Project Management Specialist

This position will involve strategic CPM-specific guidance and coordination of deliverables across 3-4 smaller Corporate Performance Management (CPM) implementations concurrently. Project management specialists will employ strong communication and organizational skills to efficiently coordinate the completion of each project’s tasks and deliverables.

Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic CPM-specific guidance to project team regarding risk mitigation and effective implementation of the project plan.
• Assist with creation and documentation of CPM strategies and approaches for key project workstreams and activities.
• Lead smaller scale projects through the Mobilize and Create stages in conjunction with an Implementation Specialist.
• Coordinate program tasks between workstreams and proactively identify risks and dependencies.
• Create and maintain detailed project plans, including critical path milestones and key project deliverables.
• Create project team communication plan, including frequency and participant listing for all regularly occurring project meetings.
• Set up and maintain key project management software tools, including document repositories and task-tracking tools.
• Own completion and tracking of key project documentation and deliverables.
• Maintain and track project budget and forecast using Finit’s Analytics application.
• Coordinate with Finit and project team members to ensure all parties are on track with project requirements, deadlines, and schedules.
• Escalate risks to project delivery as needed to Finit and client leadership.
• Prepare timely status reports by gathering, analyzing and summarizing relevant information.
• Facilitate change requests to ensure that all parties are informed of the impacts on schedule and budget.
• Coordinate the development of user manuals, training materials and other documents as needed to enable successful implementation and turnover of the process or system to the clients.
• Conduct post-project evaluation and identify key lessons learned.
• Build and develop authentic client and Finit relationships.
• Ensure a respectful and team-oriented work environment on projects.
• Provide real-time on-the-job feedback to team members. Communicate openly with clients to obtain real-time feedback.
• Play a key role in critical internal Finit activities, including recruiting, training, employee enablement and performance management.
• Assume ownership of one’s own personal growth at Finit and continuously seek to broaden and develop new job skills and expertise.