[Remote] Project Manager
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. iBase-t is a company focused on delivering complex customer-facing projects. The Senior Project Manager is responsible for managing the project lifecycle, ensuring alignment with customer goals, and contributing to organizational growth by mentoring other project managers and forecasting project-related revenue.
Responsibilities
- Own and execute the end-to-end project lifecycle, from initiation through closure
- Engage and manage executive level relationships as a member of the Executive Steering Committee for any programs/projects that you lead
- Lead high to critical complexity projects, managing budgets, scope, and stakeholder expectations
- Establish and enforce PMO project governance structures, roles, responsibilities, and decision-making processes
- Build collaborative relationship that increases customer's recognition of the value iBase-t brings to their business, customers, leading to additional engagements
- Forecast project-related resources utilization, revenues and contribute to financial planning
- Oversee all activities throughout the project lifecycle to achieve customer value
- Coordinate with the Resource Managers, up and down stream, to properly staff projects
- Focal point for internal and external customers; provide frequent project health updates
- Facilitate the escalation and gate review processes for all project related issues
- Work with customers to define and prioritize the product backlog for maximum value
- Confirm Projects’ Key Performance Indicators and Metrics are established and baselined
- Confirm completion of project documentation, while managing multiple projects concurrently
- Coordinate staffing with Resource Managers and ensure project teams are aligned and efficient
- Facilitate resolution of escalations and project risks, issues, performance, and baselines project Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Metrics
- Ensure all documentation complies with SIM and PMO procedures
- Build and sustain collaborative client relationships that promote repeat engagements
- Identify and documents lessons learned and apply continuous improvement practices
- Mentor mid-level and junior Project Managers, as required
Skills
- Strong Leader/Leadership w/Business Competencies
- Hit the Ground Running
- Passion for working with customers in a fast-paced environment
- Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills to understand options for issue resolution
- Strong communication, facilitation, and presentation skills
- Effective leadership and influencing skills to guide stakeholders and build consensus to shared goals
- Growth mindset with strong industry knowledge in complex manufacturing processes
- Desire to keep up with the latest trends
- Strong understanding of PMO governance, Agile, and working knowledge of software development lifecycle
- Self-starter with strong time management skills and ability to work independent, remotely or at customer sites
- PMP / CSM certified preferable
- Travel 30-40% of work time
- Superb understanding of processes (i.e., Bus, PMO, etc.)
- Problem Solver & Critical Thinker; coachable & scales across organizations
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and large-scale project efforts
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Proven leadership and strategic thinking abilities
- Advanced communication and presentation skills (verbal, written, and visual)
- Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving capabilities
- Leadership qualities with the ability to influence and drive consensus
- Self-starter with strong time and task management skills
- Business acumen and understanding of PMO/business processes
- Strong coaching and mentoring mindset
- Ownership mentality and proactive approach
- Practitioner-level knowledge of SDLC, Agile methodologies
- High emotional intelligence and interpersonal awareness
- Demonstrated ability to mentor and coach other PMs
- Growth mindset with strong industry knowledge in complex manufacturing processes
- Desire to keep up with the latest technology and project management trends
- Self-starter with excellent time management skills and the ability to work remotely or at customer sites
- Extensive knowledge of software development lifecycle
- Bachelor's degree or higher in computer science, project management, IT, industrial/systems engineering
- 7 – 10 years industry experience
- PMP Certification required
- Data Analytics, AI/ML and Modeling desired
- PgMP desired
- CSM Certification desired
- Preferred: 3+ years' experience with Aerospace & Defense clients
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