Project Manager - Remote

Workoo Technologies; Atlanta (GA); Remote; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee benefits

Work/life balance initiatives

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Atlanta seeks an experienced Project Manager to drive strategic revenue initiatives for the Payment Optimization team. The ideal candidate will have 8-10 years of project management experience, solid communication skills, and knowledge of the payments industry. Responsibilities include program management, gathering and reporting information to leadership, and executing projects efficiently. The company offers comprehensive employee benefits aimed at promoting work/life balance.

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of experience in project management activities.
• 4+ years in business and IT program/project management is preferred.
• 2+ years of experience in the Payments industry is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Drive and manage strategic revenue initiatives.
• Organize information from various departments and report to leadership.
• Navigate the organization to achieve project results.
• Must be effective navigating the organization to produce desired results, operate with a sense of urgency, and know when/how to bring forward project risks.
• Ability to manage time well.
• Ability to handle multiple projects and align meetings with key stakeholders.

Skills

Project management

Time management

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Organizational skills

Analytical

Multi-tasking

Creativity

Team collaboration

Self-starter

Attention to detail

Non-technical communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Project

Job description

Position Highlights

The Project Manager position plays a vital role in the ongoing success of the Payment Optimization team with responsibility for driving moderately complex projects and/or components/phases of larger, more complex projects.

The Project Manager will implement and manage key programs designed to grow the Payment Optimization suite of services, including but not limited to Interchange Optimization and Surcharge. The successful candidate will execute strategic initiatives that will accelerate speed to revenue across primary sales channels. Duties include program management, project management and general day-to-day management of strategic initiative designed to grow our business. The right candidate will contribute to the long-term success of Payment Optimization and the company.

• Execute defined strategic revenue initiatives often within accelerated timeline. Drive initiatives with a hands on approach while executing, managing, and reporting results.
• Understand revenue drivers across primary channels, use program management and risk management approach to ensure revenue attainment.
• Organize and gathers information from various departments and meetings and reports that information, along with recommendations, to leadership members.
• Must be effective navigating the organization to produce desired results, operate with a sense of urgency, and know when/how to bring forward project risks.
• Ability to manage time well.
• Ability to handle multiple projects and align meetings with key stakeholders.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience
• Eight to ten years of experience in project management activities

Preferred Skills and Experience

• 4+ years of experience in business and IT program and project management
• 2+ years of experience in the Payments industry
• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Solid planning, organizational, analytical, and multi-tasking skills
• Creativity ability to think outside of the box
• Eagerness to work intensively in joint teams to accomplish project objective
• Self-starter attitude ability to self-serv, investigate and get the information needed for the project at hand
• Proficient in Microsoft Office tools
• Proficient in Microsoft Project
• Proven problem-solving skills from problem assessment to solution selection
• Ability to represent technical delivery tasks to non-technical and/or business resources
• Performs duties under limited supervision, applying a broad knowledge of principles, practices, and assignments
• Superior attention to detail and process/project management skills
• Ability to develop a strong understanding of delivery capabilities associated with projects that are supported

If theres anything we can do to accommodate a disability during any portion of the application or hiring process, please refer to our disability accommodations for applicants.

Benefits

Take care of yourself and your family with our employee benefits. We know that healthy employees are happy employees, and we believe that work/life balance should be easy to achieve. That's why we share the cost of benefits and offer a variety of programs, resources and support you need to bring your full self to work and stay present and committed to the people who matter most - your family.