IT Project Manager

at  Moms Meals

The IT Project Manager will be a part of an agile IT team that is responsible for delivering projects within established goals for quality, timelines, and budget. The individual must demonstrate an ability to manage complex projects across multiple departments, schedule work within sprints, and effectively communicate project updates.
This position can be hybrid, but must be local to the Des Moines metro/surrounding area to come onsite to our Ankeny headquarters 2-3 times per week.
At this time, we’re not considering applicants that require immigration sponsorship (additional work authorization or permanent work authorization) now or in the future to work in the United States. This includes, but IS NOT LIMITED TO: F1-OPT, F1-CPT, H-1B, TN, L-1, J-1, etc.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• 3 years’ experience working in IT Project Management role
• Demonstrated successful leadership of all sizes of projects
• Excellent verbal, written, and communication skills
• Experience with scheduling development work within sprints
• Build respectful, positive, and collaborative relationships within the business and IT team
• Influence team accountability as appropriate
• Navigate a project thru a matrix organization for successful outcome
• Fluency with all MS Office tools including Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Project management or agile certification
• Travel as needed

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Project management or agile certification
• Experience using Azure DevOps, or similar management system
• Experience working in the healthcare, manufacturing, or food production industry
• Experience implementing CRM and/or ERP systems

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Repetitive motions that include the wrists, hands and/or fingers
• Sedentary work that primarily involves sitting, remaining in a stationary position for prolonged periods
• Visual perception to perform job including peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Mom’s Meals is a home-delivered meal service providing fully prepared, refrigerated meal solutions direct to homes nationwide for over 25 years. We provide seniors, patients recovering post-discharge and those managing a chronic condition with tailored nutrition solutions to manage their specific needs. If you are passionate about the well-being of others and have a strong sense of community, Mom’s Meals could be the place for you! We are a family operated business looking for fun, compassionate, and friendly people who want to make a difference in the lives of others.

• Create long- and short-term plans, including setting targets for milestones and adhering to deadlines
• Foster and build relationships with department leaders, end users, and vendors
• Delegate tasks on the project to employees best positioned to complete them
• Make effective decisions when presented with multiple options for how to progress with the project
• Identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the project team
• Understand the intended outcomes of the project and ensure the outcomes are realistic and measurable
• Ensure clear communication among everyone involved in the project
• Ensure individuals within a project are self-organizing
• Ability to write project charters and clear agile stories
• Align with developers to estimate project and story effort
• Serve as a point of contact for teams to ensure team actions remain in synergy
• Perform quality control on the project throughout development to maintain the standards expected
• Adjust schedules and targets on the project as needs or financing for the project change