Project Manager

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to manage the complete project lifecycle, from project definition and planning through implementation and delivery. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in project planning, milestone tracking, risk management, cross-functional coordination, and executive reporting.

The candidate will be responsible for maintaining accurate project status, committed dates, health indicators, and risk logs while coordinating with engineering, product, marketing, and vendor teams to ensure successful project delivery within agreed scope, budget, schedule, and quality standards.

Must-Have Skills

• 10+ years of experience in project management or program coordination.
• Strong experience with Jira and Nexus for project tracking and status reporting.
• Specialized knowledge of Microsoft Project, Visio, Excel, and Word.
• Expertise in project planning, milestone tracking, and schedule management.
• Experience in risk, issue, dependency, and change management.
• Strong stakeholder communication and executive reporting skills.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams and external vendors.

Key Responsibilities

1. Project Status, Schedule, and Risk Management

• Maintain project committed dates, executive status fields, and health indicators in Jira/Nexus.
• Track milestones, deliverables, production release dates, and project dependencies.
• Identify schedule slippages, risks, blockers, and critical issues.
• Maintain risk logs, issue trackers, and hot-topic reports to ensure accurate project reporting.
• Develop project plans, schedules, timelines, and progress reports using MS Project and Excel.

2. Cross-Functional Team Coordination

• Coordinate with engineering, product, marketing, and vendor partners to align project scope, handoffs, and deliverables.
• Manage cross-team dependencies, including IE/ORT testing windows, deployment schedules, and eligibility/data pulls.
• Facilitate communication among project teams and stakeholders to resolve dependencies and minimize delays.
• Coordinate resources and monitor progress against agreed project milestones.

3. Meetings and Action Item Management

• Facilitate project stand-ups, program reviews, stakeholder meetings, and breakout sessions.
• Document meeting minutes, decisions, action items, owners, and target completion dates.
• Follow up with responsible teams to ensure timely closure of action items.
• Escalate unresolved blockers and critical dependencies to leadership.

4. Scope, Change, and Escalation Management

• Evaluate proposed scope changes and assess their impact on timelines, resources, budgets, and deliverables.
• Manage project change control throughout the project lifecycle.
• Escalate schedule, budget, resource, and partner-related risks with clear recommendations and options.
• Support leadership decision-making through impact assessments and risk analysis.

5. Executive and Stakeholder Reporting

• Prepare clear, accurate, leadership-ready project status reports and executive presentations.
• Highlight production release dates, business value milestones, risks, dependencies, and key decisions.
• Finalize and distribute reports ahead of executive reviews.
• Maintain project documentation, budgets, communication plans, and governance records.

6. End-to-End Project Delivery

• Manage the complete project lifecycle from initiation and planning through execution, implementation, and closure.
• Ensure delivery within agreed scope, cost, schedule, and quality requirements.
• Provide day-to-day direction to project resources and monitor overall project performance.
• Establish effective communication and governance processes across the project team.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant project management experience.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant discipline.
• Hands-on expertise in Jira, Nexus, MS Project, Visio, Excel, and Word.
• Strong analytical, organizational, planning, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, negotiation, and leadership abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, coordinate complex dependencies, and communicate effectively with executive stakeholders.