Project Manager (Initiation, Planning, Execution) | Hybrid

Description

Responsibilities:

• Manage Online Software Development project activities for multiple projects across all project phases, including initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, control and closure.
• Work collaboratively with development team, lead architect and the management to determine technical direction and approach to system design and implementation, including both brand products and supporting systems.
• Create, manage and track project vehicles, including, but not limited to
• Project schedules
• Detailed project plans
• Project scope statements
• Cost estimates
• Resource plans Risk and issues logs Status reports for upper management
• Tailor project management, development and support processes to meet the needs of individual (new and/or ongoing) projects.
• Manage the day-to-day activities of projects and staff; communicate with project teams as necessary to ensure project deliverables are on schedule and within cost parameters.
• Communicate and collaborate with internal and external customers as needed in to project deliverables including managing expectations, presenting and interfacing with sponsors.
• Make decisions and communicate trade-offs and risks; drive key decisions across projects.
• Make recommendations to management about schedules, prioritization and resource allocation with input from team members.
• Provide ongoing project plan/status reporting for use by account managers, clients and management.
• Provide input into strategic planning and asset creation processes.
• Manage resource planning and organizational capacity planning.
• Coach and train project team members on Software Development processes and best practices.
• Contribute to the design and coding of products.
• Contribute to program level activities including M&A activities.
• Demonstrable experience of engagement with Engineering Teams
• Configuration Management, Deployment tools, and Continuous Integration to execute infrastructure projects.
• Flexibility to engage with team in non-regular hours.
• Maturity to navigate and work with senior engineering folks and still get things done.
• Be a role model servant-leader to bring value to the business with process and tools.

Minimum Qualifications:

• B.S. or B.A. degree in Business Administration, Management, Project Management, Computer Science or related field

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3+ years of hands-on experience eCommerce or Retail experience
• Experience leading Software, eCommerce, or SaaS/Cloud based projects
• Five years of experience in a technology environment, including 2-3 years of practical professional experience in project management.
• Experience managing multiple dependencies in project and program delivery
• Ability to guide multiple scrum teams concurrently
• Fundamental understanding of web-based systems programming and development.
• Proficient with MS Project or similar software and MS Office applications.
• Demonstrated experience in leading cross-functional project teams.
• Ability to adjust and set priorities to meet deadlines.

Does this contract have the opportunity to extend or convert to an FTE?

• Yes

Have you previously hired for this role?
If so, where have candidates historically fallen short?

• Yes.
• Lack of passion, proactiveness, ownership, motivation.

What are the top 3 skills needed/required?

• Ability to understand requirements and evaluate platform feasibility for the solution.
• Be able to work in ambiguity and chaos and bring order or clarity to the program and bring confidence to stakeholders through effective program, stakeholder, dependencies and risk management.

What skills and/or experience would separate the top candidate?

What makes a candidate profile stand out to you?

• Extreme ownership of things within their role and beyond
• Strong sense of urgency and drive

What will this person's day-to-day responsibilities be?

• Drive tech discovery for hosting of design standards, principles and templates to determine the best fit for development and site / content-management hosting
• Determine dependencies, key milestones and program plan
• Work with various stakeholders and dependent team to drive execution of the program
• Report Status on a regular basis via email and weekly (as needed) meetings
• Handle escalations and manage risks in a proactive manner

What is the project this person will be working on?
How will they contribute to the project?

• Own end-to-end delivery of the Living Design Program.
• Support some W+ features end-to-end delivery.

What is the makeup of the team?

• This role will work primarily work with Design, Product, Tech stakeholders.

Does the candidate need to be in a certain Walmart location/hub or remote?

• Seattle Metro/Bellevue, Sunnyvale/Bay Area preferred

Will a Walmart badge be needed at onset or in the future?

• No, possibly in the future.

If hybrid or in office role, how many days a week will the candidate need to come into the office?

• Once a month on average or as needed.
• Please note that candidates who will be working in Bentonville, AR, Reston, VA or some Texas locations must have a VendorSAFE background check completed.