Deposita, an Allied Universal® Company, is hiring a Project Manager responsible for administering the Retail Solutions systems contract and ensuring compliance with regulatory and contractual requirements. The role involves planning, executing, and finalizing projects within strict deadlines and budget while providing management oversight and driving operational accountability.
Responsibilities:
- Determine and understand specific customer expectations, effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion
- Plan and schedule project timelines; direct project, defining scope, goals and deadlines, project plans and associated documents
- Identify and resolve issues; liaise with project stakeholders; proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential crises, and devise contingency plans
- Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path; analyze data to determine project success; determine and assess need for additional staff and/or consultants and make the appropriate recruitments if necessary, during project cycle
- Delegate and follow-upon task assignments and achievement; plan and schedule project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools; track project milestones and deliverables
- Prepare project plans and associated documents; develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations
- Make critical field installation decisions that may require additional resources than were planned due to emergent conditions
- Develop best practices and tools for project execution and management
- Define project success criteria and disseminate them to involved parties throughout project life cycle
- Determine the frequency and content of status reports from the project team, analyst results, and troubleshoot problem areas
- Conduct project postmortems and create a recommendations report in order to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements
- Draft and submit budget proposals, and recommend subsequent budget changes where necessary
Requirements:
- Must possess a high school diploma or equivalent
- Minimum of five (5) years of work experience in project management to include oversight of all aspects of process development and execution
- Experience in systems integration, preferably in a corporate environment
- Ability to learn, understand, and apply new technologies
- Ability to effectively prioritize and execute task in a high-pressure environment
- Ability to confirm to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities
- Effective oral and written communication skills; write informatively, clearly, and accurately, active listening skills
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Applications
- Encourage effective teamwork
- Assess and evaluate situations effectively; problem solving skills; identify critical issues quickly and accurately
- Compile, sort, and interpret data
- Setting and achieving goals
- Teamwork
- Attention to detail
- Associate's Degree or higher in business administration, marketing, or computer technology related field
- Project Management Certifications