Project Lead

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of moderate to large initiatives by coordinating activities across cross-functional teams.
• Partner with senior leaders, stakeholders, and team members to understand objectives, priorities, and success criteria.
• Aid in translating business goals into delivery plans, milestones, and task dependencies.
• Facilitate team coordination and collaboration to maintain momentum and alignment.
• Track progress, risks, issues, and dependencies; escalate concerns as needed.
• Participate in or facilitate agile and hybrid delivery ceremonies such as daily stand-ups, sprint planning, backlog refinement, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Help identify and remove delivery impediments by working with team members and stakeholders.
• Maintain delivery artifacts and documentation in alignment with PMO standards and practices.
• Provide clear and timely updates on initiative progress to delivery leadership and stakeholders.
• Contribute to continuous improvement efforts by identifying opportunities to streamline delivery processes and improve execution efficiency.

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of agile, waterfall, or hybrid delivery methodologies.
• Strong organizational, communication, and coordination skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Problem-solving mindset with attention to detail and follow-through.
• Ability to tailor communication to different audiences.
• Comfortable collaborating with cross-functional teams and influencing without authority.
• Ability to work independently with guidance from senior delivery leadership.
• Familiarity with delivery and collaboration tools such as Azure DevOps, MS Project, Microsoft Office Suite, and virtual collaboration platforms (MS Teams, Zoom).

Education and Experience

• BA/BS Degree or equivalent experience required.
• PMP, CSM, or similar certifications preferred.
• 3 years of experience supporting or leading project or initiative delivery.
• 3 years of experience working in Technology environments and partnering with cross-functional teams to solve business problems.
• Exposure to vendor coordination or third-party delivery preferred.