Senior IT Project Manager

At Batesville, you will be a part of a dynamic team committed to excellence and innovation. A recognized leader in the death care industry in North America, we are committed to our mission of helping families honor the lives of those they love®. We are currently seeking a Senior IT Project Manager to join our team.

Your Role at Batesville:

As a Senior IT Project Manager, you will be responsible for managing a wide range of small to large; and simple to complex technology projects using a structured methodology with minimal direction. This role is also responsible for managing project teams and resources within complex systems and integration environments to achieve on-time project completions. The IT Project Manager partners with internal stakeholders to understand internal and external customer needs. The ideal candidate will provide leadership and expertise to project teams by determining priorities, work assignments, project planning, and project outcome evaluations. This position ensures successful project execution and completion by managing project constraints in terms of risk, cost, time, scope, and quality in adherence with established organization and enterprise practices. 

How You’ll be Rewarded: 

• Batesville is a family. You will be part of a family of highly committed associates who are passionate about our company, committed to our customers and excited about our future.
• Competitive pay
• IMMEDIATE ELIGIBILITY – Comprehensive medical, dental and vision insurance, as well as prescription coverage, short-term disability, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and more.
• Generous 401K Matching Program
• Paid time off
• Opportunities for development and advancement

What You’ll Do:

• Manage project processes and execution to ensure adherence to budget, schedule, quality, and scope.
• Develop, maintain, and monitor project plans, milestones, deliverables, and timelines.
• Prepare project status reports and present status as needed by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
• Confer with internal and external project resources, key stakeholders, and management to identify and resolve project issues.
• Schedule, coordinate, and facilitate meetings related to project tasks, milestones, and status.
• Ensure adherence to enterprise portfolio and program management practices; ensuring key metrics (e.g., deliverables, outcomes, financials, duration, benefits) are tracked and reported; communicating best practices and feedback to teams; and continuously improving processes.
• Assist to track and evaluate operational, analytical, and behavioral metrics/trends resulting in recommendations of product enhancements or new processes which will increase revenue, reduce costs, extend capabilities and/or improve user experience.

What You’ll Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree (B.S. /B.A.) or equivalent from a college or university in Computer Science, Information Systems or a related field is required; and a minimum of 5 - 7 years related project management or related experience.
• Intermediate level of Project/Portfolio Management software experience (Asana, Smartsheet, Jira, etc.).
• Intermediate level knowledge of sales and marketing or ecommerce systems and functional experience (SFA, CRM, marketing, pricing, etc.).
• Strong communication (written and oral), organization, and interpersonal skills.
• Intermediate analytical acumen with the ability to translate data, to insights, to action.
• Intermediate presentation skills.
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time.

Nice to Haves:

• PMP Certification.
• Agile Certification.

Physical Requirements: 

To perform this job successfully, the physical demands listed are representative of those that must be met by an employee. Reasonable accommodation(s) may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, use hands to handle and feel, reach with hands and arms, talk, and hear. The employee may occasionally be required to crouch, or lift items as heavy as 25 lbs. This job may require the employee to see with clarity at both near and far distances. 

 

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