Project Manager

Job Description

Our mission is to redefine the home experience with tech and services to create a smarter, greener, safer home that saves our customers money every month.

Job Summary:

Responsible for leading the end-to-end project planning, data analysis, and key risk indicator (KRI) development.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:
• Project Planning/Management: Define project scope and schedule while focusing on regular and timely delivery of value; organize and lead project status and working meetings; prepare and distribute progress reports; manage risks and issues; correct deviations from plans; and perform delivery planning for assigned projects
• Data Analysis: Use SQL to create and maintain reliable queries. Build reporting and dashboards that support the Compliance team. Develop KRIs to identify potential compliance infractions.
• Team Management: Assist in team development while holding teams accountable for their commitments, removing roadblocks to their work; leveraging organizational resources to improve capacity for project work; and mentoring and developing team members
• Process Management and Improvement: Define and manage a well-defined project management process and champion ongoing process improvement initiatives to implement best practices for Agile Project Management and Kaizen.

Supervisory Responsibilities:
• Promote empowerment of the team, ensure that each team member is fully engaged in the project and making a meaningful contribution, and encourage a sustainable pace with high levels of quality for the team
• Provide leadership to team and collaborate with stakeholders to develop strategies and solutions that foster controlled processes that enable the greatest "speed to value"
• Oversees the daily workflow of the department
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
• Solid understanding of and demonstrated experience in using appropriate tools:
• Agile Project Management tools such as Jira or equivalent
• Process mapping tools such as Visio or equivalent
• All Microsoft Office Tools
• Proven ability to lead projects and ensure objectives, goals, and commitments are met
• Prior experience with SCRUM/Agile methodologies with enterprise-level application development projects.
• Experience collaborating with multi-function project teams with at least 10-15 team members
• PMP, PMI-ACP, CSM, or equivalent
• Experience with Kaizen, Lean, Six Sigma or equivalent preferred
• Creative approach to problem-solving
• Detail oriented with a high degree of accuracy performing data manipulation and analysis
• Ability to create project dashboards and visual timelines (ex: Gantt charts, waterfall charts, etc.)
• Excellent oral and written communications skills and experience interacting with both junior team members and senior executives
• Highly effective interpersonal skills including influencing, mentoring, coaching, collaborating, and team building
• Strong analytical, planning, and organizational skills with an ability to manage competing demands
• Unquestionable ethics
• In-depth knowledge and understanding of business needs with the ability to establish/maintain a high level of trust and confidence

Required Education and Experience:
• Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 4 years, experience in a project manager role, using agile methodologies to manage complex projects in a fast-paced environment with multi-function teams.
• Fluency in SQL querying with large, complex datasets (Snowflake a plus)
• 6+ months data visualization experience (Tableau Desktop preferred)

Preferred:
• Masters degree
• 6+ months experience coding in a statistical programming language (R or Python)
• Familiarity with common statistical methods such as T-tests, ANOVA, confidence intervals, regression, etc.

Learn about the Vivint Culture and why it's a great place to grow your career!

Here are some highlighted perks you should ask us about:

• Free daily lunch and drinks on site
• Paid holidays and flexible paid time away
• Employee/Friends/Family Discounts
• Onsite health clinic, gym, gaming tables
• Medical/dental/vision/life coverage & 24/7 Medical Hotline
• 401(k) + Employer Match
• Employee Resource Groups

WORKING CONDITIONS:
This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

SAFETY:
Vivint enforces a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe working environment. Each new employee is responsible for completing all training requirements. Additionally, the employee must accept they have responsibility for maintaining the safety of themselves, their co-workers, and the public. Employee must adhere to all written and verbal instructions, promptly report and correct all hazards or unsafe conditions, question non-standard operations or unmitigated hazards, and provide feedback to management on all safety issues.
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