What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Customer Project/Program Manager position at Cox Automotive Inc.?
The Sr. Project Manager provides project management leadership for moderately complex, cross-functional initiatives within a diverse customer and stakeholder base. This role partners closely with both customers and internal teams to define project needs, develop structured project plans, and drive successful execution from initiation through close-out. The Sr Project Manager ensures consistent application of project management methodologies, tools, and best practices while identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.
Candidates will come into the office 1 day/week and should be located within 25 miles of the posted location (Atlanta, GA; Burlington, VT; Draper, UT; and Overland Park, KS).
Key Responsibilities
Customer & Stakeholder Engagement
Compensation includes a base salary in the range of $0.00 - $0.00. The base salary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate's knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include an incentive program.
Benefits
The Company offers eligible employees the flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the company's needs, and its obligations; seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year; and up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members. Employees are also eligible for additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, and parental leave.
Applicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States for any employer without current or future sponsorship.
EOE, including disability/vets
Candidates will come into the office 1 day/week and should be located within 25 miles of the posted location (Atlanta, GA; Burlington, VT; Draper, UT; and Overland Park, KS).
Key Responsibilities
Customer & Stakeholder Engagement
- Collaborates with customer stakeholders to understand key business challenges, operational needs, and process issues.
- Identifies where and how organizational capabilities and solutions can address customer requirements and deliver value.
- Works with internal functional teams to define detailed project scope, objectives, deliverables, and success measures based on client expectations.
- Creates and maintains comprehensive project plans covering schedule, tasks, resources, risks, and dependencies.
- Supports end-to-end project execution, including:
- Requirements gathering and documentation
- Project charter creation
- Scope definition and validation
- Detailed project planning and timeline management
- Change control processes
- Risk and issue identification, tracking, and mitigation
- Project close-out activities and lessons learned
- Status reporting and communication across stakeholders
- Facilitates resource planning and allocation across project teams.
- Supports cost estimation, budget development, forecasting, and ongoing cost control.
- Ensures consistent application of project management methodology, standards, tools, and documentation throughout the project lifecycle.
- Monitors project health and compliance with internal governance requirements.
- Evaluates project outcomes and operational processes, identifying opportunities for improvements in efficiency, communication, and delivery effectiveness.
- Recommends enhancements to project management practices, tools, and workflows.
- Bachelor's degree in a related discipline and 4 years experience in a related field. The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as a master's degree and 2 years experience; a Ph.D. and up to 1 year of experience; or 8 years experience in a related field
- Experience with Excel, PowerPoint and Copilot.
- Experience managing moderately complex projects across cross-functional teams.
- Strong understanding of project management principles, methodologies, and tools.
- Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to lead requirements gathering, documentation, and scope definition.
- Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.
- Experience working with customer-facing projects or operational process enhancements.
- PMP, CAPM, Scrum Master, or similar certification.
- Experience in budget development, cost control, and resource planning.
Compensation includes a base salary in the range of $0.00 - $0.00. The base salary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate's knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include an incentive program.
Benefits
The Company offers eligible employees the flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the company's needs, and its obligations; seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year; and up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members. Employees are also eligible for additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, and parental leave.
Applicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States for any employer without current or future sponsorship.
EOE, including disability/vets