Project Manager

Kavaliro; Des Moines (IA); Hybrid; USD 44,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

Kavaliro is assisting a client in Des Moines, IA to fill a Project Manager Associate/AVP role. This contract-to-hire opportunity supports external clients through the full lifecycle of project implementation and software development, including requirements analysis, baselining plans, and risk mitigation.

The role emphasizes managing statements of work, financial tracking, and on-time, on-budget delivery, with a pay rate of $32.00–$50.00 per hour.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in project and program management.
• Proficiency with MS Office products (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Project, SharePoint and Visio).
• Experience with NetSuite or OpenAir is a plus.
• Financial services industry experience is a plus.
• Project Management Certification a plus (PMP, CSM, CAPM, SAFe, etc.).
• Six Sigma or Lean process improvement experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Deliver exceptional customer service to clients and internal teams.
• Manage project deliverables to plan, ensuring they are on schedule, within budget, and meet client satisfaction.
• Maintain project financials at or below budget based on client-approved assessments.
• Deliver project timelines on time or ahead of schedule according to plan.
• Manage resources effectively through timely, accurate bookings and coordination of work product delivery.
• Assess, communicate, and manage changes to project scope for client approval.
• Track and achieve productivity, utilization, and margin metrics within established company guidelines.
• Maintain accurate records of resourcing, task management, bookings, time tracking, budgets, timelines, dependencies, and other project details in the project management system.
• Meet established KPIs in alignment with project management requirements.

Skills

5+ years project management

MS Office proficiency

Tools

MS Office Suite

NetSuite

OpenAir

Job description

Our client is seeking a Project Manager for an exciting contract to hire opportunity. The Project Manager (PM) Associate / Assistant Vice President will support external clients throughout the project implementation and software development lifecycle. This role is responsible for managing client statements of work, facilitating requirements analysis and design, baselining project plans, keeping the client informed of project progress, tracking and communicating financial status, ensuring timeline schedule, managing change, mitigating risk, and working with the client to facilitate on time, on budget project deliveries.

Pay: $32.00 - $50.00/ hr

Responsibilities

• Deliver exceptional customer service to clients and internal teams.
• Manage project deliverables to plan, ensuring they are on schedule, within budget, and meet client satisfaction.
• Maintain project financials at or below budget based on client-approved assessments.
• Deliver project timelines on time or ahead of schedule according to plan.
• Manage resources effectively through timely, accurate bookings and coordination of work product delivery.
• Assess, communicate, and manage changes to project scope for client approval.
• Track and achieve productivity, utilization, and margin metrics within established company guidelines.
• Maintain accurate records of resourcing, task management, bookings, time tracking, budgets, timelines, dependencies, and other project details in the project management system.
• Meet established KPIs in alignment with project management requirements.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in project and program management
• Strong knowledge of MS Office Products: (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Project, SharePoint and Visio)
• Experience with NetSuite or OpenAir is a plus
• Financial services industry experience is a plus
• Project Management Certification a plus (PMP, CSM, CAPM, SAFe, etc.)
• Six Sigma or Lean process improvement experience is a plus

Kavaliro provides Equal Employment Opportunities to all employees and applicants. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Kavaliro is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. In keeping with our commitment, Kavaliro will take the steps to assure that people with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations.