Job Title: AEM Program Managers
*Candidate local to Overland Park, KS - Bellevue, WA - Atlanta, GA
*Any Telecommunication background is must.
Job Description:
Client is looking for a detail-oriented Program Manager with experience working with Adobe applications.
This person will be responsible for quality, on-budget, and on-schedule delivery of technology solutions. Areas of responsibility include project schedule variance, project financials, project success, project scope variance, project team utilization, and consistent high level of client satisfaction.
Responsibilities:
- Able to work on site in one of the following locations: Overland Park, KS - Bellevue, WA - Atlanta, GA
- Builds and executes against all project-related plans to include a project schedule, communication plan, risk and mitigation plan
- Manages day-to-day communications and expectations with key stakeholders to ensure project success
- Facilitates regular status meetings via phone, video chat, and in-person meeting; generates and presents weekly status reports
- Collaborates with internal teams, third parties and client stakeholders to ensure activities are planned and executed in a timely manner in accordance with project schedule; creatively solves problems and brainstorms solutions; communicates difficult information timely and tactfully
- Controls quality by reviewing deliverables prior to client presentation; enhances deliverables as needed; suggests process improvements when appropriate, ensures final acceptance
- Manages risk, threats, opportunities, blockers and associated mitigation plans that could impact the success of the project; notifying internal and external stakeholders and escalating when appropriate
- Understands all contract commitments, what Blue Acorn iCi is responsible for delivering, and ensures the delivery of those commitments by thoroughly tracking the submission and sign-off of acceptance with client stakeholders
- Overall accountability for project gross margin and management of client budget
- Manages change requests for all scope, schedule, or budget changes
- Coordinates tasks assignment, monitors progress, and ensures proper task completion
- Identifies resources needed and collaborates with Talent Management team to ensure optimal project staffing
- Ensures client’s business objectives and KPIs are captured, understood, and measurable
Qualifications:
- Experience working with Adobe applications and/or Adobe Cloud products
- Bachelors degree in a business-related field such as Business Administration, Management, Information Systems, Marketing
- 5+ years experience in a project management role in the technology space
- Project management (including risk, issue, dependency, process, and milestone management)
- Demonstrated leadership, relationship-building, teamwork, and collaboration skills
- Cross-functional team and people management
- Budget and financial management including profit/loss, billing, and earned value management
- Experience managing client and other third party relationships
- Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects
- Ability to translate between technical and non-technical people
- Ability to identify innovative ways to implement projects within established timeframes
- Strong communication skills (written, verbal, presentation)
- Coaching, mentoring, conflict resolution, and negotiation abilities
Preferred Skills & Technologies:
- Experience working at a professional services company such as an agency or consulting firm
- Experience managing complex web development projects
- Experience working in the eCommerce industry
- PMP certification (Must)
- Experience with JIRA and/or Mavenlink