Senior Project Manager - The Fountain Group

Hello,
 
My name is Sanoop, and I am a Recruiter with The Fountain Group. We are a national staffing firm and are currently seeking a Senior Project Manager for a prominent client of ours. This is a 100% remote role.
 
If you are interested in hearing more about the position, please respond to this posting with your resume attached or send me an email at sanoop.p@thefountaingroup.com
 
Please forward this email to any friends or colleagues as we do offer a Referral Bonus for any candidate hired.
 
Hourly Rate on W2: $60-70/hr on W2

Description:
As a Project Manager, this position will be responsible for all the plans, schedules, assignments and deliverables to manage Business Transformation projects (including changes in systems, processes and organization) through all phases of the Project Life Cycle.

This position contains the following primary functions:
Organizes and manages projects across multiple Product and Business functions, adhering to budgets, developing project plans, scheduling work assignments and monitoring progress;
Manages the creation, approval of and adherence to detailed work plans across Product and Business groups and resources;
Coordinates and interfaces with other internal and third party/vendor resources to manage dependencies and successful execution of the project;
Defines and manages the execution of cross-functional, integrated testing plans involving Product and Business teams;
Manages contact with stakeholders and team members through the completion of the project;
Manages changes to scope, schedule and project costs
Provides status reports, tracking and managing risks and issues, and escalating where necessary;
Provides analysis of project including Business Case, ROI and Post Project Review;
Drives innovation, best practices, and the achievement of Strategic Objectives within the PMO;


Skills:
Bachelor's Degree required;
Minimum of 7 years of Project Management experience.
Project Managers to support the Transformation office; specifically the sales transformation efforts. Experience working with Sales is a plus.
PMP certification would be preferred and experience working in automotive would be nice, but not mandatory. Must be able to work at the VP level as well as mid to lower level associates.
Primary focus is on key Finance characteristics including: Strategic Thinking, Executive Presence, Business Partnering & Business Acumen.
Strong communication skills; verbal, written and presentation;
Experience managing large cross functional business and Product teams and/or multiyear projects. Experience with project management tools and structured methodologies;
Expertise with standard software products for project management including MS Office Suite, MS Project, Confluence and Visio.
Ability to interface effectively with multiple functions/organizations to identify and negotiate project required resources;
Strong team leadership and ability to provide day-to-day task direction to team members;
Ability to conduct effective team meetings both onsite and virtual;
Detail oriented with good time management and organizational skills to meet critical deadlines;