Project Description
Our clients are enterprise organizations that work in US retail markets and gaming industries. We are looking for a Project Manager with a passion for getting things done the right way.
As a Project Manager, you will partner with operations, technology, and data teams to deliver new capabilities. You will be accountable for project management and defining strategic enhancements through all phases of the project lifecycle–from ideation to designing, developing, and delivering products to business clients.
Responsibilities
- Own project outcomes and deliver the agreed business success criteria
- Monitor progress against work plan and deliverables
- Manage resource estimate assessment and resource forecasting to minimize and eliminate bottlenecks
- Create effective project reporting artifacts
- Communicate project status and issues as appropriate to the audience
- Escalate issues and risks, as appropriate, with a particular focus on implications
- Manage project financials, ensuring appropriate fiscal control
- Provide regular updates to clients and IT Senior Management
Qualifications
- Minimum of 5+ years experience as a Project Manager in the retail/gaming industry
- Experience working with collaboration tools, such as SharePoint, Confluence, Jira
- Excellent analytical and decision-making skills
- A clear understanding of Project Management methodologies (i.e., Waterfall / Agile models)
- Experience maintaining documentation for projects, including tracking risks, action logs, and project deliverables
- Strong technical background
Skills
- Highly organized and detail-oriented
- Strong written and verbal communication skills; comfortable interacting with colleagues at all levels
- Effective multi-tasker who delivers quality results within fast-paced project deliverable deadlines
- A clear understanding of Project Management methodologies (i.e., Waterfall / Agile models)
- Good at building networks, connections, positive collaborations, and consensus
- Flexible and resilient, ready to face new approaches
- Able to work independently, as well as part of a team
- Able to clearly describe and isolate in-scope and out-of-scope elements
- Able to interact with multiple stakeholders at different levels within the organization
