Project Manager Create Manage Track Remote - Bentonville AR

Description:

Responsibilities:

• Manage Online Software Development project activities for multiple projects across all project phases including initiation planning execution monitoring control and closure.
• Work collaboratively with development team lead architect and the management to determine technical direction and approach to system design and implementation including both brand products and supporting systems.
• Create manage and track project vehicles including but not limited to:
• Project schedules Detailed project plans
• Project scope statements
• Cost estimates
• Resource plans
• Risk and issues logs
• Status reports for upper management
• Tailor project management development and support processes to meet the needs of individual (new and/or ongoing) projects.
• Manage the daytoday activities of projects and staff
• Communicate with project teams as necessary to ensure project deliverables are on schedule and within cost parameters.
• Communicate and collaborate with internal and external customers as needed in regards to project deliverables including managing expectations presenting and interfacing with sponsors.
• Make decisions and communicate tradeoffs and risks; drive key decisions across projects.
• Make recommendations to management about schedules prioritization and resource allocation with input from team members.
• Provide ongoing project plan/status reporting for use by account managers clients and management.
• Provide input into strategic planning and asset creation processes.
• Manage resource planning and organizational capacity planning.
• Coach and train project team members on Software Development processes and best practices.
• Contribute to the design and coding of products.
• Contribute to program level activities including M&A activities.
• Demonstrable experience of engagement with Engineering Teams
• Configuration Management Deployment tools and Continuous Integration to execute infrastructure projects.
• Flexibility to engage with team in nonregular hours.
• Maturity to navigate and work with senior engineering folks and still get things done.
• Be a role model servantleader to bring value to the business with process and tools.

Minimum Qualifications:

• B.S. or B.A. degree in Business Administration Management Project Management Computer Science or related field.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3 years of handson experience
• eCommerce or Retail experience
• Experience leading Software eCommerce or SaaS/Cloud based projects
• Five years of experience in a technology environment including 23 years of practical professional experience in project management.
• Experience managing multiple dependencies in project and program delivery
• Ability to guide multiple scrum teams concurrently
• Fundamental understanding of webbased systems programming and development.
• Proficient with MS Project or similar software and MS Office applications.
• Demonstrated experience in leading crossfunctional project teams.
• Ability to adjust and set priorities to meet deadlines.

What are the top 3 skills needed/required

• Strong Knowledge of Jira Confluence and Tableau Strong excel experience.
• BI development ( not a must have but good to have)
• Demonstrated experience in leading crossfunctional project teams.
• Fundamental understanding of webbased systems programming and development.

What skills and/or experience would separate the top candidate
What makes a candidate profile stand out to you

• Strong Knowledge of Jira Ability to multitask follow directions and execute independently.
• Demonstrated experience in leading crossfunctional project teams.

What will this persons daytoday responsibilities be

• Program execution Supporting prioritizing requests and working with large data sets

What is the project this person will be working on
How will they contribute to the project

• Manage Program and Portfolio Operations independently manage customer requests Ability to set expectations and articulate requirements solution clearly. Updating documentation

What is the makeup of the team

• Distributed within the US. Candidate will need to support requests across US and India

Does the candidate need to be in a certain Client location/hub or remote

• Remote BV office preferred

Will a Client badge be needed at onset or in the future

• No

If hybrid or in office role how many days a week will the candidate need to come into the office

• Please note that candidates who will be working in Bentonville AR Reston VA or some Texas locations must have a VendorSAFE background check completed.

Does this contract have the opportunity to extend or convert to an FTE

• Yes not in the immediate future but if an opening comes up

Have you previously hired for this role

• Yes

If so where have candidates historically fallen short

• Program Management Independent execution based on directions.