
Transformation Project Manager – Contract
Appriss Retail
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $60 per hour
Tech Stack
About the role
- Partner closely with the VP of Transformation to translate strategic priorities into actionable project plans with clear tasks, owners, timelines, and success metrics.
- Manage all operational aspects of transformation initiatives, including schedule management, task tracking, documentation, and cross-team coordination.
- Proactively follow up on outstanding tasks, remove barriers, escalate risks, and ensure accountability across teams.
- Prepare and maintain detailed project dashboards, status reports, and communication updates for leadership review.
- Facilitate cross-functional working sessions, ensuring clarity of objectives, next steps, and dependencies.
- Monitor project scope, identify issues early, and work with stakeholders to develop mitigation plans.
- Support continuous improvement of transformation processes, tools, and standards.
- Coordinate internal project activities including executive reviews, decision logs, and post‑implementation evaluations.
- Ensure alignment between business, technical, and operational teams throughout project execution.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent project management experience.
- 3+ years of project management experience in a fast‑paced environment.
- Experience working on cross‑functional initiatives, preferably in technology, SaaS, or transformation settings.
- Strong organizational and time‑management skills with meticulous attention to detail.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly capture decisions, tasks, and requirements.
- Comfortable operating in a dynamic and evolving environment with shifting priorities.
- Demonstrated ability to build relationships and work effectively at all levels of the organization.
- Critical thinking, problem‑solving ability, and a proactive mindset.
- Preferred Qualifications PMO, PMP, or similar project management certification.
- Experience supporting executive‑level initiatives.
- Experience working in retail, SaaS, or transformation‑focused organizations.
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Hard Skills & Tools
project managementschedule managementtask trackingdocumentationcross-functional initiativesrisk escalationproject dashboardsstatus reportscontinuous improvementmitigation plans
Soft Skills
organizational skillstime-management skillsattention to detailwritten communicationverbal communicationrelationship buildingcritical thinkingproblem-solvingproactive mindsetadaptability
Certifications
PMOPMP