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A Project Manager is needed in Columbus, Ohio to support the Workstream lead to complete capacity planning and work prioritization using established, Workstream-specific processes. Responsible for Jira plan maintenance, Jira hygiene, ticket updates, setting and managing dependencies (e.g. blockers), and GRID resolution.

• Position requires candidate to work in the office 4 days per week during training then transition to a hybrid work schedule (3 days in office/2 days remote)

Qualifications:

• Minimum Associates degree in business, finance, marketing or related field.
• 7+ years experience working in professional environment.
• 7-10 years Project Management Office experience.
• Proven proficiency in Atlassian Suite of tools for project management, specifically Jira and Confluence.
• Excellent organization skills and ability to multi-task while working with multiple stakeholders.
• Experience working in an Agile environment.
• Proficiency with MS Office tools: PowerPoint, Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and take initiative to move projects forward.
• Demonstrated ability to discern importance and urgency of topics raised and escalate issues as needed.
• Demonstrable ability to communicate professionally via email, phone and in-person.

Responsibilities:

• Drives cross-Workstream alignment to unblock issues and drive progress forward.
• Responsible for Workstream adherence with project governance standards and processes.
• Supports the Initiative Management Office (IMO) with integrated project plan requests and inputs.
• Leverages Jira to manage day-to-day Workstream delivery.
• Works with the Workstream Lead to develop and manage Workstream-level status reporting.
• Responsible for the Change Request (CR) preparation and presentation for approval by Leadership.
• Tracks progress against Workstream milestones and tasks, and escalates if the Workstream progress is off-track.
• Actively brings together cross-initiative stakeholders for alignment on priorities (GRIDs, change requests) and key dependencies to support the project.
• Document dependencies in a consistent manner promoting transparency and awareness across all dependent Workstreams.
• Escalates issues with Cross-Workstream dependencies to the Workstream Lead and Program Manager.
• Drives GRID (Gaps / Risks / Issues / Decisions) process (e.g., the raising and/or driving toward GRID resolution), facilitates escalation of critical Wokstream-level risks and issues, and changes/defects, which require program-level coordination.
• Coordinates meetings ensuring availability of rooms, participants, equipment and resources as needed for initiative activities. Coordinate with Sub-Product Owners and Workstream Leads to mitigate conflicting meetings and activities.
• Regularly meets with Workstream Lead and Program Manager to enable communication and collaboration cross-functionally.

Preferred:

• Management Certification (e.g. PMP).
• Experience maintaining project plans using MS Project.
• Agile/Scrum certification (e.g. Certified ScrumMaster – CSM or PMI-ACP)
• Strong analytical skills
• Ability to manage competing priorities