UX Project Manager

Chicago, IL - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 2 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Role: UX Project Manager
Duration: 6 months with extension
Location: Chicago IL varied but hybrid onsite ( ok to be non local but will need to travel to Chicago )
Interview: Video

UX Project Manager (Mid-level)
The UX PM will support project planning and deliverable management across multiple projects supporting the delivery. Works with UX team members to create project timelines and monitors progress of UX deliverables. Manages and tracks project timelines and staffing for one or several verticals. Builds and maintains working relationships with team members business stakeholders and IT delivery PMs.
Responsibilities
Track UX timelines and project delivery
Create Project Kick-off materials and facilitate kick-off meetings
Develop and drive high-level project milestones and detailed project plan
Assist in managing project backlogs participating in sprint planning and grooming
Clear communication of project plans status and critical issues to project stakeholders and sponsors
Partner with Portfolio Managers and UX lead to maintain UX roadmap
Assist project to completion through defined stage gates deliverables and approvals
Remove roadblocks by identifying issues early and proactively identifying solutions and escalating as appropriate
Create and distribute project status documents communicating timelines blockers and decision logs
Tracking and reporting on run rates of our team in Plan Plus
Skills
4-6 years of experience as a PM
Design or UX Experience preferred
Strong business acumen
Agile experience/certification
Ability to work in a fast-paced hectic and energetic environment
Excellent organizational skills
Ability to develop productive working relationships with resources and dependent teams
Demonstrated willingness to go above and beyond to chase down loose ends and deliver projects on time with expected feature sets
Managed multiple concurrent projects involving cross-functional groups from planning coordination risk mitigation and drove those projects through to deployment.
Exhibit appropriate levels of urgency
Experience with GitHub ADO JIRA preferred