Hybrid Project Manager | CRM & Go-Live Leader

Nelnet Campus Commerce; Omaha (NE); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

HSA

401K

Student loan repayment

Life insurance

AD&D insurance

Employee assistance program

Employee stock purchase program

Tuition reimbursement

Performance-based incentive pay

Disability insurance

Wellness program

Job summary

Nelnet Business Services seeks a Project Manager to plan, coordinate, and deliver initiatives that support business objectives. This role defines scope, schedules, deliverables, resources, and governance while maintaining visibility on progress, risks, issues, and decisions.

You will lead cross-functional teams, develop plans, monitor performance, manage risks, and facilitate meetings. The hybrid role offers flexibility to work remote part of the week within 30 miles of an office, with three

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, project management, or a related field.
• 3-5 years of project management experience coordinating cross-functional projects or initiatives.
• Experience developing project plans and managing scope, schedules, deliverables, dependencies, risks, and issues.
• Experience communicating project status and facilitating decisions with project teams, sponsors, and stakeholders.
• Preferred: PMP or CAPM certification.

Responsibilities

• Manage projects through the full project lifecycle, including initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, delivery, and closeout.
• Develop and maintain project plans that define scope, objectives, milestones, deliverables, dependencies, resources, and timelines.
• Coordinate cross-functional project teams and clarify roles, responsibilities, priorities, and expectations.
• Monitor project performance and communicate progress, risks, issues, decisions, and changes to sponsors and stakeholders.
• Identify, assess, and manage project risks, issues, and dependencies, escalating items that require leadership action.
• Facilitate project meetings, decision-making, and follow-up by preparing agendas, documenting outcomes, and tracking commitments.
• Manage changes to project scope, schedule, resources, and deliverables through established governance and approval processes.
• Coordinate project budgets, resource needs, vendor activities, and related administrative requirements, as applicable.
• Maintain accurate project documentation and reporting to support transparency, accountability, and informed decisions.
• Promote continuous improvement by applying lessons learned, effective practices, and appropriate project management tools and methods.

Skills

Project Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Risk Management

Strategic Planning & Execution

Organization & Time Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, project management, or related field

Job description

Nelnet Business Services seeks a Project Manager to plan, coordinate, and deliver initiatives that support business objectives. This role defines scope, schedules, deliverables, resources, and governance while maintaining visibility on progress, risks, issues, and decisions.

You will lead cross-functional teams, develop plans, monitor performance, manage risks, and facilitate meetings. The hybrid role offers flexibility to work remote part of the week within 30 miles of an office, with three