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Randstad US project manager in leawood, Kansas
project manager.
leawood , kansas (remote)
posted 10 days ago
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$40 - $45 per hour
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bachelor degree
category computer and mathematical occupations
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job summary:
is looking for a dynamic team member with strong project management and communication skills to join us as a Project Manager. As a critical member of our support staff, the Project Manager will be responsible for facilitating and maintaining critical Project Governance processes within the Innovative Learning & Assessment Solutions team (ILAS), organizing and controlling project elements from initiation through delivery. This role will be responsible for organizing, executing, and tracking projects on Ascend's roadmap, directly supporting organizational goals and objectives. This position will also be responsible for project governance reporting, capacity planning, and budget management.
Responsibilities:
Creating and maintaining Smartsheet pages, building detailed project plans in conjunction with teams across to capture tasks, dates, and resources assigned to project execution
Manage detailed capacity planning for Media & Interactive Production team as project plans change. Capture workflow steps and verify task completion, including handoffs between teams.
Collaborate with Content Learning Managers to deliver on project deliverables/scope, capturing and documenting launch criteria and acceptance.
Identify, manage, and mitigate Program/Project risks that may impact cost, timeline, resources, and scope.
Collaborate with colleagues across wide-reaching organizations to perform appropriate gap analysis and risk management of program.
Maintain administration of dashboards that support the Project Governance team to report on key metrics regarding project health.
Communicate frequently with key cross functional stakeholders and business owners, including preparation and facilitation of project stakeholder meetings and the creation of KPI reports.
Forecast project spend monthly and maintain budget for project lifecycle.
Collaborate and organize multiple Program teams using different project management methodologies, including both Waterfall and Agile (SAFe).
Facilitate regular project status meetings to discuss and coordinate deliverables with core project team.
Serve as the primary contact and escalation point for project issues
Contribute to program process management standards, leveraging project expertise to provide constructive input in support of program standards.
Work independently with minimal direction.
Build trust and work collaboratively with all levels of the organization, including staff, business stakeholders, and senior executives.
Skills & Abilities
Project Management Leadership & Acumen: Ensures project governance processes are followed, collaborates with stakeholders and ensures there is cross-functional representation; partners with product owners for appropriate prioritization; cross-functional partnership to remove impediments; accurately reports on comprehensive project status weekly. Creative thinker with the ability to encourage creative ideas of others. Ability to handle multiple high priority tasks and projects simultaneously; able to work under pressure. Ability to lead teams and gain trust.
Customer Focus: Dedicated to meeting the expectation and requirements of internal business units and external customers, acts with business goals in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with product owner and managers; Gains trust and respect of peers and senior management. Works well with all levels of management.
Written Communications: Able to write clearly and succinctly in a variety of communication settings and styles; can get messages across that have the desired effect.
Planning: In partnership with resource managers, accurately scopes out length and difficulty of tasks and projects; sets objectives and goals; breaks down work into the tactical steps; develops schedules and task/people assignments; anticipates and adjusts for problems and roadblocks; measures performance against goals; evaluates results; accurate project status reporting; issue escalation to quickly mitigate and remove roadblocks. Ability to be detailed oriented with a broad-minded focus on delivering projects on-time.
Decision Quality: Makes good decisions based upon a mixture of analysis, common sense, experience and judgment; most of solutions and suggestions turn out to be correct and accurate when judged over time; sought out by others for advice and solutions.
Presentation Skills: Effective in a variety of formal presentation settings, one-on-one, small and larger groups with peers and leadership; transparently and professional; presents data-based facts that support the end goals of projects, both the easy and controversial topics; commands attention and can manage group discussion during the presentation; adjusts tactics midstream when something isn't working
Required Skills:
Familiarity with both Waterfall and Agile (SAFe) project management methodologies
Proficient in Smartsheets and Microsoft Office Suite
Five-plus years related experience, including at least three years of project management experience with successful implementation of cross-functional programs
PMP certification preferred
Bachelor's degree required
strong servant-leadership skills
strong organizational skills and detail orientation
Willingness to learn and adapt to evolving business processes and practices
Capable of working with team members in a virtual setting across multiple geographies
Excellent verbal and written communication skills with all levels of users and with management.
strong influencing, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills.
location: LEAWOOD, Kansas
job type: Contract
salary: $40 - 45 per hour
work hours: 8am to 4pm
education: Bachelors
responsibilities:
Collaborate with Product Owners to deliver on project deliverables/scope, capturing and
documenting launch criteria and acceptance.
