Associate Project Manager
First Orion
2021-12-03 08:50:53
North Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Job type: fulltime
Job industry: Other
Job description
First Orion is seeking a talented Associate Project Manager to join our energetic, fast-paced environment. This position is responsible for creating and maintaining documents to support the Company's business initiatives. The position will assist our Team Leader of Project Management with planning, controlling, and executing a project or set of related projects to meet business goals
What you'll be doing:
* Planning, scheduling, coordinating and managing all aspects of the project
* Assist in the definition of project scope and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders
* Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time and within scope
* Work with the Program Manager and Team Leaders to plan and groom for sprints
* Work with the Program Manager to help drive priorities
* Communicate to key stakeholders about project status
* Create and maintain projects in JIRA
* Maintain status report of the project and present to the project team
* Help in deployment of the project
* Track project performance, specifically to analyze the successful completion of short and long-term goals
* Use and continually develop leadership skills
* Manage third party relationships in the successful achievement of project/program delivery
* Actively map, study and address risks and issues by elaborating a mitigation/response plan and while proactively tracking its execution
* Create and deliver professional presentations on project kick-offs and phase gates
* Ensure consistency and adherence to company standards, processes, and policies in all projects
* Mediate internal issues and conflicting priorities among cross-functional teams to keep the team focused on delivery
* Track project and resource utilization across projects which could be under different programs
* Plan and execute project communications ensuring timely and accurate distribution of information, documentation, and issue resolution to all appropriate team members
What you'll need:
* Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Computer Science or related field
* 1-2 years of Project Management experience
* Advanced experience with Microsoft Project and MS Excel for planning and tracking purposes
* Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills
* Fluency in English (reading, writing and speaking proficiency)
* Excellent analytic and problem-solving skills
* Expert organization and prioritization skills
Bonus Points:
* Agile project management experience
* Proven experience leading globally distributed multi-disciplinary project teams in large enterprise projects using different software development methods
Company Benefits:
Our work environment is energetic, focused, fun, and collaborative. We've created a special culture where trust and transparency are the key and employees are empowered to make their own decisions. Our people are passionate about what we do and have an indomitable spirit to get things done. Everyone is a part of the big picture here.
First Orion has been voted a Great Place to Work with top rankings in every category! Learn more about what our employees have to say on our First Orion Glassdoor page!
At this time, we are not able to sponsor visas, such as H-1B, for this particular position, Associate Project Manager. First Orion is interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. First Orion's immigration sponsorship policy is applied in a nondiscriminatory fashion regardless of race, gender, ethnic origin, or any other classification protected by law. First Orion is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer.