Sr Project Manager

Your role:

The Enterprise Project Management Organization is responsible for leading and supporting portfolio, program, and project management execution for enterprise-wide, cross-functional initiatives. This position involves facilitating program and project delivery including, but not limited to, project plans, tracking, regular status reporting, risk/issue tracking, scope & change control, coordinating resources & activities in support of value realization, change management, user experience, customer experience, business objectives and key performance indicators. This position will play a key role in supporting cross-functional business process enabled with technology to deliver the business strategy of Ardent Mills.

Your responsibilities:

Responsible for defining, planning, orchestrating, and delivering a given strategic initiative(s) and business outcomes. Ensures end results are of the highest quality with a clearly articulated scope, quantifiable business value and benefits. Creates and engages cross-functional, high performing teams. Facilitates appropriate communication channels within project team and executive team, with emphasis on status, risk and issue mitigation. Applies PMO methodologies to support the complexity and needs of the specific project, phase and technical needs. Provides project team up to date visibility of milestones, deliverables, critical path, activities, and tasks. Supports change management, stakeholder training plan, financial spend, financial forecasts and other needs of the project to deliver the expected goals and objectives.

*Lead and strategize programs and projects to ensure alignment and progression towards achieving desired outcomes.
*Identify and address resource constraints, scope changes, timelines, risks, and issues effectively and proactively, using autonomy and initiative.
*Establish and monitor milestones, while innovatively developing, maintaining, and reporting on an overall integrated delivery plan.
*Act as an advisor to all impacted stakeholders, sponsors, steering committee and/or senior leadership, providing critical progress reports on the program and projects.
*Detect and resolve project risks, issues, resource constraints/challenges, change control, anticipating their impact on delivering goals and value.
*Oversee and control scope to ensure that commitments are achieved within agreed-on time, cost and quality parameters.
*Implement and adjust change management and communication plans throughout the project lifecycle, anticipating internal and external organizational challenges.
*Enhance business acumen, project management/delivery, leadership and skills, applying advanced technical principles, theories, and concepts.
*Employ skills, knowledge, and understanding to influence and drive behavior and results.
*Establish credibility with teams and partners while managing expectations, acting as the organization's spokesperson on advanced projects.
*Undertake other duties and projects as assigned, leading project teams to achieve milestones and objectives.

Essential skills and experience:

• Four-year degree or equivalent

• Minimum 14 years business discipline expertise (sales, marketing, supply chain, information technology or other)

• Minimum 5 years project management experience implementing complex, broad scale strategic projects including software implementations
• Demonstrated experience working in waterfall and agile project management methodologies
• Demonstrated experience working with cross-functional teams, including information technology teams
• Demonstrated ability to interface with, influence and collaborate with personnel at all levels
• Demonstrated adaptability and flexibility in a fast-changing environment
• Project budget experience

Skills

• Exceptional communications (written and verbal) to all levels of the organization
• Strong decision-making, problem-solving, critical thinking skills under pressure
• Technology Saavy - Strong computer skills including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint,
• Demonstrates a focus on others vs. self - listen, learn and serve others
• High learning agility, curious to learn and ability challenge the status quo
• Excellent analytical, time management and organizational skills with impeccable attention to detail.
• Ability to work on multiple, complex projects, simultaneously with frequent interruptions and

see them to completion with limited supervision.

• Ability to build trusted relationships with co-workers and all stakeholder levels. Uncovers

stakeholder needs and motivations.

• Leadership of cross functional teams- navigate people, influencing, resolve conflict, deliver

tough messages.Inspire team to perform.

• Willingness to exert discretionary effort and personal commitment to the project success

Good to have/desired:

• PMP Certification
• Agile certification or agile experience
• Portfolio and program management
• Business process mapping methods and business requirements
• Design Thinking and user experience
• Change management and change leadership experience or certifications
• DevOps experience
• Vendor Management experience

Location:

Remote US

Address:

126 Remote, Denver CO, 80202

Additional Locations (if applicable):

Employment Type:

Full time

Additional Information:

COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION:We provide market-driven base pay, based on skills, abilities, and level of experiences. Our salary ranges are broad, and individual salary will be market competitive based on a candidate's unique set of skills and level of experience. The starting range for this position is $113,500.00 - $151,407.30, with additional earning potential possible commensurate with experience. Additionally, we believe that our team members are the reason for our success and all team members are incentive eligible with a target based on contribution, company performance, and individual results achieved. While the specific bonus plan and target amount will be determined based on the role and breadth of contributions, the targeted bonus plan and targeted percentage amount for this role is Bonus - MIP, 15% Annual.BENEFITS:

At Ardent Mills we offer a wide range of benefits to our team members and their eligible family members. Some of our great benefit programs you may be eligible for include: * Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage* Health and Dependent Savings Accounts * Life and Disability Programs * Voluntary Benefit Programs * Company Sponsored Wellness Programs * Retirement Savings with Company Match * Team Member and Family Assistance Program (EAP) * Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays * Employee Recognition Program with Rewards (RAVE).APPLICATION DEADLINE:

08/01/2024

EEO Commitment:

At Ardent Mills, everyone matters and everyone has a voice. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal opportunities are available to all applicants and team members and the decisions will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, genetic information, veteran status, age, political affiliation, or any other non-merit characteristic protected by law or not. Together, celebrating our differences, we make Ardent Mills. The preceding position description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this position. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees in this position. The description, duties, functions, and responsibilities are subject to change at the discretion of Ardent Mills.En Ardent Mills, todos importan y todos tienen voz. Estamos comprometidos a brindar un ambiente de respeto mutuo donde haya igualdad de oportunidades disponibles para todos los solicitantes y miembros del equipo y las decisiones se basaran en el merito, la competencia, el desempeno y las necesidades comerciales. Estamos orgullosos de ser un empleador que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades. No discriminamos por motivos de raza, color, religion, credo, origen nacional, ascendencia, estado civil, sexo, orientacion sexual, identidad o expresion de genero, discapacidad fisica o mental, embarazo, informacion genetica, condicion de veterano, edad, politica. afiliacion, o cualquier otra caracteristica no meritoria protegida por ley o no. Juntos, celebrando nuestras diferencias, formamos Ardent Mills. La descripcion del puesto anterior ha sido disenada para indicar la naturaleza general y los deberes y responsabilidades esenciales del trabajo realizado por los empleados dentro de este puesto. Es posible que no contenga un inventario completo de todos los deberes, responsabilidades y calificaciones requeridas de los empleados en este puesto. La descripcion, los deberes, las funciones y las responsabilidades estan sujetos a cambios a discrecion de Ardent Mills.