Strategic Internal Projects Lead

WS Development; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

WS Development is seeking a results-driven Project Manager to lead internal, cross-functional initiatives that span process improvements, technology implementations, and large-scale programs. You will own project scope, timelines, budgets, staffing, and stakeholder expectations, reporting to senior leadership and coordinating across departments.

In this fast-paced role, you will champion AI tools to accelerate documentation, meetings, training, and status reporting, while ensuring adoption and

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 years of project management experience leading internal, cross-functional business initiatives such as process improvement, system or technology implementations, operational programs, or large-scale organizational projects.
• Bachelor's degree in business administration, project management, or a related field.
• Proficiency with project management tools (e.g., Monday.com, Wrike) and the Microsoft Office suite (Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Word).
• Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and communicate effectively with all levels of the organization, including senior leadership.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with a collaborative and customer-centric approach.
• Strong public speaking and presentation skills, with demonstrated comfort presenting to groups and leading trainings.
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate meetings with diverse stakeholder groups and align teams toward common goals.
• Fluency with, and enthusiasm for, AI tools. You actively use AI to work smarter and faster, and you're excited to champion its thoughtful adoption across the projects you lead.
• PMP or similar project management certification a plus but not required.
• Background in real estate and/or retail industries a plus but not required.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional projects independently—from initiation to completion, ensuring milestones are met on schedule and within scope while proactively managing stakeholder expectations.
• Define and manage project scope, timelines, budgets, and staffing to ensure successful delivery of milestones.
• Proactively identify and mitigate obstacles and risks, ensuring project continuity and quality.
• Drive execution across teams and stakeholders who don't report to you, creating structure, clarity, and accountability throughout the project.
• Develop business cases that demonstrate the value proposition for moving a project forward, and track and report project spend against budget.
• Develop and manage detailed project plans, timelines, deliverables, and resource requirements in collaboration with the project team.
• Create and maintain project documentation, including process workflows, communication plans, training materials, and status updates.
• Champion the use of AI to work more efficiently across the project lifecycle including accelerating documentation, meeting follow-ups, training materials, and status reporting; help raise the bar for how project teams and the broader organization adopt these tools.
• Facilitate productive project team meetings by preparing agendas, recording minutes, tracking action items, and following up to ensure project team accountability.
• Provide regular project updates to stakeholders, ensuring transparency and alignment throughout the project lifecycle.
• Monitor post-rollout activity and feedback, troubleshoot adoption gaps, and make the changes needed to ensure new processes and systems take hold for the long term.
• Adhere to and promote the team's established project management standards, templates, procedures, and best practices.

Skills

Project leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Public speaking

Stakeholder management

AI proficiency

Multi-tasking

Education

Bachelor's degree in business administration or related field

Tools

Monday.com

Wrike

Microsoft Office

Job description

WS Development is seeking a results-driven Project Manager to lead internal, cross-functional initiatives that span process improvements, technology implementations, and large-scale programs. You will own project scope, timelines, budgets, staffing, and stakeholder expectations, reporting to senior leadership and coordinating across departments.

In this fast-paced role, you will champion AI tools to accelerate documentation, meetings, training, and status reporting, while ensuring adoption and