Senior Project Manager

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

📋 Description

• Oversee various software implementation projects throughout the United States.

• Manage projects through their entire life cycle, encompassing initiation, planning, execution, performance monitoring, communication, coordination, quality assurance, budgeting, and reporting.

• Identify and oversee project dependencies and critical paths.

• Implement change management controls.

• Recognize, mitigate, and manage risks utilizing established processes and tools.

• Define project scope and deliverables in alignment with business objectives.

• Set milestones and monitor compliance with plans and schedules.

• Estimate and ensure the availability and allocation of necessary resources.

• Communicate and collaborate across both executive and non-executive organizational levels, both internally and externally.

• Maintain project documentation and prepare operational handover materials.

• Manage communication for both internal and external stakeholders.

• Coordinate internal resources with third-party vendors.

• Keep project owners and stakeholders updated on risks, deviations in scope, and issues or opportunities related to resources, schedules, or budgets.

• Proactively manage project scope, timelines, quality, objectives, and deliverables with senior management and stakeholders.

• Conduct regular project status meetings with clients.

• Build and sustain business relationships crucial to project success.

• Establish and manage project expectations with team members and stakeholders.

• Develop and present progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, issue logs, action-item registers, and presentations.

• Contribute to best practices and tools in project execution and management.

• Conduct project closeouts and create recommendation reports along with lessons-learned documentation.

• Analyze customer needs and suggest new or improved processes in line with software solutions.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business, computer science, management information systems, or relevant experience.

• Over 5 years of experience managing fixed-price and time-and-materials software implementation projects.

• Advanced knowledge of project management methodologies and tools.

• Strong communication skills with all levels of technical and operational management, including proficiency in written and oral presentations.

• Leadership and decision-making abilities.

• Proficient in MS Office.

• Experience in consulting or business analysis.

• Capability to multitask and manage a variety of diverse projects with competing deadlines.

• Strategic planning and thinking skills.

• Flexibility in working hours to coordinate with teams and clients across different time zones in the US.

• Willingness to travel up to 25%, including potential weekend and nighttime commitments as necessary.

• Strong commitment to client success and timely, budget-compliant project delivery.

• Preferred: Experience or knowledge of the US judicial system.

• Preferred: PMP, PMI-ACP, or CBAP certification.

• Preferred: Background in management consultancy, professional services, or a similar in-house function.

• Preferred: Solid technical background with understanding and/or practical experience in software development and web technologies.

• Preferred: Proficiency in MS Project, Monday.com, and Zendesk.

🏝️ Benefits

• Generous annual bonus.

• Independent work environment.

• Numerous growth opportunities within the organization.

• Relaxed company culture.