Project Manager

We are currently looking for a Project Manager to join our team in Arkansas.

Summary of the Role:

In this role, you will be responsible for guiding cross-functional teams to deliver multiple concurrent projects on time, within budget, and to the satisfaction of all stakeholders. You will work closely with stakeholders to understand their needs and develop project plans that align with their goals. You will also be responsible for managing resources, tracking progress, and identifying and mitigating risks.

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A CAREER UPGRADE?

HERE’S WHY WE THINK YOU’LL LOVE IT HERE.

• Grow your career with hands-on learning, paid certification training, career roadmaps and access to a team of experts in the field.
• You’ll love who you work with. At Edafio, your intelligent and passionate colleagues are more than just coworkers — they’re friends.
• As one of Arkansas’s Best Places to Work for five years running, we’re serious about fostering a culture of transparency and helpfulness.

We are always on the lookout for talented and passionate people that have what it takes in both aptitude and empathy to be a true contributor. With that in mind, we go to great lengths to ensure new contributors meet or exceed client expectations, as well as, live and work in alignment with our core values, which include: a commitment to our client’s success, unquestionable integrity, taking personal accountability, and a one-team approach with humility and respect.

Required Skills:

• Strong communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills are essential.
• 3+ years’ experience in IT project management or process engineering.
• Strong knowledge of project management methodologies, including Agile, Scrum, or other solutions delivery framework.
• Strong leadership, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Demonstrated management, leadership, decision-making, and team-building skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, high volume, deadline-driven environment.
• Track record of planning and delivering cost effective results.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, interpersonal, conflict resolution, presentation, and customer service skills.
• Proven ability to evaluate and manage risk.
• Proven project leadership skills with the ability to multi-task, delegate and prioritize tasks.
• Professionalism in dealing with all levels of management and staff.
• Self-initiative to take on tasks and make decisions based on risk/reward.
• Experience in balancing supply and demand of resource requirements

Preferred Skills:

• Intermediate to Expert-level experience with tools such as MS Project, Jira, Visio, or Lucidchart are a plus.

• Experience with Six Sigma, Lean or other process improvement methodologies.
• 10 years of experience leading teams with a history of transformation.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Leading and managing the planning, execution, and delivery of IT projects and initiatives on time, within scope, and within budget.
• Identifying, analyzing and improving IT processes to increase efficiency and effectiveness.
• Facilitate the definition of project scope, goals, and deliverables.
• Define project tasks and resource requirements.
• Develop full-scale project plans and associated communications documents.
• Manage project budget and resource allocation.
• Plan and schedule project timelines.
• Track project deliverables using appropriate tools.
• Provide direction and support to project team.
• Assist test team in creating test plans and testing efforts.
• Assist technical team in design and development tasks.
• Communicating and collaborating with stakeholders, including senior leadership, to ensure project goals and objectives are met.
• Present reports defining project progress, problems and solutions.
• Implement and manage project changes and interventions to achieve project outputs.
• Project evaluations and assessment of results.
• Document processes and develop related flow diagrams.

Required and/or Preferred Education &

Industry Related Certifications:

• High School diploma or GED equivalent required
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related field
• PMP Certification is preferred

Travel: 

0%- 20% local travel with occasional remote travel

Status: 

Full-time / Exempt / Standard Workdays & Hours / Some OT may be required

Physical Demands:

Must be able to sit, stand, and bend for the duration of shift. The position is mainly sitting, with occasional lifting up to 50 lbs, such as laptop, server equipment, and, driving to the work site to meet with client(s).

Supervisory Responsibilities:

No

* This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the associate. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.