Great Minds

Senior Project Manager, Operations

Great Minds

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: District of ColumbiaUnited States

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Salary

💰 $86,000 - $100,000 per year

Job Level

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About the role

  • 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.

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
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
project managementSDLC methodologiesAgileWaterfallproject planningrisk managementscope managementchange managementresource allocationmetrics reporting
Soft Skills
results orientedpersonal accountabilityurgencypersistencecreative problem solvingcommunicationnegotiationleadershipteam collaborationadaptability
Certifications
PMI certification