Topstep ยท 4 hours ago
Senior Project Manager
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
4+ years exp
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Responsibilities
Lead the initial project scoping, budgeting, and scheduling activities.
Develop comprehensive project plans, outlining key milestones, deliverables, and resource requirements.
Conduct risk assessments and develop risk management plans to mitigate project uncertainties.
Serve as the primary point of contact for stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.
Conduct regular meetings with stakeholders to discuss project progress, address concerns, and ensure alignment with expectations.
Cultivate strong relationships to foster trust and satisfaction.
Oversee the execution of project plans, ensuring adherence to schedule, budget, and quality standards.
Monitor project progress closely, identifying and addressing any deviations or risks promptly.
Implement effective project tracking and reporting mechanisms to keep stakeholders informed of progress and performance.
Manage project scope effectively, assessing change requests and evaluating their impact on schedule, budget, and resource requirements.
Facilitate change control processes, documenting approved changes and communicating them to relevant stakeholders.
Minimize scope creep and scope-related risks through proactive management and stakeholder engagement.
Facilitate kickoff meetings, post-project reviews and lessons learned sessions to identify successes, challenges, and areas for improvement.
Implement recommendations and best practices from lessons learned to enhance project management processes and outcomes.
Champion a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and knowledge sharing within the project team and across the organization.
Manage and oversee the Associate Project Manager and Project Manager.
Report up project statuses to the Director of Product Management.
Onboard and offboard new team members.
Perform weekly check ins and lead career development for direct reports.
Qualification
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Required
4-5 years experience in a project management role
PMP Certification
Experience in successful communication across an organization
Proven ability to manage up
Demonstrated experience presenting to senior management and execs
Can anticipate blockers and things that will go wrong; have a plan ready; experience unblocking quickly
Resource planning and risk mitigation experience
Process-oriented, but okay with controlled chaos
Excellent writing skills, attention to detail, and time management skills
Interpersonal Skills - Focuses on solving conflict, not blaming; Maintains confidentiality; Remains open to others' ideas and tries new things; Takes responsibility and ownership for mistakes.
Oral and Written Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; Listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions; Demonstrates group presentation skills; Participates in meetings.
Analytical - Synthesizes complex or diverse information; Collects and researches data; Able to parse large amounts of data and distinguish the pieces with a large impact; Uses intuition and experience to complement data.
Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully; Develops alternative solutions; Consistently and continuously identifies ways to validate answers; Works well in group problem solving situations; Uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.
Teamwork - Exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; Gives and welcomes feedback; Contributes to building a positive team spirit; Able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives; Gains buy-in from others.
Judgment - Exhibits sound and accurate judgment; Supports and explains reasoning for decisions; Includes appropriate people in decision-making process; Makes timely decisions.
Innovation - Meets challenges with resourcefulness; Generates suggestions for improving work; Develops innovative approaches and ideas; Participates and facilitates brainstorming activities; Presents ideas and information in a manner that gets others' attention.
Planning/Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities; Uses time efficiently; Plans for additional resources; Sets goals and objectives; Develops realistic action plans. Strives to increase productivity.
Professionalism - Approaches others in a tactful manner; Reacts well under pressure; Treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position; Accepts responsibility for own actions; Follows through on commitments.
Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Applies feedback to improve performance; Monitors own work to ensure quality.
Adaptability - Manages competing demands; Changes approach or method to best fit the situation; Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out written or oral instructions.
Ability to deal with problems involving concrete variables in standardized situations.
Ability to solve practical problems via a logical, analytic approach.
Knowledge of electronic equipment, intermediate PC skills, knowledge of internet software and proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including Outlook, Word and Excel.
Familiarity with Google Suite is a must.
Computer experience/operation is required.
Must have the ability to operate general office equipment.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and multi-task.
Strong time management and organizational skills.
Ability to work under dynamic schedule constraints and consistently meet deliverable timelines.
Preferred
Experience building and managing a team is a plus
Benefits
Competitive salary and bonus incentives
Medical, dental, vision, life, long-term and short-term disability insurance
Paid time off (starting at 15 days, increasing annually), plus paid holidays, paid sick days, and paid volunteer hours
401(k) plus match
Monthly internet stipend
Monthly grocery stipend
Generous paid family leave, plus a flexible ramp-up period upon return, and extra PTO days
Access to senior management and mentoring opportunities
Vacation bonus, when you take off 5 consecutive days to fully clock out
#TopstepTravel, a semi-regular raffle for luxury accommodations in a variety of cities
Professional development budget, provided for continuing education, training, and workshops
Work from (almost) anywhere policy, to respond to an ever-changing work climate
Employee Assistance Program, for when you need some professional support in your personal life
Company events and outings
Graceful Leave Policy
Pre-tax spending accounts, for your dependent and health care needs plus transportation
Company
Topstep
Topstep is a financial organization that enables resource traders to develop and learn in the trading industry.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Michael Patak
Founder and CEO
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