IT Project Manager

Wilmington, DE - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 16 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

AAA Club Alliance is currently seeking an IT Project Manager in our Cincinnati OH or Wilmington DE locations.

The IT Project Manager manages complex strategic projects across the business overseeing all phases of the project lifecycle while collaborating with key leaders to drive business goals and growth initiatives.

This is a hybrid position and will requite on-site work Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday.

The primary duties of the Project Manager II are to:

Establish and foster strong partnerships across business lines to efficiently work towards project goals.
Serve as project leader and primary point of contact for low-medium complexity initiatives following best practices based on standardized PMI Project Management Processes & Methodologies to help ensure project success.
Effectively communicate project updates including roadblocks and potential solutions to key project stakeholders.
Lead by example and coach others to follow best practices for executing Waterfall/Predictive Agile and Hybrid projects.
Collaborate with key stakeholders across business lines to review evaluate and determine business cases for new project requests considering scope timeline budget RACI matrices SWOT analyses and other factors.
Facilitate receipt of required stakeholder approvals to initiate new projects.
Create highly detailed project management plans including scope timeline budget procurement communication and other factors to ensure alignment of project expectations with the businesss request.
Responsible for ensuring project goals are accomplished in a timely and accurate manner according to the expectations set with the Project Owner during the project planning phase.
Ensure open line of communication with key project stakeholders to keep them informed of project updates throughout the project lifecycle.
Engage with provide guidance to and delegate work assignments to other project stakeholders to maintain team morale and keep the project on track to meet timeline budget and communication expectations.
Conduct regular stakeholder meetings to formally present and review project progress towards key objectives including project scope budget communication and others.
Regularly communicate project updates to Senior and Executive Leadership teams both written and verbal.
Keep detailed documentation of any project changes risks and/or issues using the Risk Register and Issue Log escalating issues as necessary.
Responsible for obtaining formal sign off from Project Sponsor and Project Owner indicating satisfaction with the final project product and delivery.
Engage with project team to reflect on completed projects including discussing lessons learned and accomplishments to be celebrated and communicates insights to leadership to foster continuous improvement.
Lead by example to foster continuous improvement and help educate team members across business lines on the importance of the project management teams role in the organization.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelors Degree in Business Project Management or related field required. Masters Degree a plus. Equivalent combination of education technical training and work experience will be considered in lieu of degree.
Project Management experience in IT Insurance Automotive Commercial and Retail Fit-Out strongly preferred.
Minimum 5 years of high complexity project management experience in Business in IT or Retail/Commercial project management required. Project Management experience in IT Insurance Automotive Commercial and Retail Fit-Out strongly preferred.
Agile Project Management Certification(s) and/or Scrum Certification(s) preferred.
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent is required.
Knowledge of standard project management practices and methodologies included in the Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK).
Knowledge of and interest in AAA applications and services.
Strong project management skills required including the ability to manage time budget communication procurement change and risk.
Knowledge and experience using project management software such as Clarity PPM and Microsoft Project is required. Experience using one or more Agile project management tools such as Jira preferred.
Knowledge and experience using Microsoft Office suite products including Outlook Excel Word and PowerPoint is required.
Familiarity with Visio is preferred.
Knowledge and experience using video-conferencing software such as Webex Skype Microsoft Teams and Zoom.

At AAA your success is our success. What we can offer you:

The starting base compensation for this position is $87822 to $149572. * The base pay range shown is a guideline for compensation and ultimate salary offered will be based on factors such as applicant experience and geographic location.*
Comprehensive health benefits package.
Hybrid work schedule.
Up to three weeks of paid time off accrued during your first year.
Annual Bonus Plan.
401(K) plan with company match up to 7%.
Professional development opportunities and tuition reimbursement.
Paid time off to volunteer & company-sponsored volunteer events throughout the year.
Other benefits include a free AAA Premier Membership Health & Wellness Program Health Concierge Service Health & Life Insurance Short Term/Long Term Disability.

Full time Associatesare offered a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

Medical Dental and Vision plan options
Up to 2 weeks Paid parental leave
401k plan with company match up to 7%
2 weeks of PTO within your first year
Paid company holidays
Company provided volunteer opportunities 1 volunteer day per year
Free AAA Membership
Continual learning reimbursement up to $5250 per year
And MORE! Check out our Benefits Pagefor more information

ACA is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal state and local employment practices laws. At ACA we are committed to cultivating a welcoming and inclusive workplace of team members with diverse backgrounds and experiences to enable us to meet our goals and support our values while serving our Members and customers. We strive to attract and retain candidates with a passion for their work and we encourage all qualified individuals to apply. It is ACAs policy to employ the best qualified individuals available for all positions. Hiring decisions are based upon ACAs operating needs and applicant qualifications including but not limited to experience skills ability availability cooperation and job performance.

