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Positions: Project Manager, TES Product Operations

Duration: Full time position

Location: Houston, TX preferred. Madison, WI and Atlanta, GA are optional. (sonly)

Type: This will be a hybrid role, to be on site at least once a week (on Tuesdays and occasional meetings)

Absolute Must Haves

Product Manager, Traditional Employment (HCM Technologies) 5-10 years of experience

This position is responsible for leading, organizing, and motivating teams to achieve a high level of performance and quality in the execution and delivery of valuable solutions for our ATS team. We are looking for candidates with experience managing Internal projects, lounging new products, and researching vendors. We need a Project Manager working with our internal teams, experienced working with HCM solutions and very familiar with the Recruiting process and SME with more than one ATS (Applicant Tracking System).

Responsibilities

• At a team level:
  • Provides accountability on the execution of the development processes for assigned teams.
  • Manages project plans/activities to monitor completeness of project, progress, and deadlines. Addresses project roadblocks and risks on a regular basis.
  • Guides the team on best practices as a servant leader.
  • Ensures team is focused on the prioritized work.
  • Provides accountability on the identification and removal of roadblocks for the team.
  • Works with team for project and effort estimation.
  • Facilitates and optimizes methods for team discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution as requested or needed.
  • Builds a safe and trusting environment for the team.
  • Provides coaching and mentoring with assigned teams to improve effectiveness.
  • Partners with the teams, stakeholders, and leadership to ensure collaboration regarding business and project direction for the team.

• Project Manager ensures:
  • that goals, scope, and product domain are understood by everyone on the team as well as possible.
  • the work is clear, concise, prioritized and estimated by the team.
  • stakeholders are informed of the team’s development efforts and progress.

• At an organization and enterprise level:
  • Applies an adaptive level of traditional project management as needed.
  • Provides accountability for enterprise project communication and updates to stakeholders.
  • Partners with functional management with conflict resolution, employee development, and team issues.
  • Collaborates with Traditional Employment Solutions (TES) management regarding enterprise prioritization, employee assignments and team needs.
  • Coordinates collaboration with other teams as needed.
  • Monitors risks and partners with the team, project stakeholders and leadership to develop support and contingency plans as needed.
  • Categorizes and approves project team time and utilization.
  • Ensures assigned teams are following defined company and departmental standards and processes.
  • Collaborates with other Project Managers to increase the effectiveness of the Project Management within the organization.
  • Works to optimize processes and tools used by teams.
  • Coordinates the solicitation and procurement of appropriate outside resources and/or equipment/software.
  • Coordinates the administration of contracts with third parties, as necessary.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience is required.
• Five to seven years of experience in management of corporate-wide technology projects is required.
• 5-10 years of experience working as Project Manager.
• Experience working with ATS solutions is required.
• Project Management and Agile certification(s) are preferred but not required.
• PMP is desirable.
• Traditional Project Management experience.
• Waterfall Methodology
• Very familiar with HCM solutions and HR environments in general.
• Experience working with ATS solutions and very familiar with the recruiting life cycle.
• Experience working with several projects simultaneously.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills. (ability to present and explain information business and technical).
• Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills at all management levels.
• Professional level knowledge of ATS Technology.
• Broad working knowledge of technology applications and their impact on the business.
• Proven track record of strong, positive customer service results.
• Core project management skills with the ability to multitask and manage multiple or large projects in a cross-functional environment
• Excellent group facilitation skills and the ability to lead and motivate a team to apply skills and techniques to solve dynamic problems, achieve project vision and successfully complete project deliverables.
• Proven leadership, human resource, relationship and change management skills with the ability to effectively manage conflicts and problems constructively.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills, as well as the ability to present and explain information, both business and technical, in a way that establishes rapport, persuades others, and gains understanding. Able to maintain effective work relations with those encountered in the course of employment.
• Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills at all management levels.
• Competency in strategic thinking and leadership with strong abilities in relationship management.