Implementation Project Manager

• Lead end-to-end project lifecycle activities, including planning, requirements, execution, testing, deployment, and postlaunch stabilization.
• Develop detailed project plans, timelines, resource plans, and communication strategies.
• Manage day-to-day project activities, ensuring tasks stay on track and obstacles are removed.
• Monitor project KPIs and drive accountability across cross functional teams.
• Ensure delivery of high quality work products that meet business expectations.

Stakeholder Engagement & Communication:

• Facilitate effective communication across project teams, leadership, and external partners.
• Build strong relationships across functional groups to support project success.
• Document and present project updates, status reports, and executive summaries.

Agile & Methodology Leadership:

• Partner with product, engineering, and business teams operating within agile methodologies.
• Facilitate sprint planning, standups, retrospectives, and backlog prioritization where applicable.
• Ensure adherence to PMO standards, governance frameworks, and change management processes.

Risk, Issue & Scope Management:

• Identify project risks, dependencies, and issues early; develop mitigation and resolution strategies.
• Manage scope changes through structured change control processes.
• Maintain project health through thoughtful prioritization and proactive management.

Strategic Project Support:

• Lead project discovery sessions and requirement gathering workshops.
• Assess business needs and translate them into project goals and actionable plans.
• Support strategic initiatives and ongoing operational improvements across the organization.
• Bring forward recommendations based on industry knowledge, best practices, and technology capabilities.

Qualifications:

Required:

• 7+ years of experience managing medium-to-large scale business or technology projects.
• Demonstrated success leading cross functional teams and delivering complex projects.
• Strong understanding of project management frameworks (Waterfall, Agile, Hybrid).
• Excellent communication, presentation, and relationship building skills.
• Proven ability to drive alignment, resolve conflict, and facilitate decision making.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities.
• High attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Experience with Workday, MS teams, and in project management tools (e.g., MS Project, Jira, Smartsheet, Asana).
• Bachelor's degree required.
• Experience managing technology, HR, finance, or systems-based projects.
• Prior experience working with distributed teams across time zones.