Project Manager |
| Location: | Provo, UT |
| Employment Type: | Full Time |
| Employer: | Provo Craft & Novelty, Inc. |
| Description: | The Project Manager will play a critical role in several upcoming complex, cross-functional projects. This person will be responsible for making sure that all departments come together in a timely manner to complete the overall goal, shepherding the process from start to finish. The Project Manager is accountable for successful project delivery through disciplined project management processes and close collaboration with colleagues throughout the organization. This is a leadership position that requires someone who can take a leadership role on the cross-functional team.
The Project Manager must have excellent communication skills, be resourceful to negotiate resources when necessary, be able to proactively manage risk and know when to escalate issues to the executive team. This person should be a self-starter with the ability to look at the big picture and also focus on the details when needed. In addition, the Project Manager will need to quickly get up-to-speed on the Cricut business, understanding the cross functional roles and processes necessary to bring a project from concept to completion.
Applicants can submit a resume to [email protected] or apply online at www.provocraft.com or simply click Apply Now below. |
| Duties: | Responsibilities:
- Partner with team lead to develop the project definition and the scope of work; define all goals and any materials that will be needed to be delivered.
- Ensure that issues and risks are identified, understood early and dealt with in a manner that mitigates surprises, risk to scope, cost, and schedule.
- Define all task and resources needed to complete the project and associated timeline.
- Proactively assess and mitigate any potential risks that could prevent successful completion and scenario plan in case there are any roadblocks along the way.
- Lead the team, ensuring that all tasks are completed in a timely manner.
- Actively manage budgets and ensure that the project stays with in the budget parameters established at the outset.
- Communicate frequently with all team members to ensure that the project is moving along according to plan and that there are no surprises.
- Manage any changes in scope, focusing on minimizing the impact on the overall project.
- Reviewing the management process after the project is over. Identify any steps in the process that can be improved upon for the next project.
- Partner with team lead to ensure ongoing communication with the Executive Team.
- Manage a high degree of change in a fast paced, complex and demanding environment.
- Lead project review at completion, identifying opportunities to improve the process for future initiatives.
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| Qualifications: | Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree required
- PMP certification preferred
- 7+ years Project Management experience with proven results
- Significant experience with project management related to web development, software development and technology product launches
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to tailor communication to audience to achieve desired results
- Solid presentation skills
- Team player: ability to work effectively with cross-functional team members
- Proven leadership skills including meeting facilitation, time management, organizational skills and ability to influence others Ability to effectively influence, interact and collaborate with senior level management
- Exceptional attention to detail, organizational and time management skills
- Ability to prioritize and be responsible for multiple projects/deadlines concurrently
- Experience with AtTask a plus
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