Project Manager; PMP Certified; Customer Delivery & Operations
Job in
Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, 61103, USA
Listed on 2026-08-26
Listing for:
Kernel Solutions Inc
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-08-26
Job specializations:
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Business
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IT/Tech
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Job Description
We are seeking an experienced and customer-focused
Project Manager
to serve as the bridge between our customers, sales team, and technical delivery teams. This role requires a hands-on professional who excels at managing project execution, coordinating cross-functional teams, handling incidents, and ensuring customer expectations are met or exceeded.
The ideal candidate is PMP-certified, highly organized, skilled in stakeholder management, and capable of balancing strategic customer interactions with detailed internal operational coordination.
Key Responsibilities Customer & Stakeholder Management- Serve as the primary point of contact for customers throughout project execution and service delivery.
- Understand customer objectives, expectations, and business priorities.
- Facilitate communication between customer stakeholders and internal teams.
- Conduct regular customer meetings, project reviews, and status updates.
- Manage customer escalations and ensure timely resolution of issues.
- Build and maintain strong long-term customer relationships.
- Support account growth opportunities by identifying customer needs and collaborating with sales teams.
- Plan, coordinate, and monitor project activities from initiation through completion.
- Manage project timelines, deliverables, resources, dependencies, and risks.
- Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and aligned with customer expectations.
- Develop and maintain project plans, status reports, and executive summaries.
- Track project performance metrics and communicate progress to stakeholders.
- Understand the strengths, technical skills, and capacity of each team member.
- Allocate resources effectively based on project requirements and priorities.
- Coordinate work across engineering, operations, support, and business teams.
- Establish clear ownership, deadlines, and accountability for assigned tasks.
- Prioritize competing demands and ensure optimal utilization of internal resources.
- Identify potential resource constraints and proactively address them.
- Lead incident management activities and coordinate rapid response efforts.
- Communicate incident status, impact, and resolution plans to customers and internal stakeholders.
- Facilitate post-incident reviews and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
- Ensure service commitments and SLAs are consistently met.
- Escalate critical issues when necessary and coordinate cross-functional resolution efforts.
- Partner with Sales and Account Management teams to support customer retention and growth.
- Participate in customer business reviews and strategic planning discussions.
- Help identify upsell and cross-sell opportunities.
- Support proposal development, project scoping, and delivery planning.
- Ensure smooth handoffs between sales, delivery, and support teams.
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
- PMP (Project Management Professional) certification required.
- 5+ years of project management experience in customer-facing environments.
- Demonstrated experience managing multiple concurrent projects.
- Strong understanding of project management methodologies and best practices.
- Experience with incident management and customer escalation processes.
- Proven ability to manage cross-functional teams without direct authority.
- Excellent organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities.
- Experience in technology, software, cloud services, managed services, or professional services organizations.
- Familiarity with Agile, Scrum, or hybrid project management methodologies.
- Experience with project management platforms such as Salesforce, Jira, , Asana, or Microsoft Project.
- Account management or customer success experience.
- Customer Relationship Management
- Project Delivery & Execution
- Resource Planning & Allocation
- Incident Management
- Stakeholder Communication
- Team Coordination
- Prioritization & Time Ma
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