Job Title: IT Project Manager
Department: Information Technology
Reports to: Director of Information Services
Location: Kansas City, In-Office
Supervisory Responsibilities: none
Position Summary
The IT Project Manager will coordinate and lead the implementation of medium to large IT projects and technical improvement efforts, or components of larger, complex initiatives overseeing all aspects the project management life cycle. The IT Project Manager will work closely with the Director of Information Systems as well as functional leaders, organizational units, and subject matter experts. Activities include but are not limited to executing the project management lifecycle on various projects that align to the organization’s vision, mission, and thematic goals.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Facilitate, manage, and oversee all aspects of the project management lifecycle for local (Weber Inc.) and global (Weber HQ) projects.
• Responsible for developing project scope, project plans, project schedules, project budgets, and communication plans to meet objectives.
• Provides leadership and direction to the functional team so that tasks and activities are coordinated for project scope control, quality control, communication management, change control management, risk management and issue management.
• Prepare and deliver progress reports, meeting agendas, meeting schedules, documents, and presentations of the project management life cycle as needed.
• Schedule and facilitate all necessary meetings to foster collaboration to set and manage expectations internally and externally.
• Identify and take action to mitigate potential risks and issues including making recommendations to management when escalation is required.
• Collaborate and coordinate with global (Weber HQ) and other subsidiary resources and stakeholders as needed.
• Present project status/health reports to departmental leaders and the executive board.
• Create all necessary project documentation including but not limited to process flow charts, topology diagrams, policies, and procedures.

Required Skills and Abilities

• Ability to manage multiple medium-to-large, complex projects at a time using standard practices such as waterfall, agile, and scrum.
• Ability to work independently and receive minimal guidance while solving complex problems and lead the project to achieve its objectives.
• Professionally approaches and effectively addresses situations in which conflict is present.
• Consistently demonstrates quality and effective organization.
• Observes, and is attentive to details. Takes initiative to manage risks and team inner-, and inter-dependencies.
• Ability to lead projects through the conceptual, requirements gathering, design, development, and implementation phases.
• Ability to develop and maintain a productive working relationship with project sponsors, customers, vendors, and other key stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to prepare and effectively communicate project health.
• Ability to manage projects via the use of various industry standard tools (ex: Microsoft Project, Wrike, Jira).

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree (IT related field preferred) (required)
• Minimum 6 years of experience managing IT projects (required)
• Certifications (preferred): PMP, CPM, PPM
• Experience with SAP and Salesforce (preferred).
• Experience working in an ITIL-based organization (preferred).

Other Requirements

• Current valid U.S. driver’s license.
• Valid U.S. passport or can obtain one.

Position Type: Full Time
Classification: Exempt

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:

• Must have the ability to travel within North America and Germany
  Behavior Standard
  Maintain a positive work atmosphere by acting and communicating in a respectful manner to get along with customers, co-workers and management. Always strive to provide the Perfect Portion

• Facilitate, manage, and oversee all aspects of the project management lifecycle for local (Weber Inc.) and global (Weber HQ) projects.
• Responsible for developing project scope, project plans, project schedules, project budgets, and communication plans to meet objectives.
• Provides leadership and direction to the functional team so that tasks and activities are coordinated for project scope control, quality control, communication management, change control management, risk management and issue management.
• Prepare and deliver progress reports, meeting agendas, meeting schedules, documents, and presentations of the project management life cycle as needed.
• Schedule and facilitate all necessary meetings to foster collaboration to set and manage expectations internally and externally.
• Identify and take action to mitigate potential risks and issues including making recommendations to management when escalation is required.
• Collaborate and coordinate with global (Weber HQ) and other subsidiary resources and stakeholders as needed.
• Present project status/health reports to departmental leaders and the executive board.
• Create all necessary project documentation including but not limited to process flow charts, topology diagrams, policies, and procedures