Project Manager

JANA has a progressive culture of personal and professional growth. With a vested interest in each employee’s professional growth and continuous improvement as an individual, JANA supports professional development, continuous education, industry participation and technical accreditations. Other Perks that come with joining JANA’s Team include:

- High-energy Collaborative Environment: JANA combines the energy of a start-up software organization with the discipline of a precision engineering firm.
- Regular Social Events: Join the entire JANA Team for fun Social Events like our Weekly Kahoot and Beer Club, Annual Birthday Bonspiel, Ice Cream Parties, Holiday events, Cinco de Mayoeven an Easter Egg Hunt
- Best-in-Class Benefits: JANA offers all employees a comprehensive benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Disability, and Gym Membership coverage.
- Giving Back: JANA is dedicated to giving back to our community in various ways. Every year we hold an annual food drive for the Aurora Foodbank and have become one of their top contributors
- JANA promotes a healthy work-life balance: Through our comprehensive vacation program, floater days, and a hybrid work environment (combination of in-office and work-from-home), JANA employees are able to take time to rest and rejuvenate

Members of JANA’s Project Team, under the direction of the VP of Projects, JANA’s Project Managers are single-threaded leaders that combine their specific knowledge & skills with the tools & techniques created by our Project Management Office (‘PMO’) to deliver something of value to someone. This could be the delivery of a complete software implementation to a client or the delivery of a new feature to a Market Manager. Project Managers own their projects; they do not directly manage personnel or personnel budgets but must identify the skills and resources required to complete the scope of their projects on schedule, including the management of project budgets.

JANA’s Project Managers are responsible for guiding projects from conception to completion, ensuring projects are completed on time and within budget. Several projects are typically in the process of being completed at any given time, and a Project Manager must be able to manage multiple aspects of the process simultaneously. Project Managers work cross-functionally and communicate to all parties involved in a project.

**Responsibilities**:

- Manages and coordinates multiple projects throughout the project lifecycle
- Accountable for meeting budget, timelines, and resource commitments
- Organizes and plans project tasks and schedules
- Establishes goals and expectations and takes corrective action as needed to maintain and control project scope, cost, schedule, and quality
- Creates, manages, and drives resolution of issues log including description, ownership and action plan
- Documents and distribute all decisions and agreements related to the project
- Defines, collects, monitors, and analyzes project metrics and prioritizes/resolves issues
- Effectively communicates project expectations to team members and clients in a timely and clear fashion
- Works with Sales & Market Teams to develop Statements of Work, including cost estimates and project plans
- Communicates project status to stakeholders and key project participants
- Stays aware of company goals and strategies to ensure projects align with business priorities
- Facilitates and encourages collaboration across departments to ensure projects are completed successfully
- Facilitates Client project meetings, implementation workshops and training, as required
- Determines and mitigates any project risks
- Contributes and problem-solves any challenges to ensure project goals and objectives are met
- Establishes and maintains project governance
- Facilitates open information flow among project stakeholders
- Ensures that the terms and conditions of the contract are met
- Ensures adherence to project management standards and best practices
- Provides support to project teams and keeps the teams informed of pertinent issues
- Conducts project post-mortems and identifies successful and unsuccessful projects

Required Skills & Experience
- Undergraduate degree in a STEM field
- 3+ years of client-facing Project Management experience
- Thorough understanding of project management techniques and methods
- Excellent knowledge of change management principles
- Ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority
- Must be able to travel in the US and Canada up to 20% of the time