Staff Project Manager, PSA

Collectors is the leading creator of innovative technology that provides value-added services for collectors worldwide. We grade authenticate vault and sell millions of record-setting collectibles all while modernizing and digitalizing the process to further our mission of helping collectors pursue their passions. Were always on the lookout for talented people to join our growing team.

Our services span collectible trading cards autographs comic books coins video games event tickets and memorabilia. Our subsidiaries include PSA PCGS Beckett SGC and Card Ladder.

Since our founding in 1986 we have graded and authenticated millions of items. We employ more than 3000 people across our headquarters in Santa Ana California and offices in New Jersey Texas Florida Japan Shanghai Hong Kong Canada Mexico Germany the UK and France.

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Were looking for a Staff Project Manager to lead some of Collectors most complex high-visibility initiatives. Youll run enterprise cross-functional projects such as site expansions and new business initiatives and technology and automation projects such as AI-assisted grading and systems rollouts from kickoff through launch.

As a staff individual contributor role youll work regularly with executive leaders including C-suite stakeholders. Many of the initiatives you lead will involve confidential business financial and strategic information so sound judgment and discretion are essential.

Youll report directly to the Director of Continuous Improvement and work onsite at our Santa Ana CA headquarters. We believe in-person collaboration with our operations technology and leadership teams is critical to success in this role.

What Youll Do:

Project Leadership and Execution

• Lead large complex projects from initiation to close delivering on scope schedule budget and quality commitments.
• Build and maintain integrated project plans including milestones dependencies critical path and resource needs across multiple workstreams.
• Drive decisions and hold teams accountable to commitments escalating blockers early and with clear recommended paths forward.

Enterprise and Technology Initiatives

• Manage cross-functional projects such as new site launches operational expansions and new business projects coordinating across Operations Finance Facilities HR Legal and Technology.
• Lead technology and automation deployments including AI-enabled and equipment-driven initiatives partnering with Product and Engineering teams to move from pilot to scaled operation.
• Define operational readiness criteria and go-live plans so launches land smoothly for the teams that inherit them.

Executive Communication and Reporting

• Serve as the primary point of contact for project status communicating with executive leadership steering committees and business unit leaders.
• Prepare concise executive-ready updates dashboards and presentations that clearly convey status risks financial impact and decisions needed.
• Facilitate steering committee and project review meetings driving alignment and documenting decisions and actions.

• Manage initiatives involving confidential information including financial data strategic plans organizational changes and pre-announcement projects with the highest level of discretion.
• Maintain appropriate access controls and information-handling practices across project documentation and communications.

Stakeholder and Vendor Management

• Build strong trust-based relationships with internal stakeholders and external partners including vendors contractors and technology providers.
• Manage vendor timelines deliverables and dependencies as part of the overall project plan.

Risk Budget and Resource Management

• Proactively identify risks and issues develop mitigation plans and track them to resolution.
• Track project budgets and resource allocation flagging variances and tradeoffs to leadership.

Project Management Standards

• Contribute to project management standards templates and best practices that raise the quality and consistency of project delivery across the organization.

Who You Are:

• Bachelors degree in Business Management Engineering or a related field. A Masters degree or PMP certification is a plus.
• 7 years of project management experience with a proven track record of delivering large complex cross-functional initiatives.
• Experience leading technology or systems implementations site or operational expansions or both.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate with and influence senior executives including preparing and presenting executive-level materials.
• Proven discretion and integrity when handling confidential and sensitive business information.
• Strong organizational analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage multiple high-priority projects at once.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Comfortable operating with ambiguity in a fast-paced growing organization.

Tools and Technology

• Smartsheet: project plans portfolio tracking dashboards and reporting.
• Jira: task and workflow tracking especially for technology workstreams.
• Google Workspace: Docs Sheets Slides and Drive for documentation collaboration analysis and executive presentations.

Salary Range:

The salary range for this position is $125000-$147000. Actual compensation on this range varies based on a variety of non-discriminatory factors including location job level experience and skill set. This role may be eligible for bonuses commissions or other forms of compensation please ask your recruiter for details.

Reasons To Join Us:

• Health Insurance: All full-time employees are eligible to enroll in Medical Dental and Vision
• Additional Benefits: Full-time employees are eligible for fertility commuter and educational assistance benefits
• 401(K) Matching Plan: We are proud to offer a competitive 401k matching plan to our employees to support their future financial goals
• Vacation: All salaried employees are eligible for flexible time-off
• Holiday Pay: All regular full-time employees are eligible for ten company paid holidays
• Employee Discounts: Employees receive discounts on select grading services for approved submissions
• Flexible Hours: Many of our teams offer flexible schedules with varying shifts and will work with you to accommodate your needs
• Fun Working Environment: Our team members are invited to participate in celebrations holiday events and team building activities

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