Hybrid Project Manager: Lead Strategic Projects

Modern Woodmen of America; Rock Island (IL); Hybrid; USD 63,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Office in Rock Island

Excellent benefits

Educational offerings

Job summary

Modern Woodmen of America is seeking a dynamic Project Manager to lead initiatives from approval to successful implementation. You will plan, execute, and finalize projects while ensuring deadlines and budgets are met, balancing scope, time, and resources to deliver business value.

This role emphasizes establishing and refining project management practices and fostering a culture of excellence. Based in the Rock Island office with a hybrid work model, the position offers comprehensive benefits,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business management or related discipline.
• 2+ years related experience.
• Familiarity with PMI, Agile, Scrum and Kanban.
• Working knowledge of software development lifecycle.
• Familiarity with project management scheduling tools.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Working towards LOMA Fellowship and CAPM.

Responsibilities

• Communicate clearly and collaborate with cross-functional project team members and stakeholders at all stages of the project using various communication methods and mediums to ensure project and business goals are met.
• Conduct project meetings in all phases of the project lifecycle.
• Prepare and maintain project documentation such as status reports, meeting notes, and risk logs.
• Define project scope, deliverables, and success criteria in collaboration with management and stakeholders.
• Assist in estimating required resources; develop a plan and schedule project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools.
• Delegate tasks and responsibilities to appropriate personnel.
• Identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the project team.
• Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify risks, and devise contingency plans.
• Coach, mentor, and motivate project team members and contractors, and influence them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work.
• Discuss project status, barriers and constraints with supervisor as needed.
• Facilitate the agile process and ensure that agile teams practice the core agile principles, support sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives in Agile environments.
• Assist in the development of best practices, techniques and tools for project planning, project management, ongoing milestone/deliverable tracking, and communication.
• Update job knowledge by tracking and understanding emerging information technology and project management practices and standards; participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
• Research and confer as needed with third-party providers of educational materials and resources to ensure that they meet organization training goals and objectives.
• Create and communicate training plans and schedules in consultation with departmental decision makers.
• Present instructor-led training sessions.
• Perform other duties as directed by the department manager.

Skills

PM communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Scheduling

MS Office

PMI/Agile knowledge

Verbal/written communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business management or related discipline

Tools

PM scheduling tools

Job description

Modern Woodmen of America is seeking a dynamic Project Manager to lead initiatives from approval to successful implementation. You will plan, execute, and finalize projects while ensuring deadlines and budgets are met, balancing scope, time, and resources to deliver business value.

This role emphasizes establishing and refining project management practices and fostering a culture of excellence. Based in the Rock Island office with a hybrid work model, the position offers comprehensive benefits,