IT Project Manager II

Overview

The Project Manager II drives efficiency and innovation by managing projects throughout all stages of the project lifecycle from initiation through closure. The Project Manager II independently leads medium-sized projects and may assist on large programs, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives. The types of projects may include:
SaaS, SAP enhancements, warehouse management improvements, cybersecurity, infrastructure upgrades, and office mergers. The Project Manager II is responsible for the execution of standard project deliverables including:
Project Charters, stakeholder analysis, project plans, timelines, budgets, risk/issue/decision trackers, status reports, and retrospectives. The Project Manager II ensures project outcomes align with original Project Charter scope, KPIs, budget and schedule.

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Our preference is for this individual to be located within 50 miles of our Corporate Offices in Mendota Heights, MN or Loveland, CO. This is a Hybrid position and in-person attendance is expected to foster collaboration, innovation, and team connection.

• Assist with preparing and collecting information for Project Charters, organize project kickoff and ongoing project meetings, and work with the team to document and approve technical requirements.
• Meet with the project’s Executive Sponsor and Business leader to discuss project objectives, value estimates, KPIs, project structure, key stakeholders, project kickoff date, communication preferences, etc.
• Work with Technical Product Owners to determine sprint schedule and tentative go-live date.
• Create and maintain a detailed project plan that outlines overall key milestones as well as specific tasks for each team/department. Assign tasks and manage progress to completion.
• Follow established project methodology when creating project plans, stakeholder analysis, RAID logs, risk mitigation trackers, decision trackers, etc.
• Document budget estimates and actuals from internal and external resources. Communicate budget updates to key stakeholders.
• Identify areas of risk and develop risk mitigation plans. Escalate concerns with leadership then provide progress updates.
• Effectively communicate project status to ensure key stakeholders are aware of work accomplished, upcoming work, key milestones, resource constraints, and risks. This could take the form of Steering Committee presentations, weekly status reports, as well as written and verbal updates shared through Teams, site, emails, video calls or in-person meetings.
• Work with the team to create cutover and hypercare plans. Manage the execution of these plans.
• Conduct project retrospectives to share lessons learned. Share improvement recommendations so teams can improve results on future sprints or projects. Ensure project documentation is organized and accessible prior to closing the project.
• Meet with manager to discuss new and current projects. Share project concerns, risk mitigation efforts, personal development areas, etc.
• Collaborate with colleagues on the Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO) and Governance, Delivery, and Architecture (GDA) team to learn, share best practices, discuss project dependencies and work on our team goals.

• 3 years of Project Management experience.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Management Information Sciences, Mathematics, Engineering, Business, Finance or area of functional responsibility preferred, or a combination of equivalent education and experience, as well as specific experience dealing with customer service.
• At least 3 years of Project Management experience. Experience using project management tools and methodologies, and a proven ability to develop successful collaborative working relationships with a variety of industries.
• Ability to effectively communicate with business leaders and collaborate with cross-functional department representatives.
• Ability to manage projects of any type (technical and…