Project Manager I

Modern Woodmen of America is seeking a dynamic Project Manager to lead projects from approval to successful implementation. You will be at the helm, meticulously planning, executing, and finalizing projects while ensuring strict adherence to deadlines and budgets. Your ability to balance resources, scope, and time will be key in delivering substantial business value. You will have the exciting opportunity to establish, implement, and enhance project management best practices, fostering a culture of excellence and innovation within the organization.

Modern Woodmen of America is one of the nation’s largest fraternal benefit societies, with over $18 billion assets. Fraternals are unique membership organizations that pair the “member-owned” characteristic of a mutual insurance company with the “social mission” characteristic of a service organization. They unite individuals with common bonds, provide a variety of life insurance and investment products, and form one of the nation’s most effective volunteer networks.

• Communicate clearly and collaborate with cross-functional project team member and stakeholders at all stages of the project using various communication methods and mediums to ensure project and business goals are met.
• Conduct project meetings in all phases of the project lifecycle.
• Prepare and maintain project documentation such as status reports, meeting notes, and risk logs.
• Define project scope, deliverables, and success criteria in collaboration with management and stakeholders.
• Assist in estimating required resources; develop a plan and schedule project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools.
• Delegate tasks and responsibilities to appropriate personnel.
• Identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the project team.
• Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify risks, and devise contingency plans.
• Coach, mentor, and motivate project team members and contractors, and influence them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work.
• Discuss project status, barriers and constraints with supervisor as needed.
• Facilitate the agile process and ensure that agile teams practice the core agile principles, support sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives in Agile environments.
• Assist in the development of best practices, techniques and tools for project planning, project management, ongoing milestone/deliverable tracking, and communication.
• Update job knowledge by tracking and understanding emerging information technology and project management practices and standards; participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
• Research and confer as needed with third-party providers of educational materials and resources to ensure that they meet organization training goals and objectives.
• Create and communicate training plans and schedules in consultation with departmental decision makers.
• Present instructor-led training sessions.
• Perform other duties as directed by the department manager.

• Bachelor’s degree in business management or related discipline.
• 2+ years related experience.
• Familiarity with project management standards and methodologies including PMI, Agile, Scrum and Kanban.
• Working knowledge of software development lifecycle.
• Familiarity with project management scheduling tools.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Excellent Interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Working towards LOMA Fellowship and CAPM.

• Pay: The annual pay range for this position is $63,000-$96,000. The specific rate will depend on the successful candidate’s qualifications and prior experience.
  
  Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future employment-based sponsorship. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas at this time, nor can we guarantee future sponsorship.
• Work Arrangements: This is a full-time hybrid, hourly position: 37.5 hours per week (7.5 hours per day), Monday
  - Friday, with flexible start time between 7 a.m.
  
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