Project Operations Lead: Data, Planning & Staffing

Global Prairie; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP retirement plan

Health & Wellness stipends

401k matching

Healthcare coverage

Job summary

Global Prairie is seeking a dynamic Project Manager to bring order, visibility and momentum to internal project operations. You will maintain reliable project and pipeline data, strengthen reporting and resource planning, and coordinate contractor assignments across projects.

Collaborate with leaders across functions, translate business needs into streamlined processes, and ensure timely follow-through on meetings and decisions.

Qualifications

• Experience maintaining high-quality data and translating it into useful reports, forecasts or planning insights.
• Experience coordinating contractors, freelancers or other flexible resources across multiple projects.
• Experience using Kantata or a comparable project and resource management platform.
• Experience adapting operational practices to varied, consultative or rapidly changing work environments, rather than applying a single standardized agency resourcing model.

Responsibilities

• Manages and maintains project operations data to support accurate planning, reporting and decision-making.
• Administers pipeline information and maintains consistent data hygiene across relevant systems.
• Supports and maintains project reporting to ensure visibility into project performance, forecasting and resource planning.
• Coordinates resource-planning inputs and follows up with internal partners to resolve gaps or inconsistencies.
• Documents project management processes, workflows and decisions to create clear, accessible operating guidance.
• Tracks meeting decisions, action items, owners and deadlines, and follows through to support timely completion.
• Provides project management support for new business pursuits, including timelines, estimates, meeting scheduling and coordination.
• Coordinates the deployment of contractors and flexible resources across projects based on approved needs and availability.

Skills

Operational judgment

Data accuracy

Resource planning

Contractor management

Communication

Tools

Kantata

Job description

Global Prairie is seeking a dynamic Project Manager to bring order, visibility and momentum to internal project operations. You will maintain reliable project and pipeline data, strengthen reporting and resource planning, and coordinate contractor assignments across projects.

Collaborate with leaders across functions, translate business needs into streamlined processes, and ensure timely follow-through on meetings and decisions.