Sr. Project Manager

Beckett Collectibles is seeking a Sr. Project Manager to join our PMO Team! The Sr. Project Manager will be responsible for delivering business value and results by leading multiple project teams in defining, planning, and implementing of strategic projects, to achieve specific business objectives. Analyze project needs, establishes a project management approach, and recommends the appropriate level of planning, scheduling and control. Ensure projects are completed within committed time and budget and are integrated with other systems and teams. Manage the development, execution, updating and reporting of comprehensive project plans and schedules. Transition products and services from development into production through seamless implementations and ongoing support.  You will also be responsible for the management of a portfolio of projects, ensuring critical initiatives are captured, prioritized, and reported on accurately to management. 

Beckett Collectibles is a leader in the trading card and collectibles industry, providing pricing, grading, authentication, and other products and services for the sport, non-sport, and gaming collector. With a focus on integrity, commitment, and accuracy, Beckett will continue to be a leader in the collectibles industry providing dynamic products and services to collectors worldwide. Find out more about Beckett products and services at www.beckett.com. 

Responsibilities

• You will work with the PMO and cross functional business teams on prioritizing and driving the portfolio of projects and allocation of colleagues

• Responsible for capturing and consolidating IT demand across the company and build an implementation roadmap covering both resources and investments

• You will work with PMO management to evolve tools and process leveraged in project management and delivery

• Responsible for overseeing the collaboration activities with external partners in the integration of services, technologies and capabilities to ensure delivery of project. Ensure contractual terms are adhered to, (where relevant). 

• Expected to actively participate and  lead the implementation of new processes and process improvement initiatives designed to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the Project Management Office. 

• Develop and maintain the project plan, budget and status reports 

• Plan, schedule, and conduct project meetings and document and distribute meeting outcomes 

• Collect and report measurements at appropriate project points 

• Drive and implement sound project management process within the Beckett Group

• Develop, actively maintain, document and publish decisions rendered, Action, Change and Issue Logs 

• Ensure that all affected business areas, departments, and support groups are informed and involved 

• Ensure that the project team members have the appropriate knowledge and experience to perform their project role. If necessary, arrange the training required to provide the team members with the appropriate skills and knowledge 

• Secure commitment for required resources and monitor and report status of those commitments (including hardware, software, physical and people resources) 

• Identify, assign and supervise task completion. 

• Evaluate the effectiveness of staff performance in support of user requirements as well as technical resources.

• Serve as the focal point for communications among all project participants. Communicate direction to the project team. Communicate with the Executive Sponsors and IT Steering Committee on a regular and timely basis. Provide information and assist in communicating with the client, the business, and external customers 

• Ensure that actions are completed and that issues are resolved or escalated to achieve resolutions and that resolutions are communicated to impacted parties 

• Identify and mitigate project-related risks

• Identify and resolve project-related issues

• Include the following often overlooked or “short-cutted” project work: 

  • Organizational Change Plan – business and IT 

  • Training Plan – business and IT 

  • Documentation Plan – business and IT 

  • Test Plan – unit, systems, integration, stress, uat and quality assurance/quality verification 

  • Post Implementation Review -- validate project success and to identify opportunities for improvement. Implement project-specific improvements identified in the Post Implementation Review

Skills & Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required

• Minimum of seven (7) years’ experience as a project manager, managing large projects, (over 1000+ hours), including leading large enterprise-level projects

• Experience leading and delivering multiple large projects at once. 

• Experience managing project portfolios and programs. 

• PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is preferred

• Demonstrated experience in the use of multiple Project Management methodologies, ( Agile, Iterative, Waterfall). 

• Agile Scrum Master Certified, a plus.

• Strong background in leading SDLC/Application Development projects 

• Good understanding of the business or function for which projects are assigned 

• Working knowledge of JIRA, Microsoft Project and Microsoft Office suite of products 

• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to interact with all levels of individuals across the organization as well as external business partners.

• Must have proven leadership skills including mentoring and coaching other team members.

• Excellent analytical, time management, organizational, and problem-solving skills.

This is a remote role.