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AAA Club Alliance is currently seeking an IT Project Manager in our Cincinnati OH or Wilmington DE locations.The IT Project Manager manages complex strategic projects across the business overseeing all phases of the project lifecycle while collaborating with key leaders to drive business goals and g...

AAA Club Alliance is currently seeking an IT Project Manager in our Cincinnati OH or Wilmington DE locations.

This is a hybrid position and will requite on-site work Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday.

The primary duties of the Project Manager II are to:

Establish and foster strong partnerships across business lines to efficiently work towards project goals.
Serve as project leader and primary point of contact for low-medium complexity initiatives following best practices based on standardized PMI Project Management Processes & Methodologies to help ensure project success.
Effectively communicate project updates including roadblocks and potential solutions to key project stakeholders.
Lead by example and coach others to follow best practices for executing Waterfall/Predictive Agile and Hybrid projects.
Collaborate with key stakeholders across business lines to review evaluate and determine business cases for new project requests considering scope timeline budget RACI matrices SWOT analyses and other factors.
Facilitate receipt of required stakeholder approvals to initiate new projects.
Create highly detailed project management plans including scope timeline budget procurement communication and other factors to ensure alignment of project expectations with the businesss request.
Responsible for ensuring project goals are accomplished in a timely and accurate manner according to the expectations set with the Project Owner during the project planning phase.
Ensure open line of communication with key project stakeholders to keep them informed of project updates throughout the project lifecycle.
Engage with provide guidance to and delegate work assignments to other project stakeholders to maintain team morale and keep the project on track to meet timeline budget and communication expectations.
Conduct regular stakeholder meetings to formally present and review project progress towards key objectives including project scope budget communication and others.
Regularly communicate project updates to Senior and Executive Leadership teams both written and verbal.
Keep detailed documentation of any project changes risks and/or issues using the Risk Register and Issue Log escalating issues as necessary.
Responsible for obtaining formal sign off from Project Sponsor and Project Owner indicating satisfaction with the final project product and delivery.
Engage with project team to reflect on completed projects including discussing lessons learned and accomplishments to be celebrated and communicates insights to leadership to foster continuous improvement.
Lead by example to foster continuous improvement and help educate team members across business lines on the importance of the project management teams role in the organization.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelors Degree in Business Project Management or related field required. Masters Degree a plus. Equivalent combination of education technical training and work experience will be considered in lieu of degree.
Project Management experience in IT Insurance Automotive Commercial and Retail Fit-Out strongly preferred.
Minimum 5 years of high complexity project management experience in Business in IT or Retail/Commercial project management required. Project Management experience in IT Insurance Automotive Commercial and Retail Fit-Out strongly preferred.
Agile Project Management Certification(s) and/or Scrum Certification(s) preferred.
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent is required.
Knowledge of standard project management practices and methodologies included in the Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK).
Knowledge of and interest in AAA applications and services.
Strong project management skills required including the ability to manage time budget communication procurement change and risk.
Knowledge and experience using project management software such as Clarity PPM and Microsoft Project is required. Experience using one or more Agile project management tools such as Jira preferred.
Knowledge and experience using Microsoft Office suite products including Outlook Excel Word and PowerPoint is required.
Familiarity with Visio is preferred.
Knowledge and experience using video-conferencing software such as Webex Skype Microsoft Teams and Zoom.

At AAA your success is our success. What we can offer you:

The starting base compensation for this position is $87822 to $149572. * The base pay range shown is a guideline for compensation and ultimate salary offered will be based on factors such as applicant experience and geographic location.*
Comprehensive health benefits package.
Hybrid work schedule.
Up to three weeks of paid time off accrued during your first year.
Annual Bonus Plan.
401(K) plan with company match up to 7%.
Professional development opportunities and tuition reimbursement.
Paid time off to volunteer & company-sponsored volunteer events throughout the year.
Other benefits include a free AAA Premier Membership Health & Wellness Program Health Concierge Service Health & Life Insurance Short Term/Long Term Disability.