Sr. Project Manager/Scrum Master

We have an immediate need for an IT Sr Project Manager with a focus on Marketing and Data Analytics related domains. The IS Sr Project Manager works under minimal supervision to plan, direct and coordinate activities of large, long-term, inter-departmental infrastructure or development project(s) to ensure goals and objectives of the project(s) are accomplished within prescribed timeframe and budgetary parameters.

This is preferably a hybrid position to facilitate with the team and colleagues in-person at our headquarters in Freeport, Maine. The initial contract is 6 months with the possibility of an extension based on performance.

Communication and Presentation

Keeps stakeholders, including management, informed of progress to goal; negotiate adjustments to the schedule and resources to ensure overall quality of completed project

Functions as central point for all project communications

Leverages most effective means of communication based on situation/urgency

Develops and delivers presentation content to drive understanding and alignment across Team and Project Sponsors (Governance structure)

Establishes Effective Project Governance

Identifies and facilitates acquiring a Sponsor role that is executed at the appropriate level of the organization

Identifies and facilitates acquiring a Steering Group that is the Sponsor while representing cross-functional perspective with common project goals

Identifies and facilitates acquiring a Stakeholder Group that represents and can influence project direction and deliverables

Vendor Management

Collaborates to develop a positive relationship between L.L.Bean and vendor(s) to ensure successful project deliverables.

May support Contract Negotiations and Non-Disclosure Agreements with vendors and monitors project deliverables. Transitions vendor contracts to internal support owner to ensure understanding and compliance with service level agreements.

Tracks and maintains vendor deliverable costs

Risk Management

Identifies & analyzes project risks to determine highest potential risk exposure that should be proactively managed

Identifies & focuses resolution of issues and risks using appropriate levels of escalation considering impact to scope, schedule, budget or quality.

Project Detail and Schedules

Develops a project work breakdown structure

Develops and manages a project schedule/timeline using approved Project Management tools (WorkOtter, Jira, SharePoint, etc.)

Develops, monitors, and manages the project staffing plan and resource allocations approved by resource managers

Determines Resource Assignments with task estimates (ETC's)

Collaborate with project and IS managers across organization to develop and maintain ETCs for team members allocated to other projects

Use negotiation skills to balance completing work with resources needed to achieve project success

Budget Management

Develop, presents, and obtain approval of detailed cost estimates (ETCs) for all project activities, resources, and materials.

Continuously monitor project expenditures, comparing actual costs against the budget and identify variances. Ensuring financial documentation is accurate and up to date weekly.

Support cross project and/or department budget reconciliation and reporting.

Strong hands-on project management - at least 5 years of experience managing complex IT efforts.

Experience leading and/or participating in Scrum teams

Management of large teams with members working in multiple locations.

Experience structuring work into various workstreams within a large project and managing multiple IT projects concurrently.

Strong applied use of PM & Scrum tools/techniques (planning, risk management, budgeting, cost control, assessment, software/SaaS acquisition/RFP, develop & management of Jira board, etc.).

Experience with vendor contracts and vendor management.

Excellent communication skills (oral and written), English-language skills, facilitation skills, etc. and ability to represent work at all levels of the organization (up to Executive levels).

Excellent people skills developing strong relationships, building a trusting team environment, and ability to listen & translate into actionable plans.

Proficient in spreadsheet and presentation tools including Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint

Experience with the following is desired, but not mandatory:

Cloud Data Platforms in support of Marketing, Customer Analytics & Personalization in an omni-channel retail environment.

Project management tools such as WorkOtter

Understand business process transformation and change management practices.