Project Manager – Business Planning and Strategic Initiatives

United States Bowling Congress•Arlington, TX

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Project Manager – Business Planning and Strategic Initiatives coordinates USBC’s annual business planning process, manages major cross-functional projects identified in approved business plans, and provides monthly progress reporting to leadership. The role promotes planning consistency, accountability, timely execution, and visibility into strategic priorities across departments. The position partners with department leaders to develop and organize annual plans, facilitates planning and progress reviews, and leads assigned initiatives from approved plans through delivery. It tracks project scope, schedules, budgets, deliverables, risks, issues, and decisions, and maintains project documentation and leadership reporting. The role also identifies ways to improve business planning, project governance, reporting consistency, and organizational execution. This full-time, exempt position is based in Arlington, Texas, with a hybrid schedule of two days. Work hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with the ability to work weekends and/or extended hours as needed. Travel is required up to 10% of the time, at a minimum. The position reports to the Senior Manager of Projects and has no supervisory responsibilities.

Requirements

At least 5 years of project management, business operations, strategic planning, or related experience.
Experience coordinating annual business plans, operational plans, or organization-wide planning cycles.
Demonstrated success managing cross-functional projects and reporting progress to leadership.
Experience with project management methodologies, including Waterfall, Agile, or hybrid approaches.
Experience developing dashboards, executive status reports, and project tracking tools.
Experience working with internal stakeholders and external vendors.
Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and executive-level reporting skills.
Ability to facilitate planning processes and manage multiple complex, cross-functional projects.
Ability to develop schedules, track milestones, analyze risks, and resolve competing priorities.
Strong organizational, analytical, documentation, and attention-to-detail skills.
Ability to collaborate effectively with department leaders and influence without direct authority.
Proficiency with project management, spreadsheet, presentation, and status reporting tools.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
Must pass the RVP program and maintain a “Green Light” status.
Must adhere to the Code of Conduct of the USBC Registered Volunteer Program as a condition of employment and continued employment.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Microsoft Project, Jira, Smartsheet, or similar tools.
Bachelor’s degree in business, project management, or a related field; equivalent experience is considered.

Responsibilities

Coordinate the annual USBC business planning cycle, including calendars, milestones, templates, instructions, reviews, and final submissions.
Partner with department leaders to establish objectives, initiatives, deliverables, timelines, resource needs, and measurable success criteria for annual business plans.
Consolidate and organize departmental plans, identify interdependencies, and track completion of required planning activities.
Facilitate business planning meetings, follow-ups, and cross-functional alignment while department leaders retain ownership of their plans and results.
Lead assigned major business initiatives from approved annual plans by developing project charters, scope, schedules, milestones, and delivery plans.
Coordinate cross-functional project teams, stakeholders, dependencies, vendors, and resources.
Monitor project scope, schedule, budget, deliverables, risks, issues, and decisions; escalate material concerns and recommend corrective actions.
Maintain centralized project plans, status trackers, action logs, and supporting documentation using established PMO practices.
Collect and validate monthly progress updates from initiative owners, including milestone completion, performance against objectives, and upcoming activities.
Prepare and distribute monthly business plan project reports and leadership dashboards covering status, accomplishments, risks, delays, and decisions needed.
Facilitate monthly progress reviews with department leaders and follow up on commitments, overdue items, and mitigation plans.
Identify opportunities to improve business planning, project governance, reporting consistency, and organizational execution.
Communicate with and support leadership and project stakeholders, and maintain current project management skills.
Perform other duties as assigned.