Project Manager

About DAT

DAT is an award-winning employer of choice and a next-generation SaaS technology company that has been at the leading edge of innovation in transportation supply chain logistics for 45 years. We continue to transform the industry year over year, by deploying a suite of software solutions to millions of customers every day - customers who depend on DAT for the most relevant data and most accurate insights to help them make smarter business decisions and run their companies more profitably. We operate the largest marketplace of its kind in North America, with 227 million freight posts in 2021, and a database of $126 billion of annual global shipment market transaction data. Our headquarters are in Denver, CO, with additional offices in Missouri, Oregon, Texas, and Bangalore, India. For additional information, see www.DAT.com/company.

The Opportunity

DAT is seeking a Project Manager to join the DAT Keypoint team in Springfield, MO.

The Project Manager is responsible for directly managing a declared project by coordinating the management,  product team, and development team to ensure cross functional alignment and communication, tracking toward launch milestones and overall readiness for all DAT product releases.

The Project Manager reports to the General Manager of Keypoint, but is responsible for working with engineering, support, sales and third party partners, from product inception and development, through market readiness and release. Responsibilities include working with both DAT employees and product users to define requirements, manage timeline and set expectations and the track milestones to completion.  

This is a critical role for DAT Solutions to make sure all internal constituents are working toward the same goal and managing communication and changes as we design, release new features and products to the market. 

This position is located onsite at the DAT office in Springfield, MO.

Candidate Profile

• Strong leadership skills to coordinate teams and resources.
• Decisive and able to influence others in a positive manner.
• Strong interpersonal and written communication skills.
• Technically savvy with the latest project and productivity tools.
• Solutions oriented and unflappable. 

What You’ll do

• Work with  engineering, support and sales to define and execute winning product delivery plans.
• Act as overall project manager across all DAT’s Keypoint initiatives to ensure that all in-flight initiatives are executing to plan.
• Develop processes to ensure a single source of the truth, support effective decision-making and alignment of teams.
• Build, maintain, and communicate product plans and track deliverables, milestones, risks and dependencies from the cross functional team.
• Anticipate bottlenecks, explore contingencies and provide escalation management throughout the process. 
• Advocate for all stakeholders throughout the delivery cycle to ensure they have the support needed to succeed.

The Skills and Experience You’ll Bring

• 5+ years of relevant experience in Software Development Life Cycle.
• 5+ years of relevant experience in Project Management or Product Marketing preferred.
• Previous leadership role in high-tech industry required, ideally within software as a service (SaaS) business; transportation/supply chain industry experience preferred, but not required.
• Experience leading a team and cross functional projects.
• Strong technical knowledge and ability to communicate with both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong communication, presentation and writing skills with emphasis on technology.
• Natural evangelist and strong customer advocate.
• Strong accountability and project management for tasks without close supervision.
• Ability to build excellent rapport with leadership across the organization.
• Bachelor’s Degree.

DAT embraces the value of a diverse workforce, and believes it is a core strength of our company that we encourage those values in every DAT employee, at every level of our organization, regardless of tenure or rank. We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)  

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