Kobie

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At Kobie, we're a values-led organization where everyone is a leader. We believe in fostering a workplace where teammates can bring their authentic selves to work every day. Our mission is to grow enterprise value through loyalty by delivering market-leading end-to-end solutions designed to enable customer experiences for the world's most successful brands. With a strategy-led technology approach, we uncover the truth behind what drives consumers on an emotional level. Sr. Director, Project Management This role plays a critical part in shaping our organization's future by overseeing a diverse portfolio of software initiatives. You'll lead a team of seasoned project managers and coordinators, ensuring all projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards. • Project Planning and Execution: You'll define and lead the development of project plans, timelines, and budgets in collaboration with stakeholders, ensuring alignment with client and business requirements. • Manage and optimize resource allocation across project portfolios to meet project milestones and deadlines. Develop and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the success of projects and processes. • Team Leadership and Collaboration: You'll lead, coach, and mentor project managers and coordinators to enhance performance and professional growth. • Define Project Management standards and operating methodology and ensure corporate adoption. Foster strong collaboration across functionally diverse teams, ensuring seamless integration and alignment across all project aspects. • Provide direction, guidance, and support to team members throughout the project life cycle, including assisting with risk management and mitigation strategies. Foster a collaborative environment promoting communication, teamwork, and accountability. • Stakeholder Management: You'll interface with senior management and stakeholders to provide portfolio updates and awareness regarding capacity management and project delivery status. • Oversee the entire project portfolio, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives. Collaborate with senior leadership to align project objectives with company strategy and client needs. • Serve as the escalation point for resolving issues, removing roadblocks, and formulating contingency plans. Communicate project status, risks, and updates to executive leadership and key stakeholders. • Establish and maintain strong client relationships. Manage stakeholder expectations and negotiate scope of changes as necessary to ensure successful project outcomes. • Quality Assurance and Risk Management: Ensure the quality of project deliverables meets or exceeds client expectations and industry standards. • Proactively identify, assess, and manage project risks and issues, developing and implementing risk mitigation plans as needed. Monitor the progress of priority projects and use reporting tools to track, review, and audit performance as needed. • Continuous Improvement: Drive innovation in project management processes and tools. • Identify opportunities for process improvements and efficiency gains within the project management function. Contribute to the development and refinement of project management methodologies to improve efficiency, reduce risks, and enhance overall project delivery. What You Need To Be Successful: • 10 years of PM experience working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment with globally distributed teams. Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience. • Expertise in project management using various methodologies (ex. Waterfall, Scrum, Kanban, Agile). Understanding of the software development life cycle (SDLC). • Experience managing the project life cycle with tools such as; Jira, Workfront, Microsoft Project. PMP certification preferred but not required. • Growth mindset to overcome challenges and solve problems while prioritizing (and reprioritizing) tasks across many concurrent efforts. Exceptional attention to detail with the ability to proactively address issues before they impact project outcomes. • Excellent leadership and communication skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate a team, communicate effectively across all levels, and influence stakeholders. Proven ability to build and manage cross-functional relationships. • Proven skills in priority and resource management. Intellectual curiosity and drive for results.