BLEND360 is an award-winning,  new breed Data Science Solutions Company focused on powering exceptional results to our Fortune 500 clients. We are a  growing company—born at the intersection of advanced analytics, data and technology

Blend360 is seeking a Project Management expert  for our marketing technology group to perform a combination of planning, execution, and relationship management duties. This person will be responsible for issue resolution and management efforts pertaining to Blend360's client projects. He/She will be responsible for working closely with  business contacts and Blend360's internal teams. The ideal candidate will need to be flexible to shift priorities as business needs dictate. Also, this individual must not hesitate to insert their efforts where and when needed in areas such as prioritization, requirements development, process improvement and customer issue resolution. He/She will need to serve as a subject matter expert on platform capabilities and establish relationships and build support from key internal partners in business areas to execution on the platform strategy.
 
The successful candidate will work as integral part of a team responsible for delivering a best-in-class  experience across the various touchpoints, and the infrastructure that supports them. To accomplish this, he/she will be focused on continuously delivering an industry-leading customer experience while managing operating costs. Additionally, Blend360's new Project Manager  has the primary responsibility for client implementation, any significant addition or change to a client's existing infrastructure, or day to day management of large, active clients.

Essential Functions:

• Creates project plans from scratch,  and tracks and drives progress towards the delivery objectives established mutually with the client in the SOW, while ensuring delivery best practices are employed.
• Manages the daily responsibilities associated with delivering world-class solutions for single or multiple clients.
•  Coordinates cross-functional teams through meetings and progress measurement activity which bring distinct, specific projects to completion both on time and within budget

Knowledge & Skills

• Excellent understanding of project management principles, such as organization, documentation, and delegation

• Excellent communication and negotiation skills

• Able to interact with staff/colleagues of varying levels

 • Able to prioritize work and shift priorities as needed to meet aggressive deadlines and milestones

 • Able to identify and resolve issues

• Able to complete successful projects that are on schedule and receive high satisfaction results

 • Able to function, and successfully manage, in a demanding and stressful environment

• Able to negotiate, manage conflict, and manage customer concerns that cause disappointment, dissatisfaction, or frustration for the customer

• Able to identify most effective and appropriate PM methodologies based on project scope and complexity

• Able to mentor other PMs

• Able to deviate from standard/established PM methodologies to accomplish dynamic project completion

Duties & Responsibilities

• Manage project development and execution from initiation through closure; be accountable for the project along with the project sponsor

 • Build and maintain knowledge of clients' business, competition, and industry trends

• Provide assistance & advice to aid in developing strategic approaches to the development of solutions

 • Work with the project sponsors and stakeholders to ensure projects are fully defined, and assist in developing any supporting documentation needed

• Clearly communicate expectations to project stakeholders

• Estimate project timeline's level of effort and cost

• Create, update, and maintain project plans and schedules to keep project teams aligned & maintain accurate project forecasts and statuses

• Manage team assignments and balance workload in a deadline driven environment

• Track and report on project milestones and provide status reports to project sponsors and stakeholders

• Effectively apply our methodology and enforce project standards & governance

• Manage change control process; perform risk assessments and analysis to identify and document impact of any proposed changes

• Ensure change requests are documented and stored appropriately

• Monitor performance against quality goals and implement corrective action as needed

• Ensure work product accuracy before delivery to client

• May manage one or more direct reports

Experience

• 5-7 years of related experience of Project Management experience preferred

 • Combination of education and experience to successfully perform the essential functions of the job 
   Bachelor's degree