Project Manager

Contract | Biz Tek People, Inc. | APA International Placement Consultants | United States

Posted On 08/29/2026

Job Opening

Language Skills English

Location Portland, OR

Technology

City Portland

State/Province Oregon

97268

Job Description

• Develop project plans, budgets, scope, timelines, outcomes, and deliverables using company's PMO tools and templates as appropriate;
  Define resource requirements and negotiate availability with resource managers;
  Ability to manage timelines, budgets, and resource allocation across multiple concurrent campaigns
• Develops, matures, and ensures adherence to the PM methodology tailored to company operating environment.
• Establish, maintain, and update project risk log. Resolve project issues and elevate as appropriate; spotting bottlenecks before they impact a deadline
• Comfortable working through ambiguity and guiding projects with a clear understanding of the underlying business challenges, constraints, and trade-offs
• Able to translate business requirements into actionable, achievable project objectives, and help sharpen stated goals
• Able to develop a roadmap understanding the key dependencies to be successful
• Strong negotiation and prioritization skills to navigate cross functional teams.
• Monitors and reports on project performance and quality across the portfolio; provides input into delivery metrics and project health indicators. Supports portfolio-wide quality audits and process adherence reviews.
• Drives continuous improvement efforts to increase consistency and effectiveness of project delivery, including risk mitigation, stakeholder engagement, and outcome realization.
• Demonstrates appropriate leadership, collaboration, and decision-making behaviors; maintains technical knowledge and professional growth.
• Conduct analyses to estimate and track project costs and budgets
• Manage project change control and follow existing policies
• Ensure project-related documentation is accurate and complete

• Bachelor's degree in business, technology or related field preferred
• 5+ years of project management experience
• Demonstrated success applying project management concepts and techniques across multiple, simultaneous projects
• Strong communication and presentation skills across all levels of the organization
• Demonstrated analytical skills, including problem solving and critical thinking, with attention to detail
• Ability to facilitate meetings and manage difficult conversations with tact and diplomacy
• Ability to gain and maintain credibility at all levels of the organization
• Understanding of business process improvement and change management desired
• PMI or equivalent certification preferred

Marketing-Specific Knowledge

• Understanding of the full campaign lifecycle (brief → creative → production → launch → measurement)
• Familiarity with development and management of cross-channel direct marketing campaigns including targeting, business rules, and test and learn iterations.
• Familiarity with channels they'll be coordinating (digital, social, email, events, PR) — doesn't need to be an expert executor, but needs to speak the language