Senior Project Manager

Engagement teams range from three people to more than 200 on multi-year transformation programs. We started in 1988 and have grown to about 220 people.

Job summary:

Our team is growing and we are hiring a Senior Project Manager. We use Smartsheet for schedules and Jira for the technical work. MS Project experience is fine too. Our headquarters is in New York City, and about a third of the team works remotely from other countries. We engage team members in Pakistan as full-time contractors. Most of our contractors have been with us for more than two years. Expect to work a schedule that overlaps with US Eastern business hours until about noon ET. A stable internet connection and a backup power option are required.

Key responsibilities:

• Close projects with lessons learned and a clean handoff to operations.
• Run weekly status meetings and send clear notes with owners and dates.
• Plan and support go-lives, including cutover and rollback steps.
• Coordinate work across IT, operations, finance and vendors.
• Build and maintain project plans in Smartsheet or MS Project.
• Track risks, issues and decisions in an RAID log.

Required qualifications:

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

Preferred:

• ERP or software implementation experience.
• Change management training such as Prosci.
• Scrum Master certification (CSM or PSM)

Compensation: $1,050 - $1,350 per month

What we offer:

• Paid in USD.
• Company laptop.

The posting will close once we have a strong shortlist.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Flexible.

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