Project Manager (technical) - remote
Company: shortstravel.com
Location: Waterloo
Posted on: May 3, 2024
Job Description:
Description: Short's Travel Management, a leading provider of
NCAA Athletic travel for collegiate athletics has a immediate
opening for a Project Manager to join the team! We have a great
team culture where we genuinely enjoy who we work with. So if you
have experience working with complex projects, programs or
initiatives through a full project management life cycle, this may
be a great fit for you! This position may be remote.What you can
expect in this role:The Project Manager is responsible for
providing project planning and end-to-end management for
established initiatives within the company. Ensure projects are
completed to specification, within an established time frame and
budget, and proactively identify and manage risks. You should have
a deep understanding of the technical aspects of the project which
is used effectively to communicate to technical teams and ensure
projects technical requirements are correctly translated into
deliverables. Using your industry expertise and technical
understanding to improve all aspects of project planning and
resource management. Compensation & Available Benefits:
- Competitive salary commensurate with experience
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- 401(k) plan
- Paid Time OffEssential Functions:
- Manages the activities of cross-functional teams to deliver
successful project outcomes.
- Oversee numerous projects impacting multiple business
units.
- Responsible project tracking of activities comprised of both
internal and external resources and monitoring related
budgets.
- Conducting regular status meetings and preparing detailed
reports on project milestones and deliverables.
- Understand technical aspects of projects and ensures the
project's technical requirements are correctly translated into
deliverables.
- Develop measurable success criteria that are proactively
assessed over the project life cycle.
- Develop, execute and monitor project plans providing revisions
as necessary based on ongoing assessments to deliver project goals
and objectives.
- Identify and communicate project milestones, tasks and risks to
project team and management.
- Fostering a collaborative environment, facilitating effective
communication among team members and stakeholders.
- Drive project issue resolution for the project(s) based on
collaboration of peers and leveraging best practices.
- Drive integrated planning and working sessions.
- Conduct unbiased post project analysis for improvement
opportunities.
- Ensure project team is adequately staffed with required
resources and anticipate resourcing needs/issues.
- Develop clearly documented TPM best practices.
- We are a team at Short's Travel Management and as such, you may
be expected to assist in other departments or handle tasks outside
of your typical position scope for the benefit of our clients or
company. Requirements:Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in IT, MIS, Business, or related field.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience working complex projects,
programs or initiatives through a full project management life
cycle utilizing JIRA or similar software tool.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (e.g., Word, Excel,
PowerPoint, Teams, etc.
- PMP Certification preferred
- Salesforce experience preferred.Technical Skills &
Competencies:
- Technical Expertise:. Strong knowledge in project management
methodology such as Certified Project Management Professional
(PMP)
- Strategic Thinking: Ability to see the bigger picture and align
data collection and Salesforce initiatives with the organization's
goals.
- Collaboration: Ability to work with diverse teams and
stakeholders, bridging gaps between technical and non-technical
members.
- Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills,
with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical
audiences.
- Problem-Solving: Proactive in identifying and resolving
challenges, always looking for opportunities to enhance
processes.
- Project Management: Efficient in setting priorities, meeting
deadlines, and managing resources. Short's Travel Management (STM)
is a family-owned, women-owned, private corporation. We are sports
travel experts specializing in team travel, recruiting travel,
group hotels, bus charters and air charters servicing hundreds of
athletic departments each year. We move more student athletes than
any other travel management company. STM's mission is to enhance
the experience of getting there, being there, and coming home. When
you win, we all win!The STM team strives to drive innovation,
provide excellent service, and display teamwork, passion and
dedication throughout the lifetime of our relationships. STM works
with clients to customize travel programs to create efficiencies
and maximize the value of our products and services. Short's Travel
Management is an EOE employer.This employer participates in
E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9
information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.
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