DD - Project Manager - 45805

Goodfit; Okemos (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Goodfit is seeking a Project Manager to plan, organize, and manage multiple small to mid-size projects to meet defined objectives.

The role focuses on creating plans, budgets, roadmaps, and strategies while leading Agile teams and coordinating with stakeholders across the organization.

Experience in SAFe environments and strong leadership, communication, and risk management are required to drive on-time, on-budget delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business or computer science with five years' PM experience.
• Experience in systems development or support.
• PM certification (PMP/PMI-ACP) preferred.
• Knowledge of Agile and traditional PM principles; SAFe preferred.

Responsibilities

• Creates project plans, defines scope, budgets and timelines, and identifies staffing and other resource needs.
• Oversees staff assignments, facilitates meetings, defines technical solutions, and engages vendors as needed.
• Monitors progress across Agile teams to ensure on-time, within-budget delivery.

Skills

Project management

Agile

SAFe

Stakeholder communication

Budgeting

Risk mitigation

Roadmaps

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Job Summary

To plan, organize, and manage one or more small to medium sized projects to meet defined requirements or businessobjectives.

Primary Job Responsibilities

• 1. Creates project plans, defines scope, creates budgets and timelines,identifiesstaffing and other resource needs, prioritizes tasks, creates roadmaps, defines strategy,identifiesand documents technical and business needs, develops risk mitigation plans, and ensures projectobjectivesmeet the defined business requirements.
• 2. Executes project plans by overseeing staff assignments,facilitatingmeetings with the project team and end users to define and document technical solutions, engages external vendors as necessary, and executes operational readiness activities
• 3. Monitors and tracks the progress of project deliverables across multiple Agile teams and business units and focuses on regular andtimelydelivery of value to ensure that established cost, time, and quality goals are met.
• 4. Communicates project status with key stakeholders as needed, leads project team meetings as needed to assess project progress, prepares and distributes ongoing status updates, escalates issues and risk asappropriate, and manages and documents change.
• 5. Coordinates project activities and process definition with the Enterprise Portfolio Management Office and other departments as necessary to improve project team performance and ensure documentation requirements and formats adhere to corporate standards
• 6.Provides assistance, consultation, and mentoring to other project teams and Enterprise Portfolio Management Office staff.
• 7. Utilize PPM and Agile tools to track and measure project and team progress, productivity, and individual performance.

Minimum Qualifications

Position requires a bachelor’s degree with relevant coursework in business or computer science and five years' related work experience in project management with prior experience in systems development or support. Certification or advance degree in project management (i.e.,MastersCertificate in Project Management or PMP/PMI-ACP-certification) is preferred.Basic knowledge of both Agile and traditional project management principles and practice is required.Experience working within aSAFeenvironment is preferred.

Position requires advanced leadership skills; ability to analyze and resolve complex problems; use independent judgment and communicate effective with internal and external contacts.