Project Manager (USA - Remote)

Braintrust; United States; Remote; USD 83,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

TheKey is seeking a Project Manager to oversee cross-functional projects aligned with business objectives.

You will manage scope, schedule, budget, risks, and stakeholders, coordinating with leaders, teams, and vendors to drive on-time delivery and value realization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, management or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 3–6 years of project management experience delivering cross-functional initiatives.
• Working knowledge of Waterfall, Agile or hybrid methodologies.
• Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute cross-functional projects from initiation to closure.
• Coordinate resources, manage scope, schedule, and budget.
• Engage stakeholders and provide regular status updates.
• Support governance, risk, change management and vendor coordination.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional coordination

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/management or related field

Tools

Jira

Monday

Job description

• Rate: $60 – $70/hr
• Hours: 40 hours / week
• Experience: 3 - 5 years

Role Description

We are seeking a Project Manager responsible for planning, executing, and closing cross-functional projects that support business objectives. This role manages scope, schedule, budget, risks, and stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery.

The Project Manager works with business leaders, functional teams, and vendors to coordinate resources, resolve issues, and maintain alignment with organizational priorities.

Responsibilities

Project Planning & Execution

• Gather executive sponsor expectations.
• Build schedules, milestones, dependencies, constraints, and assumptions.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, and milestones.
• Define project scope, deliverables, success criteria, and dependencies.

Technical Management

• Facilitate working sessions for gathering, documenting, validating, and updating requirements.
• Align QAT, UAT, and end-user testing plans to requirements.
• Ensure requirements and test plans are approved and communicated.
• Ensure defects are triaged and resolved.
• Support go-live planning, cutover, hypercare, and post-launch validation.
• Coordinate vendor evaluation, onboarding, task tracking, and communication.
• Support RFPs, vendor scoring, and deliverable monitoring.

Stakeholder & Communication Management

• Engage the right cross-functional stakeholders early.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for project stakeholders.
• Facilitate project meetings, status updates, and decision forums.
• Define governance, cadences, and communication channels.
• Prepare and deliver clear project communications, including status reports, dashboards, and executive summaries.
• Manage stakeholder expectations and elevate issues appropriately.
• Own the coordination and integration of change management activities.

Resource & Financial Management

• Coordinate internal and external resources to support project delivery.
• Track project budgets, forecasts, and actuals.

Governance & Process

• Maintain disciplined project documentation, including the project playbook.
• Manage change requests using established governance and approval processes.
• Identify risks and issues early, manage mitigation/action plans, maintain logs, and elevate when needed.
• Manage changes to requirements and scope through standard change control processes.
• Ensure adherence to project management standards, tools, and methodologies.
• Maintain project documentation and artifacts.
• Participate in post-project reviews and lessons learned.

Leadership Competencies

• Demonstrate resourcefulness by identifying obstacles and facilitating the removal of barriers for project teams.
• Approach problems with a proactive, solutions-focused mindset.
• Foster accountability for follow-through and performance within project workgroups.

Requirements

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, management, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 3–6 years of project management experience delivering cross-functional initiatives.
• Working knowledge of project management methodologies (Waterfall, Agile, or hybrid).
• Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience managing multiple workstreams and competing priorities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Project Management certification (PMP, CAPM, PRINCE2, or Agile certification).
• Experience working with senior leaders and cross-functional teams.
• Familiarity with project management tools (e.g., Monday, Jira).

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