Lead Project Manager

New business pitches happen several times a month. We started in 1921 and have grown to about 340 people. Most of the team works hybrid, three days in the office.

Role overview:

NA Creative has an opening for a Lead Project Manager. Looking for someone who runs a tight meeting, writes a status report people actually read and escalates early. Remote position. Most of the team is in Raleigh, but nobody is required to come in. Hours are flexible, with one short team call each morning.

Essential duties and responsibilities:

• Escalate blockers before they turn into missed dates
• Oversee vendor statements of work and deliverables
• Coordinate work across IT, operations, finance and vendors
• Close projects with lessons learned and a clean handoff to operations
• Handle change requests and their effect on scope, time and cost

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• Organized, with a habit of following up
• Experience managing budgets and multiple projects at once
• Proficient in Smartsheet, MS Project or a similar tool
• Able to travel up to 15%
• Working knowledge of waterfall and Agile methods

Nice to have:

• PMP or CAPM certification
• ERP or software implementation experience

Compensation and benefits:

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Three weeks of PTO to start
• Flexible schedule
• Gym membership reimbursement
• Employee discount

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We read every application and reply within about a week.

Start: Flexible.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at NA Creative.