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Original Job Post

Academic Partnerships · 2 days ago

Senior Project Manager

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

7+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Exhibits leadership and helps build high-performing teams.

Work with Project Sponsor and stakeholders to complete project charter, technical requirements, and business requirements to outline the project’s scope, goals, deliverables, required resources, budget, and timing

Facilitates stand-up and status meetings/ceremonies and monitors progress against commitments.

Leads project prioritization, capacity planning and risk identification/escalation.

Coaches team members and ensures understanding and adherence to processes with quality.

Facilitates the removal of impediments and roadblocks, addresses issues/blockages, and helps minimize disruptions for team members.

Seeks regular input from team members and implements changes to improve efficiency and increase productivity.

Reports the progress and highlights any risks/issues to leadership.

Facilitates large, cross-functional group meetings and planning sessions.

Manage project development from initiation to closure.

Complete work breakdown structure to estimate effort required for tasks.

Effectively manage project scope by ensuring any changes to scope are documented and approved with project change request process.

Track and report project milestones and provide status reports to sponsor(s).

Lead, coach, and motivate project team members on a proactive basis.

Determine how results will be measured and complete a post-project retrospective to determine how well results were achieved.

Develop tools and best practices to management and execution of projects.

Qualification

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Project managementCreative groupsAgentsProject management toolsPowerpointVisioProblem-solvingHard-workingFlexibleSelf-starterCollaborative communicationPMP CertificationHigher Education ExperienceAgency Experience

Required

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing or related field is required

7+ years project management experience; preferably in online degree program management

Proven ability to lead multiple projects and project teams simultaneously with a history of delivering on schedule and within budget

Proven ability to collaborate effectively on multiple large scale projects with staff at all levels

Flexible, self-starter who is willing to take initiative in a fast-paced and dynamic business culture

Strong organizational skills

Proven track record of strong presentation and communication skills

Ability to communicate with a cross functional team that is geographically dispersed and of different professional backgrounds (i.e. Technology teams, Creative groups, Agents, etc.)

Advanced knowledge of Project Management tools and PowerPoint required, Visio preferred