- Identify, manage, and mitigate Program/Project risks that may impact cost, timeline, resources,
and scope.
- Maintain administration of dashboards that support the Project Governance team to report on
key metrics regarding project health.
- Communicate frequently with key cross functional stakeholders and business owners, including
preparation and facilitation of project stakeholder meetings and the creation of KPI reports.
Forecast project spend monthly and maintain budget for project lifecycle.
Build detailed project plans in conjunction with teams across Ascend to capture tasks, dates, and
resources assigned to project execution.
- Collaborate with colleagues across wide-reaching Ascend organizations to perform appropriate
gap analysis and risk management of program.
- Collaborate and organize multiple Program teams using different project management
methodologies, including both Waterfall and Agile (SAFe).
- Facilitate regular project status meetings to discuss and coordinate deliverables with core
project team.
Serve as the primary contact and escalation point for project issues
Contribute to program process management standards, leveraging project expertise to provide
constructive input in support of program standards.
Work independently with minimal direction.
Build trust and work collaboratively with all levels of the organization, including staff, business
stakeholders, and senior executives.
Skills & Abilities
? Project Management Leadership & Acumen: Ensures project governance processes are
followed, collaborates with stakeholders and ensures there is cross-functional representation;
partners with product owners for appropriate prioritization; cross-functional partnership to
remove impediments; accurately reports on comprehensive project status weekly. Creative
thinker with the ability to encourage creative ideas of others. Ability to handle multiple high
priority tasks and projects simultaneously; able to work under pressure. Ability to lead teams
and gain trust.
? Customer Focus: Dedicated to meeting the expectation and requirements of internal business
units and external customers, acts with business goals in mind; establishes and maintains
effective relationships with product owner and managers; Gains trust and respect of peers and
senior management. Works well with all levels of management.
? Written Communications: Able to write clearly and succinctly in a variety of communication
settings and styles; can get messages across that have the desired effect.
? Planning: Accurately scopes out length and difficulty of tasks and projects; sets objectives and
goals; breaks down work into the tactical steps; develops schedules and task/people
assignments; anticipates and adjusts for problems and roadblocks; measures performance
against goals; evaluates results; accurate project status reporting; issue escalation to quickly
mitigate and remove roadblocks. Ability to be detailed oriented with a broad-minded focus on
delivering projects on-time.
? Decision Quality: Makes good decisions based upon a mixture of analysis, common sense,
experience and judgment; most of solutions and suggestions turn out to be correct and accurate
when judged over time; sought out by others for advice and solutions.
? Presentation Skills: Effective in a variety of formal presentation settings, one-on-one, small and
larger groups with peers and leadership; transparently and professional; presents data-based
facts that support the end goals of projects, both the easy and controversial topics; commands
attention and can manage group discussion during the presentation; adjusts tactics midstream
when something isn't working
Required Skills:
Familiarity with both Waterfall and Agile (SAFe) project management methodologies
Proficient in Jira and Microsoft Project
Five-plus years related experience, including at least three years of project management
experience with successful implementation of cross-functional programs
PMP certification preferred and SAFe Certification a plus
Bachelor's degree required
strong servant-leadership skills
strong organizational skills and detail orientation
Experience with preparation of executive level presentation materials
Willingness to learn and adapt to evolving business processes and practices
Capable of working with team members in a virtual setting across multiple geographies
Excellent verbal and written communication skills with all levels of users and with management.
strong influencing, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills.
qualifications:
Experience level: Experienced
Minimum 5 years of experience
Education: Bachelors
skills:
- ManagerEqual Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.At Randstad Digital, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact HRsupport@randstadusa.com.Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, an incentive and recognition program, and 401K contribution (all benefits are based on eligibility).This posting is open for thirty (30) days.