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Whole Foods Market · 2 days ago

Senior Project Manager

Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

4+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Charters the development, implementation and continuous improvement of PMO policies, procedures, practices, tools, and training leading to a highly effective and streamlined project management office.

Plans, estimates, organizes and leads implementation of enterprise level, cross-functional projects in coordination with eCommerce Team Members and Leadership.

Uses business needs and past project experience to create full- scale project plans and documentation, encompassing: Project charters, project plan, responsibility assignment matrix, risk assessment, tracking and mitigation planning, program status and health reporting, change management and long-term support plans, project retrospective reporting.

Builds, develops and grows business relationships with stakeholders, leadership and expanded teams vital to program success.

Demonstrates advanced planning and stakeholder engagement skills to set and manage realistic program timelines.

Proactively identifies potential risks, barriers or roadblocks to programs, recommends mitigation scenarios and contingency plans, and manages change in a creative and logical manner across the organization.

Evaluates and recommends continuous improvements to tools, mechanisms, teams and training to optimize ways-of-working.

Supports department goals, identifies synergies, and suggests process and communication improvements to help our cross-functional team work more efficiently.

Qualification

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Project managementDocumentationTeam needs understandingStakeholder managementEnd-to-end project managementScope definitionRACI establishmentTools managementSmartsheetWorkfrontConfluenceJIRAPMP certificationCSM certificationWhole Foods Market knowledgeCore Values understandingLeadership Principles understandingCulture appreciationProblem-solvingActive listener leadershipProactive relationship builderEnthusiastic ambassador

Required

4-6+ years of project management experience.

Proven success building out an end-to-end Project Management Center of Excellence.

Ability to define project scope, goals, deliverables, establish RACI, and proactively create net new documentation as needed by the department.

Experience with management and tracking tools such as Smartsheet, Workfront, Confluence and JIRA; Certs for PMP or CSM a bonus.

Strong leadership presence, self-motivated and proactive relationship builder across diverse stakeholder groups that drives consensus and clarity.

Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail and a strong sense of urgency and follow-through.

Outstanding communication and problem-solving skills.

Active listener that understands Team needs and creates win-win solutions.

Enthusiastic ambassador of Whole Foods Market with an understanding of and appreciation for our Core Values, Leadership Principles and Culture.

Company

Whole Foods Market

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Whole Foods Market is a supermarket chain owned by Amazon that exclusively sells natural and organic products. It is a sub-organization of Amazon.

Founded in 1978

Austin, Texas, USA

10,001+ employees

http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com

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