Project Manager

Waltham Planning Group manages assets for more than 200,000 clients through 120 offices. Since 1926, the firm has grown through acquisitions of independent advisory practices. We started in 1926 and have grown to about 107,800 people.

Job summary

Looking for someone who runs a tight meeting, writes a status report people actually read and escalates early. Waltham Planning Group has a small PMO. You will own schedules, budgets, risks and status reporting for your projects. Our team is spread across 20 countries. Headquarters is in Waltham. Employment is through our payroll partner in Bangladesh. Salary is paid monthly in taka. You will need at least 4 hours of overlap with US Eastern time. A quiet workspace and good internet are required.

Job duties

• Track risks, issues and decisions in an RAID log
• Escalate blockers before they turn into missed dates
• Manage project budgets and forecast spend to completion
• Define scope, schedule, budget and resources with project sponsors
• Run weekly status meetings and send clear notes with owners and dates
• Close projects with lessons learned and a clean handoff to operations
• Plan and support go-lives, including cutover and rollback steps
• Coordinate work across IT, operations, finance and vendors

Qualifications

• 3+ years of project management experience
• Organised, with a habit of following up
• Proficient in Smartsheet, MS Project or a similar tool
• Strong written status reporting
• Working knowledge of waterfall and Agile methods
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• Comfortable running meetings with senior stakeholders

Preferred

• Scrum Master certification (CSM or PSM)
• Change management training such as Prosci

Compensation and benefits

• Two weeks of paid leave at year end
• Wellness allowance
• Health insurance through our employer-of-record partner
• Co-working space stipend

Please submit your CV in English.

Start: Flexible.

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