Remote Project Manager — Lead Cross-Functional Initiatives

The Helmsman Group LLC

Iowa (LA)

Remote

USD 90,000 - 130,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

The Helmsman Group LLC is seeking a Project Manager to lead projects from initiation through completion, ensuring objectives, scope, schedules, budgets, quality, and stakeholder expectations are met. The role coordinates cross-functional teams, allocates resources, and communicates clearly throughout the lifecycle.

You will define objectives, develop plans, monitor progress, manage risks, and report on performance using dashboards.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Project Management or related field.
4–7 years of project management experience.
Proven ability to manage projects from initiation to completion.
Strong knowledge of PM principles, methodologies, and best practices.
Experience with PM software such as MS Project, Smartsheet, Jira, Asana, Monday.com.
Excellent written and verbal communication.
Strong organizational and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

Lead projects from initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and control through successful completion.
Define project objectives, scope, deliverables, requirements, timelines, and success criteria.
Develop comprehensive project management plans, schedules, budgets, and resource plans.
Coordinate cross-functional project teams and assign responsibilities and deliverables.
Establish project milestones, deadlines, dependencies, and critical activities.
Monitor project progress against approved scope, schedule, budget, and quality requirements.
Manage project risks, issues, assumptions, dependencies, and constraints.
Develop risk mitigation and contingency plans and monitor their effectiveness.
Manage project scope and evaluate change requests and their potential impact on cost, schedule, and resources.
Coordinate project meetings and ensure action items are assigned, tracked, and completed.
Communicate project status, risks, issues, and milestones to stakeholders and senior management.
Prepare project status reports, dashboards, presentations, and performance metrics.
Manage project budgets, expenses, forecasts, and resource utilization.
Coordinate vendors, contractors, consultants, and external partners when applicable.
Ensure project deliverables meet defined quality standards and business requirements.
Maintain project documentation, including plans, schedules, requirements, decisions, risks, issues, and approvals.
Facilitate communication and collaboration between technical, operational, financial, and business teams.
Resolve conflicts and remove obstacles that may affect project performance.
Monitor project performance using appropriate KPIs and project management methodologies.
Ensure projects comply with organizational policies, procedures, governance standards, and applicable regulations.
Conduct project reviews, lessons-learned sessions, and project closeout activities.
Identify opportunities to improve project management processes and organizational efficiency.
Provide leadership, guidance, and support to project team members.