Project Manager - Bozeman

Make Choteau Home; Bozeman (MT); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Make Choteau Home is looking for a Program Manager responsible for overseeing multiple projects at Zoot Enterprises, Inc. This role includes managing stakeholder relationships, ensuring program alignment with strategic objectives, and optimizing performance in a fast-paced environment.

Candidates should have a Bachelor's Degree in a related field and 4+ years of relevant experience in project management methodologies. The position demands communication skills, flexibility, and the ability to manage changing priorities.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of work-related experience using formal project management methodologies and tools.
• Effective communication skills to manage relationships with stakeholders.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, changing environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage relationships with stakeholders, keeping them informed of progress.
• Establish project performance metrics to support project health checks.
• Facilitate and implement Lessons Learned to enhance processes.

Skills

Project management methodology

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Data reporting

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

PMP Certification

Job description

Job Description

The Program Manager position at Zoot Enterprises, Inc. provides oversight and guidance to multiple programs, ensuring coordinated prioritization, planning, and execution of assigned projects in line with Zoot processes and strategic objectives. Program Managers may execute one or more projects while providing oversight for the program. The Program Manager position is fast paced and ever changing, requiring flexibility, self‑initiative, and regular management of changing priorities.

For over 30 years, Zoot Enterprises has been a global provider of advanced origination, acquisition, and decision management solutions. Our customer‑centric tools and services enable Zoot's clients to add value and differentiation, while providing nimble, scalable solutions for specific business objectives. Zoot provides a cloud based, secure processing environment. We offer tailored data‑driven decisioning technology solutions that empower our clients to streamline processes, increase flexibility and efficiency, accelerate growth, while accessing hundreds of cutting‑edge data sources to help reduce risk.

Essential Job Functions

• Manage relationships with stakeholders, keeping them informed of progress and issues while effectively managing expectations.
• Stay apprised of strategic and operational goals of the client or business unit.
• Provide data and reporting to aid in aligning resources to projected pipeline.
• Manage risk, opportunity and interdependence across assigned projects.
• Establish project performance metrics that support project health checks to ensure delivery in line with established milestones.
• Actively engage to assist in returning troubled projects to a healthy state.
• Facilitate and implement Lessons Learned to validate and enhance current processes, templates, procedures and documentation.
• Create an environment that enables peak performance of team members.
• Actively manage software release cycles with the team and stakeholders.
• Achieve a consistent approach to project delivery, following agreed standards and best practices.
• Know and comply with Zoot’s Policies and Procedures, Code of Business Conduct, and Employee Agreement.
• Promote service‑focused culture with emphasis on delivering high‑quality products and services to internal and external clients.

Education, Training, and Experience Requirements

• High School Diploma
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Management of Information Systems, Business, Finance, or related field required.
• PMP Certification preferred.
• 4+ years of work‑related experience using formal project management methodology, techniques, and tools. Or, an equal combination of education and experience.

Physical Requirements

All positions at Zoot require the ability to move about inside an office environment which includes the operation of computers and other office productivity machinery and frequently communicates with other employees, clients, vendors, and visitors. This position specifically requires long periods of sitting at a computer workstation.

Working Conditions | Work Hours | Location

This position will take place primarily in an office setting. To optimize team performance, the workspace for this position is typically a cubicle setting in an open space environment. It is expected that exempt employees, and specifically this position, regularly and consistently report to work on‑site, at Zoot headquarters, during normal business hours. Occasional nighttime and weekend work is required within the position. This position may occasionally require travel. The Project Manager position is fast paced and ever changing, requiring flexibility, self‑initiative, and regular management of changing priorities.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job which may include helping others in the same or different departments, may be assigned by supervision. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.