Retail Project Manager

Location: Local to Columbus OH, mostly remote by some on site days as needed.

Duration: Starts as a 6 month contract trial, will possibly extend further.

Hard Requirements: Recent relevant Retail background is an absolute must. 5 years of PM experience. Strong Agile & Scrum experience. PMP and CSM highly preferred.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Accountability for overseeing and coordinating the entire life cycle of assigned projects (requirements gathering and analysis, budgeting and planning, design, development, testing, and implementation)

• Ability to dive in and gather requirements, develop test scripts and lead testing if required

• Provide status updates to as warranted, once per week minimum

• Demonstrated experience in managing programs or complex projects involving multiple projects and oversight of multiple resources

• Experience with development and reporting of project status, issues and project financial analysis

• Ability to hold team members accountable, set clear performance standards, resolve performance issues, keep team engaged and on task

• Manage project teams to deliver highly visible strategic solutions for our clients

• Manage all aspects of project lifecycle delivery from initiation through close-out and transition

• Actively lead and participate in RFP and proposal activities

• Build key relationships with client managers and executives

• Drive strategic decisions and discussions around project priorities

• Mitigate risk, proactively work project issues

• Excellent organization, communication, collaboration and interpersonal skills

• Present project status updates to IT Executive Steering Committee as requested

• Dedicated to exemplary customer service

Skill Requirements:

• Strong written, communication, facilitation and presentation skills

• Track record of success guiding and leading project teams to success

• Skilled in all aspects of the project management lifecycle and critical processes

• Project Initiation

• Planning

• Work Breakdown and Scheduling

• Resource management

• Budget management

• Communication and collaboration

• Risk and Issue management

• Performance measurement

• Transparent reporting

• Project Close-out and Transition

• Excellent oral and written communication skills

Qualifications:

• Minimum five years' experience in Project Management

• 3 years of Retail Industry Experience

• PMP Certification

• 4 year degree required – Masters preferred

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $65.00 - $80.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Experience level:

• 10 years
• 11 years

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Experience:

• Project management: 10 years (Required)
• IT project management: 10 years (Required)
• Retail management: 5 years (Required)

License/Certification:

• PMP (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Columbus, OH 43207 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Columbus, OH 43207: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Columbus, OH 43207