Principal Project Manager, Growth Delivery

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Oregon.

📋 Description

• Assist in managing a portfolio of projects, which includes risk evaluation, initial planning and kickoff, as well as ensuring center readiness.

• Collaborate across various functions to guarantee that business partners meet expectations regarding experience, timelines, and budget constraints.

• Work alongside the Growth Operations Manager to develop center-specific success plans that focus on staffing, licensing, readiness, center environment, and employee training.

• Create legally binding timelines aimed at facilitating successful acquisition transactions.

• Represent KinderCare's business partners to sellers external to the organization.

• Coordinate site reviews, relevant tools, operational and HR deep dives, as well as site review reporting.

• Conduct prioritization sessions to align capital budgeting and define scopes of work necessary for center integration.

• Ensure effective communication among business partners, documenting risks and strategies for mitigating them during project execution.

• Organize announcements, communications, resources, events, and logistics for newly acquired centers.

• Collaborate with licensing and HR business partners to ensure timely completion of licensing and hiring requirements.

• Partner with the Growth Operations Manager to design tailored Center Success plans.

⛳️ Requirements

• Around 8 years of experience in project management.

• Exceptional planning, organizational, and analytical abilities.

• Keen attention to detail.

• Capability to create clear visuals that effectively convey timelines and objectives.

• Skill in building rapport and trust with business partners through a highly collaborative approach.

• Strong listening capabilities.

• Ability to understand, influence, and prioritize competing demands.

• Quick adaptability to changing priorities while maintaining a positive mindset and flexible approach to change.

• Proactive in planning work with a focus on user experience and outcomes.

• Excellent judgment and critical thinking skills.

• Strong decision-making abilities, including risk assessment, outcome evaluation, and timely solution determination.

• Willingness to travel 10-15% of the time to various sites, both in-state and out-of-state.

🏝️ Benefits

• Discounted child care benefits.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits for employees and their families.

• Pet benefits included with medical, dental, and vision coverage.

• Employee assistance programs aimed at supporting mental health and personal development.

• Health and wellness initiatives.

• Paid time off.

• Discounts on work essentials, such as cell phones.