Senior Project Manager

Momentive•Only, TN

26d

About The Position

Manages and oversees all aspects of a project to ensure it is completed on-time and within budget. Has overall responsibility for managing scope, cost, schedule, internal staffing and outside vendors, and contractual deliverable. Prepares reports for upper management and customers regarding status of project. Contributes to moderately complex aspects of a project.

Requirements

Experience: Requires 4+ years of project management experience with 3+ years of experience managing SaaS implementation projects
Bachelor’s degree preferred
Familiarity with software development lifecycle (SDLC)
Computer/Technical: Proficient in Office 365 - Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
Experience with PM and PSA tools - Jira, Planner, Smartsheet, Salesforce, Certinia
Demonstrate ability to learn and understand basic office software applications
Other Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication, organization and follow up skills
Excellent relationship building skills and ability to work both individually and as a member of a team are necessary
Proven ability to manage large projects with exceptional project management skills
Ability to manage from the big picture as well as dig into the details when needed
Proven ability to handle multiple tasks with minimal supervision
Ability to work effectively within a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
Strong problem solving and analytical skills with keen ability to deal with detailed, and sometimes ambiguous, information
Proven track record building successful relationships and partnerships at all organizational levels, internally, externally, intra and interdepartmentally
Strong client focus with exceptional collaborative and influencing skills
Must be able to meet tight deadlines, lead by example, willing and able to roll-up sleeves and dive into the details when necessary
Skilled at interacting with employees at all levels within the organization
Ability to blend agile, scrum, and waterfall methodologies to right-size project management
Ability to analyze and administer contracts, manage and forecast revenue delivery

Responsibilities

Direct and manage project development timelines from beginning to end, under no supervision
Coordinate all activities within the project team to ensure that project tasks are completed on time, including but not limited to scheduling and facilitating project-related team meetings, communicating status updates, delivering weekly status reports, communicating with the development team, assuring quality assurance through deployment success
Manage customer expectations by effectively communicating project expectation between all parties in a timely and clear fashion
Facilitate discussion and facilitate alternatives or different approaches
Successfully prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment
Work closely with product owners and management to provide visibility into feature readiness
Lead and demonstrate value-add principles to a team
Keep customer and management well informed
You will drive project initiation through completion; responsibility includes planning customer engagements, managing business requirements, review & signoff process, managing the execution of deliverables while controlling scope, executing the change management process when needed and ensuring timely resolution of discrepancies and project roadblocks
Advise, in collaboration with other project team members such as BA (Business Analyst) and TL (Technical Lead), clients on best practices for change management and business practices as they pertain to software uses
Monitor and address risks and issues as appropriate
Establish project plans, timelines and specifications based on customer needs
Requirements gathering through observation and interview to help the product design team improve product offerings
Report project status information to all key stakeholder on a regular basis
Research implementation issues and facilitate their solutions
Ability to blend agile, scrum, and waterfall methodologies to right-size project management
Ability to analyze and administer contracts, manage and forecast revenue delivery
Maintain required project documentation, per PMO processes
Other duties as assigned.