Project Manager

Role Overview

This project manager brings sponsors, delivery teams, and senior leaders together to define project goals, maintain practical plans, and keep work moving through an Agile SDLC. By coordinating decisions, surfacing risks early, and clarifying ownership, the role helps cross-functional projects stay aligned with their intended outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead project framing sessions with sponsors and stakeholders to confirm objectives, scope, milestones, and timelines.
• Identify project stakeholders and coordinate engagement so the right people receive information and contribute at the right stages.
• Coach project teams in applying Agile and Scrum practices across the software development lifecycle.
• Create and maintain Smartsheet project schedules with clear tasks, owners, due dates, and dependencies, working with subject matter experts to keep plans aligned with project goals.
• Confirm task ownership and delivery commitments, and apply change-control practices when priorities, timelines, or scope shift.
• Organize cross-department meetings, guide discussion toward agreement, and identify issues or decisions that require senior management attention.
• Provide project status updates to leadership, escalate issues, and communicate key decision points between management and delivery teams.
• Track risks, assumptions, issues, and dependencies; address blockers or escalate them as needed, and use AI coding tools to create practical aids for day-to-day project management.

Requirements & Qualifications

• At least five years of corporate experience, including three or more years in project management.
• Experience managing projects in an Agile-Scrum SDLC environment.
• Working knowledge of project scheduling tools such as Smartsheet or Microsoft Project.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams, and Outlook; familiarity with SharePoint is also relevant.
• Experience using AI tools to support and improve daily work, with the ability to learn unfamiliar technologies.
• Strong planning, organization, analytical thinking, and problem-solving skills, including the ability to prioritize effectively under pressure.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills and confidence working with colleagues at all organizational levels, including senior leaders.
• Ability to facilitate meetings and build consensus without needing to be the subject matter expert; demonstrates active listening, patience, courtesy, teamwork, and personal accountability.
• PMP certification is preferred.