlines.
• Ability to manage and coordinate multiple projects at the same time.

Required Credentials and Experience:

Bachelor s degree or higher in a related field;

At least five years of medium to large-scale project management experience or similar role;

At least five years of strong experience with project/program planning, work plan development, program management and project management processes

Preferred Credentials and Experience:

PMP certification

Experience working within, or assisting, public health agencies

Organizational change management, Prosci certified

SAFe certification

Financial Acumen