Road Scholar · 18 hours ago
Manager, IT Project Management
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$103K/yr - $124K/yr
5+ years expRoad Scholar is the nonprofit world leader in educational travel for older adults. The Manager, IT Project Management is responsible for planning, directing, and coordinating project phases and activities for implementation and support of assigned projects, ensuring on-time and on-budget completion.
Adventure TravelEducationTourism
Responsibilities
Manage projects from concept creation through implementation
Facilitates the definition of project scope, goals, milestones, deliverables, detailed tasks and resource requirements
Manages user expectations, and works collaboratively across the enterprise
Lead project team members to accomplish project objectives, including cross-functional groups and vendors (as appropriate)
Create and maintain project schedules and project budget
Track and control progress to achieve completion of projects within time and budget projections
Ensure decisions and outcomes are documented appropriately
Communicate project status including risks to all project stakeholders
Serves as the primary contact with user groups and IT systems management
Assemble and coordinate resources, schedules, task assignments, project plans
Monitor resource utilization and forecasts resource needs
Drive resolution of major issues and manage project interdependencies and handoffs
Leverage problem solving and influencing skills to ensure project plans deliver on intent
Build relationships and collaborate with key stakeholders to ensure delivery of commitments
Work closely with other members of the Project Management Office, providing input on methods and recommending changes in project management processes, standards and strategies
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Management, or related field preferred
Proven track record of 5+ years of experience in project management, and related experience providing project support
Experience with business process reengineering projects
Comfortable with large-scale software implementations that require the rollout of new processes to a large set of business users
Excellent organizational skills with ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, professional environment
Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines, manage time, and complete tasks; ability to get things done independently and collaboratively; ability to stay levelheaded and composed during busy periods
Excellent oral and written communication skills with proven ability to build positive work relationships within all levels of the organization
Demonstrated professional judgment and sound decision-making skills
Exposure to, and understanding of, a wide variety of information technology systems and services; ability to learn new software quickly required
Quality driven; highly motivated; attention to detail and accuracy
Advanced skills in Microsoft MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Visio) required
Experience with Project Management Software; effectively use all technology system tools (Microsoft® Office suite, Salesforce, Siebel, Spekit and Zoom), statistical research, and other resources to maximize efficiency and create an exceptional participant experience
Ability to prioritize workload in order to meet deadlines in a timely manner
Consistently meet or exceed all quality and efficiency metrics of current role
Exceptional organizational and problem-solving skills, with the ability to retain, organize and access large amounts of information
Preferred
PMP certification a plus
Benefits
Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance (with a substantial employee subsidy!)
403(b) Retirement Plan with a company match of 5% after 1 year of employment!
Up to 20 days of PTO annually, accrued every payroll cycle
Enjoy a paid week off, in addition to your PTO, at the end of December to enjoy the holiday season!
A generous employee discounts on our programs
Access to obtain a Care.com membership
As a Road Scholar employee, you can opt-in to receive an IATA membership
We take professional development seriously which is why we provide LinkedIn Learning access to all employees amongst other professional development opportunities
That’s right, we’re fully remote!
Company
Road Scholar
Road Scholar provides tourism, education, learning, retirement, adventure services.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Bryana Tribuna
Partnerships Manager
Maeve Hartney
Chief Program Officer
Recent News
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