Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. KnitWell Group is a specialty retail operating company comprising iconic brands including LOFT, Ann Taylor, Chico’s, and Talbots. The Project Manager - Infrastructure will lead strategic enterprise initiatives across infrastructure, cybersecurity, AI, and related technology portfolios, managing cross-functional projects from initiation through implementation while coordinating stakeholders, resources, risks, budgets, and schedules.
Responsibilities
- Lead and manage one or more strategic cross-functional projects and programs from initiation through implementation and stabilization
- Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, schedules, budgets, risk registers, issue logs, and governance materials
- Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and aligned to business objectives and organizational priorities
- Facilitate project planning, resource coordination, dependency management, and milestone tracking across business and technology teams
- Proactively identify risks, issues, constraints, and dependencies and drive mitigation and resolution strategies
- Coordinate communication and decision-making across stakeholders at all levels of the organization
- Support business case development, project intake, requirements gathering, and solution planning activities
- Assist in identifying opportunities to leverage technology to improve customer experience, associate productivity, operational effectiveness, and business outcomes
- Promote continuous improvement in project delivery processes, tools, and methodologies
Skills
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or other related field - or equivalent professional experience
- Typically has 3-7 years of IT work experience, including 3 or more years managing projects. Experience with projects in multiple technologies and functions
- Must possess extensive knowledge and expertise in the use of project management methodologies and tools, resource management practices and change management techniques
- Must have strong organization and prioritization skills to balance issue and risk management, cost management and scope/schedule management on a single large project or possibly across smaller, multiple projects
- Must have strong verbal and written communication skills to convey status, report issues/risks, lead problem resolution activities and engage supporting teams and personnel not directly part of core project team
- Experience supporting infrastructure, cloud, network, data center, or IT operations modernization initiatives preferred
- Experience working in a retail, omnichannel, or consumer-facing organization preferred
- Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Agile certification, or equivalent project management certification preferred
Benefits
- Merchandise discount at select KnitWell Group brands, subject to each brand’s discount policies.
- Support for your individual development plus opportunities for career mobility within our family of brands.
- Local volunteer opportunities, annual donation and volunteer match to eligible nonprofit organizations, and philanthropic activities to support our communities.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- 401(K).
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Paid time off and holidays.
- This position is also open to remote candidates.
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