Hybrid Project Manager - Agile & Waterfall Lead

Deal Exchange, LLC; Southfield, Northern (MI, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Open Dealer Exchange (ODE) is seeking a reliable Project Manager to join our team at our Southfield, MI headquarters. You will work across divisions to drive initiatives from concept through rollout and go-to-market, adapting Agile and traditional methods to fit each project.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of PM experience, strong communication, PMI knowledge, and a knack for coordinating multiple projects while maintaining client focus and delivering results.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business or Computer Science preferred.
• 5+ years of project management experience spanning traditional and/or Agile.
• Knowledge of PMI best practices and ability to implement them in real world situations.
• Excellent client relationship management skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to effectively anticipate and mitigate risks with internal and external customers.
• Excellent understanding of enterprise business technology tools and implementation experience.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines while maintaining a positive attitude and providing exemplary customer service.
• Ability to effectively manage several projects at the same time.
• Attention to detail and excellent organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Define project goals and success criteria: clarify scope, deliverables, milestones, and success criteria, then develop metrics to track progress and align with objectives.
• Establish clear deliverables: set iterative deliverables and assign ownership to ensure progress, measure against milestones, adjust plans as needed.
• Provide timely updates: keep project owners and leadership informed to facilitate prioritization and resource allocation.
• Manage cross-project impact: assess and manage impact on other projects, clients, and partners for seamless integration.
• Apply the right methodology: promote Agile mindset, applying Agile practices where fit and using traditional or waterfall approaches where appropriate.
• Maintain strategic alignment: ensure teams understand alignment with strategic vision and address misalignment.
• Own initiatives through transition: act as project owner until fully operational and ready for handoff.
• Support strategic planning: contribute to planning, action plans, customer service standards, issue resolution, trends, and system improvements.
• Elevate the department's reputation: seek value-adding challenges and deliver exceptional results.
• Lead cross-functional teams: coordinate Architects, Developers, Analysts, QA in a matrix, iterative lifecycle.
• Manage resources: identify and manage internal and external resources including financial and human.
• Partner with the business: collaborate with business partners as collaborators.

Skills

Project management

Agile & traditional

PMI best practices

Client relationship management

Communication

Enterprise technology

Risk management

Multitasking

Detail oriented

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business or Computer Science

Job description

Open Dealer Exchange (ODE) is seeking a reliable Project Manager to join our team at our Southfield, MI headquarters. You will work across divisions to drive initiatives from concept through rollout and go-to-market, adapting Agile and traditional methods to fit each project.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of PM experience, strong communication, PMI knowledge, and a knack for coordinating multiple projects while maintaining client focus and delivering results.