Sr. Project Manager - PIM applications from Mice Groups

POSITION TITLE: Sr. Project Manager – PIM applications

Contract: 1 year starting

Location: Hybrid can be in New York or Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pay Rate: $55-$65/hourly (W2)

The job requires excellent technical, problem solving, and communication skills, as well as a motivational capability and knowledge of standards with ecommerce platforms, various PIM types or specifically with Akeneo or Salsify.

POSITION SUMMARY:

This Sr. Project Manager role has day-to-day responsibility for managing multiple PIM (Product Information Management Systems) implementation projects of various complexities. Our ideal candidate is energetic, highly motivated, and a demonstrated leader whose management style is founded in collaboration and driving consensus.

Specific area of focus is around implementing new PIM types for retail companies. Primary responsibility is to serve as the Project Manager supporting related tasks for the PIM implementation team on various projects. This includes collaborating with the technical team as well as Project Managers within the Ecommerce, Associate facing IT Organizations, and external vendors. This role will develop and maintain consolidated project work plans; facilitate key program meetings; track key issues, and track and manage project budget and non-labor costs.

The Project Manager will also identify risks and escalate accordingly; communicate to key stakeholders within the Organization about critical decisions and ensure timely completion of those decisions. This role will work primarily with agile methodology but knowledge of waterfall is also required.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Apply Agile project management techniques, methods, and tools to ensure project success
• Develop and manage detailed project work plans for assigned projects. May also require building and maintaining higher level program plans that rollup other technical teams detailed project plans.
• Proactively and aggressively manage project risk and issues; defining mitigation efforts. Make recommendations to IT and business management regarding prioritization and resource allocation with input from team members.
• Escalate project related risks and issues to appropriate levels of management.
• Leverage innovative critical thinking approaches to solve problems
• Provide leadership and direction to cross-functional teams by overseeing the progress of projects with regard to time, scope, and quality and budget
• Build effective partnerships with the developers, architects, quality, and product managers.
• Effectively collaborate in a highly matrixed organization and gain the trust of others. This includes building effective partnerships with stakeholders: including the development staff, business owners and senior management, and other project managers.
• When required, develop Project option summaries, decision documents and recommendations and present to key decision makers.
• Expected to manage projects that span multiple groups and time zones, including offshore resources.
• Project Manager should be able to learn fast and build up knowledge areas.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Marketing, or related discipline
• Experience implementing PIM applications (Product Information Management Systems). Specifically Akeneo or Salsify.
• 5- 7+ years Project or Program management experience
• Agile/Scrum Master certification preferred. PMP certification preferred.
• Verified ability to balance multiple priorities and excel in a dynamic and fast paced environment
• Established ability to effectively collaborate in a highly matrixed organization and gain the trust of others
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and proven ability to communicate at all organizational levels
• Outstanding interpersonal, negotiation, facilitation, problem-solving, and leadership skills
• Strong financial accounting skills with respect to project budgeting. Experience with Clarity is a plus.
• Ability to work with and influence peers and senior management
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and deadline-oriented environment
• Demonstrated passion for project management and proven track record of successfully delivering medium to large scale projects
• Experience in developing and executing plans, meeting deadlines and operating under tight time constraints
• Self-motivated with critical attention to detail, deadlines and reporting
• Experience enabling change in a high velocity environment

Applicants should apply via The Mice Groups Inc. website (www.MiceGroups.com) or through this careers site posting.

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