Project Manager

Sun Communities & Sun Outdoors; Southfield (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical & prescription

Dental & vision plans

On-site fitness center

401(k) with company match

Paid time off & holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Employee assistance program

Parental leave

Job summary

Sun Communities & Sun Outdoors is seeking a Project Manager for the Innovation & Technology Team in the Metro Detroit area. You will plan, coordinate, and facilitate projects across various sizes and stages, creating schedules, tracking risks, and reporting to management.

You will leverage AI tools for meeting prep, maintain documentation, and drive process improvements. The role requires a Bachelor’s in IT/PM, 3 years of PM experience, strong leadership and communication skills, and a valid

Qualifications

• 3 years of project management experience.
• Bachelor's degree in IT, PM or related field required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• PM certification (PMP) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Creates and maintains project documentation and status updates.
• Develops budgets, plans, and timelines.
• Communicates with sponsors, stakeholders and teams throughout the lifecycle.
• Fosters collaboration between technical and non-technical audiences.
• Manages risks, issues, and change requests.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Negotiation

Multi-project management

MS Office proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or related field

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Overview

The Project Manager on the Innovation & Technology Team is responsible for the execution and improvement of Sun's agile and lean project management process. The Project Manager plans, coordinates, and facilitates activities for the successful execution of projects in a range of sizes and in various stages of the technology development process. They create and maintain project schedules and foster communication between technical and non-technical audiences. Additionally, the Project Manager tracks all details of assigned projects, executes mitigation plans when risk arises, and reports the status to management.

Overview

The Project Manager on the Innovation & Technology Team is responsible for the execution and improvement of Sun's agile and lean project management process. The Project Manager plans, coordinates, and facilitates activities for the successful execution of projects in a range of sizes and in various stages of the technology development process. They create and maintain project schedules and foster communication between technical and non-technical audiences. Additionally, the Project Manager tracks all details of assigned projects, executes mitigation plans when risk arises, and reports the status to management.

Job Duties

• Creates, maintains, and delivers project documentation in accordance with project management guidelines, including regular status updates to leadership. (Essential)
• Creates project budgets, plans, and timelines. (Essential)
• Develops appropriate communications for team members, management, sponsors, and stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle. (Essential)
• Ensures assigned projects are implemented within scope, according to the project budget, and within the project timeline. (Essential)
• Coordinates project tasks and facilitates collaboration and communication between stakeholders. (Essential)
• Utilize AI productivity tools to accelerate meeting preparation and documentation generation, including strong prompt-writing skills to generate accurate, high-quality outputs. (Essential)
• Coordinates leadership review sessions to lead decision process.
• Prepares and maintains meeting minutes for all project meetings; tracks and follows-up on all open items.
• Facilitates all major deliverable approvals during the project lifecycle.
• Submits process improvement recommendations and partners with stakeholders to manage business change.
• Conducts project retrospective meetings to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements.
• Other duties and special projects assigned.
• Facilitates sponsor governance sessions to review project change requests.
• Tracks project risks and issues; facilitates impact analysis efforts and coordinates mitigation activities.
• Facilitates requirements reviews and prioritization sessions to finalize project scope.
• Collaborates with business and information technology teams to ensure sufficient documentation is gathered for the development team to successfully code and deploy solutions.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED (Required)
• Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Project Management or related field (Required)
• 3 years in of project management experience (Required)
• Extensive knowledge of project management tools and procedures
• Knowledge of technology methodologies, processes, technical relationships, data security, and compliance standards (i.e. Sarbanes-Oxley)
• Demonstrated leadership abilities
• Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently
• Strong negotiation, presentation, and reporting skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Highly organized and detail-oriented
• Advanced computer proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite
• Must have a valid driver's license
• Preferred Certifications/Licensures:(Certified Project Management Professional (PMP))

Benefits

At Sun Communities, you will be part of an industry-leading organization where you will be challenged, inspired, rewarded and transformed. We place a high priority on our team members, and this is a big part of what sets us apart. We will ask you to give us your very best every day, and will challenge you with interesting work, stretch assignments, a collaborative and supportive work environment and plenty of learning and growth. In exchange, we will reward you with great pay, advancement opportunities, paid time off, great benefits, and flexibility.

• Comprehensive Medical and Prescription coverage with 4 plan options so you can choose the plan that best meets the needs of you and your family
• Comprehensive Dental and Vision Plans
• On-Site Fitness Center
• Voluntary Health and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts
• Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance and Dependent Life
• Short and Long-Term Disability Coverage
• 401(k) Plan with Sun matching contribution
• Employee Assistance Program
• Identity Theft Insurance
• Legal Assistance Plan
• Pet Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement program providing financial support to team members who further their formal education
• Vacation RV Site Discounts for team members when visiting Sun resorts across the nation
• Team Member Perks & Discounts program with hundreds of discounts on things like travel, merchandise, mobile phone service, and more
• Up to six weeks of paid parental leave for the birth of a child, adoption, or placement of a child
• Paid Time Off including ten holidays, vacation, personal, sick time, bereavement and pay for jury duty

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