Great Minds
Creator of Eureka Math, Wit & Wisdom, and PhD Science curricula and Geodes books for emerging readers.
Senior Project Manager, Operations
Project ManagerProject ManagerFull TimeRemoteTeam 1,001-5,000Since 2007H1B No SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn
Location
District of Columbia
Posted
44 days ago
Salary
$86K - $100K / year
Bachelor Degree5 yrs expEnglishSDLC
Job Description
• Applying established procedures and basic project management methodologies as defined by PMI’s Project Management Body of Knowledge.
• Working with Great Minds teams across the organization to document project specifications and develop detailed scope documentation for each project.
• Coordinating within the Operations department to determine resources needed to accomplish project goals within negotiated project timeline.
• Creating and maintaining detailed project plans in Smartsheet with dependencies.
• Documenting project risk and ongoing coordination of efforts to mitigate risk throughout project duration.
• Conducting ongoing project status meetings and acting as liaison between all project teams to creatively manage and negotiate schedule adjustments as needed to achieve project goals.
• Managing project change requests (e.g., scope, timeline) including documentation of requirements changes and negotiation of revised timelines given resource availability.
• Ensuring continuous communication around the project as required by the established communication plan.
• Planning for and reporting project metrics to document and evaluate the success of assigned projects.
• Conducting pre-project launch training as needed and post-project debrief meetings.
Job Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in project management, leading multiple projects simultaneously.
- Demonstrated experience working with third-party logistics providers (3PLs), including warehousing, fulfillment, and shipping partners.
- Strong understanding of order-to-cash, fulfillment, logistics, and inventory workflows.
- Highly results oriented and demonstrates personal accountability, urgency, and persistence in completing high-quality work products.
- Manage activities for multiple medium/large and/or complex projects simultaneously without missing critical deadlines.
- Anticipate project roadblocks and develop creative solutions both within and across projects to meet goals.
- Lead project teams to maintain and adhere to establish processes and procedures.
- Incorporate the latest project information, make quick decisions, and keep the appropriate management and project staff informed of rapidly occurring developments.
- Strong technical understanding and experience with various SDLC methodologies (Agile & Waterfall).
- Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, Smartsheet, or similar project management software, JIRA, Microsoft SharePoint/Sites or other similar distributed storage and collaboration systems, & 10,000 ft. or similar resource allocation/scheduling software.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Professional development opportunities
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