Project Manager

Harvey Nash; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

Harvey Nash USA has partnered to place an experienced Project Manager to support cross-functional programs, operational initiatives, and business readiness activities. The role emphasizes strong coordination, organization, communication, and stakeholder management across multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

The team coordinates programs and initiatives from planning through completion, ensuring alignment of plans, people, timelines, and deliverables.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in project coordination, program coordination, project management, PMO, operations, or a related field.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, timelines, and deliverables concurrently.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams and working with multiple stakeholders.
• Strong problem-solving and follow-through skills.

Responsibilities

• Support project planning and execution from initiation through completion.
• Maintain project plans, timelines, milestones, deliverables, dependencies, and action items.
• Coordinate cross-functional meetings, working sessions, and project activities.
• Prepare agendas, meeting materials, status updates, and follow-up communications.
• Track project progress and proactively identify risks, issues, dependencies, and potential blockers.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to gather information and ensure timely completion of deliverables.
• Maintain accurate project documentation and ensure key information is organized and readily accessible.
• Support project status reporting and communicate updates to stakeholders and leadership.
• Follow up with stakeholders on outstanding actions, decisions, and deliverables.
• Help structure ambiguous or complex information into clear plans and actionable next steps.
• Coordinate multiple projects and priorities while maintaining strong attention to detail.
• Support continuous improvement of project coordination processes and practices.
• Build strong working relationships with cross-functional partners and stakeholders.
• Proactively elevate risks or issues when additional support or decisions are required.

Skills

Project coordination

Stakeholder management

Communication

Organizational skills

Time management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business or related field

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Jira

Smartsheet

Asana

Job description

Harvey Nash USA has been engaged to find an experienced Project Manager to support cross-functional programs, operational initiatives, and business readiness activities. This role is ideal for professionals with strong project coordination, organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills who are comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate will be highly organized, detail-oriented, proactive, and capable of driving initiatives forward while partnering effectively with teams across the organization.

Role Summary

The team is responsible for coordinating programs, initiatives, and operational activities that support business priorities and organizational readiness. The Project Coordinator/Manager will help connect plans, people, timelines, and deliverables across multiple teams to ensure initiatives remain aligned and progress smoothly from planning through completion.

Description

The Project Coordinator will be responsible for supporting the planning, coordination, and execution of cross-functional projects and initiatives. This role will work closely with project managers, business partners, operational teams, and leadership to maintain project plans, track milestones and deliverables, coordinate meetings, manage dependencies, and communicate project status.

The successful candidate will bring strong organizational and communication skills, demonstrate excellent attention to detail, and have the ability to structure information, identify risks or blockers, and follow through on action items. The individual should be comfortable operating in a dynamic environment and managing multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.

• Support project planning and execution from initiation through completion
• Maintain project plans, timelines, milestones, deliverables, dependencies, and action items
• Coordinate cross-functional meetings, working sessions, and project activities
• Prepare agendas, meeting materials, status updates, and follow-up communications
• Track project progress and proactively identify risks, issues, dependencies, and potential blockers
• Partner with cross-functional teams to gather information and ensure timely completion of deliverables
• Maintain accurate project documentation and ensure key information is organized and readily accessible
• Support project status reporting and communicate updates to stakeholders and leadership
• Follow up with stakeholders on outstanding actions, decisions, and deliverables
• Help structure ambiguous or complex information into clear plans and actionable next steps
• Coordinate multiple projects and priorities while maintaining strong attention to detail
• Support continuous improvement of project coordination processes and practices
• Build strong working relationships with cross-functional partners and stakeholders
• Proactively elevate risks or issues when additional support or decisions are required

Must-Have Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in project coordination, program coordination, project management, PMO, operations, or a related field
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, timelines, and deliverables concurrently
• Strong organizational and time-management skills with exceptional attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams and working with multiple stakeholders
• Strong problem-solving and follow-through skills
• Ability to track project milestones, dependencies, risks, and action items
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, results-driven environment
• Ability to effectively facilitate meetings, document decisions, and communicate next steps
• Proficiency with common project management and productivity tools such as Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Jira, Smartsheet, Asana, or similar platforms

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting large-scale or complex cross-functional programs
• Experience in PMO, business operations, readiness, strategy, or program management
• Experience working within a large, global, or highly matrixed organization
• Experience supporting operational readiness, go-to-market initiatives, or business transformation programs
• Experience preparing executive-level presentations, status reports, and project communications
• Strong ability to analyze information, identify trends, and translate data into actionable insights
• Experience managing projects with tight timelines and multiple dependencies
• Proactive, self-directed approach with the ability to operate independently
• Experience with project management methodologies and tools

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Operations, Project Management, Communications, or a related field preferred

Top Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate will have 2+ years of project or program coordination experience with a strong background in managing timelines, deliverables, meetings, documentation, and cross-functional stakeholders. They should be highly organized, proactive, and comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

A strong candidate will demonstrate the ability to coordinate projects end-to-end, identify risks and dependencies, maintain project plans, communicate effectively with stakeholders, and drive follow-through on action items. Experience in PMO, operations, readiness, strategy, or large-scale cross-functional programs will be highly valuable.

Compensation

A reasonable, good faith estimate of the minimum and maximum hourly wage for this position is $40–$43/Hour on W2.

About Harvey Nash

Harvey Nash is a national, full-service talent management firm specializing in technology and professional talent solutions. Our company was founded with a mission to serve as a trusted talent partner, connecting skilled professionals with leading organizations and helping businesses build high-performing teams.