Senior Project Manager - Fully Remote at TalentBurst

Job Description: Senior Project Manager - Fully Remote
Shift/Time Zone: 1st shift. East-Central preferred
Is Position Eligible for Remote Work?: Yes

Job Description
This Project Management role will support multiple projects and continuous improvement initiatives in HR Mergers & Acquisitions. This position will report to the HR Project Management Office. PMP Certification, PM and CI experience and Smartsheet mastery are key requirements for the role.

Job Summary
This position will lead a variety of medium projects and teams to apply *** principles and tools to ensure *** is efficient and effective in the delivery of its services, solutions, and processes while improving customer and employee satisfaction. This position will also be responsible for coaching others to learn and apply QMS principles and tools to their daily work.

Job Responsibilities

Leads projects and working teams to effectively initiate, plan, execute, monitor, and close projects

Leads projects through issues, roadblocks, and problems

Actively identifies and executes improvements to process, tools and techniques during the course of project execution and in targeted effort, ie Kaizen events.

Acts as a change agent to drive teams toward success

Guides team members to perform through issues and constraints

Owns projects

Owns the timeline, budget, resource constraints, and deliverables / results

Shifts between the 'big picture' and the small-but-crucial details

Is prepared to roll up their sleeves and work through detailed issues

Ensures all appropriate tools are completed and used effectively (e.g., charter, gantt chart, status updates)

Actively communicates with project sponsors and stakeholders

Establishes regular points of communication

Manages sponsor and stakeholders expectations

Delivers the expected results

Performs root cause analysis on project shortfalls and takes corrective action as necessary

Coaches other employees on the use of various tools, concepts and practices foundational to Project Management and Continuous Improvement.

Qualifications/ Job Requirements

Demonstrated experience leading projects from initiation to completion (4 to 6 years experience)

Demonstrated experience facilitating discussions or workshops

Demonstrated ability to develop strong relationships with others

Demonstrated experience leading changes

Demonstrated ability to influence business leaders

Demonstrated data analysis skills

Some experience in continuous improvement

Some experience with process management

Basic knowledge of VOC tools

General knowledge of Hoshin and breakthrough planning

Effective written and verbal communication skills across multiple formats: formal presentations, meetings, conference calls, e-mails, and memos

Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously

Skilled in Smartsheet, Microsoft Word, Excel, OneNote and Powerpoint

Education

Bachelor's degree required

Formal training in project management and/ or continuous improvement methodologies (e.g., Six Sigma, Total Quality Management, Lean, Theory of Constraints) desired

Other

Up to 10% travel expected (expectations shown are targeted ranges; actual travel required will vary by project and can exceed or go below targeted amounts)

Some evening work hours may be required, depending on project needs

Required Certification

Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Management Professional (PMP) certification

Additional Job Details: Critical selection criteria:
1. PMP certification from Project Management Institute (PMI)
2. Project management and continuous improvement skills and experience. Managing multiple projects concurrently.
3. Smartsheet project management software experience

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