Entry Level Project Manager

job summary: You will serve as the operational leader and agile expert for project teams, fostering successful outcomes for educators and students. You will guide teams with agility through project planning and continuous change as the team creates educational services and products to meet changing market needs. This position will also flex to support other programs and initiatives. location: Columbus, Ohio job type: Contract salary: $25 - 26 per hour work hours: 8am to 5pm education: Bachelors responsibilities:

• Collaborating closely with product managers, program managers, technical leads, and accessibility specialists, to ensure product goals and program objectives align with business priorities and customer needs.
• Bridging the gap between business strategy and execution by translating high-level objectives into actionable plans for teams.
• Establishing value-driven delivery plans, which include business case development, product scope and requirements, integrated milestones, mapped dependencies, budget management, project forecasting, and quality management. You will break down work with cross-functional teams to create manageable, achievable work packages that drive business value.
• Facilitating knowledge-sharing between teams and encouraging a culture of innovation and trust.
• Conducting regular audits to identify and resolve duplicate, outdated, or improperly categorized issues.
• Designing and maintaining custom dashboards for various teams and stakeholders to provide real-time visibility into project metrics.
• Creating and refining filters, queries, and saved searches using JQL (Jira Query Language) for efficient data retrieval.
• Generating and distribute periodic reports on issue trends, backlog health, and testing progress to inform decision-making and project adjustments.
• Assisting in the creation, documentation, and archiving of operational documents, including workflows, processes, and best practices.

qualifications:

• 2-3+ years of experience in an agile, remote environment, with at least 1 year in a program or project manager role managing multiple agile teams.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to foster collaboration among diverse teams.
• Strong commitment to operational excellence, agile team experience, passion for collaboration, problem-solving skills, and the ability to navigate stakeholder relationships objectively.
• Self-starter with the ability to work independently and take initiative.
• A degree in Business, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent work experience in program or project management within an agile framework.
• Agile certifications preferred (e.g., Certified ScrumMaster, Certified Scrum Product Owner, or similar) and knowledge of agile frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban, etc.

skills:

• 2-3+ years of experience in an agile, remote environment, with at least 1 year in a program or project manager role managing multiple agile teams.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to foster collaboration among diverse teams.
• Strong commitment to operational excellence, agile team experience, passion for collaboration, problem-solving skills, and the ability to navigate stakeholder relationships objectively.
• Self-starter with the ability to work independently and take initiative.
• A degree in Business, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent work experience in program or project management within an agile framework.
• Agile certifications preferred (e.g., Certified ScrumMaster, Certified Scrum Product Owner, or similar) and knowledge of agile frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban, etc.

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