Professional Services Project Manager

As a Project Manager at Acxiom, you will manage the development and execution of medium to large, complex, multi-phased projects. You will promote client satisfaction by ensuring the project adheres to stakeholder specifications and ensure project completion is within the determined scope, quality, time, and cost constraints.

What you will do:

• Define, organize, and plan project schedules to meet required project timelines; Facilitate/lead estimation of moderately complex projects, developing the project schedule and determining resource needs
• Create project plans and artifacts defining scope, options, and execution plan
• Manage meetings and collaboration cross-teams
• Complete tasks including note taking, articulating clear and concise next steps, creating timelines, and PPT outlines/ppt updates to obtain and disseminate information
• Independently and successfully manage the development and execution of moderately complex and multi-phased projects while concurrently managing multiple, simple projects
• Inspect and review projects to ensure adherence to project standards
• Synthesize information for senior consumption
• Control project scope through effective change management skills
• Perform qualitative/quantitative risk analysis of identified risks
• Manage risk response and control
• Ensure all project closeout activities are completed and documented
• Resolve potentially conflicting requirements
• Obtain agreement on an approved, clearly-stated review and approval process
• Ensure changes to the project scope are implemented according to the project change management process
• Help define, communicate, and enforce project roles and responsibilities
• Develop/implement/update a communications plan for each project that specifies audience, medium, timeframes, and methods
• Implement process steps for bringing appropriate project issues to the attention of management.
• Expedite decision-making on project-related issues (e.g., effectively navigates a matrixed organization and follows project escalation path); ensure timely delivery of accurate, complete, and concise project status report information
• Understand the risk and issues management process and techniques, including risk identification, quantification, and risk response (e.g., acceptance, mitigation, avoidance, risk response control)
• Work with others to identify and categorize project risks and issues related to cost/estimates, schedule, quality, and employee retention
• Informs team member of risks and issues associated with each project, assisting others in determining the impact and probability of various project risks and the impact of issues
• Take steps to mitigate project risks by reducing their probability, impact, or both; take action to re-evaluate risks during project implementation (i.e., discusses them during project team meetings)

What you will need:

• A minimum of 2 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree
• Thorough understanding of project management principles and the application thereof
• Knowledgeable in project management methodology and solution development methodologies
• Experience developing and managing timelines and PPT outlines/updates
• Experience collaborating across numerous cross-functional teams
• This position is not eligible for sponsorship.

What will set you apart:

• Experience with Adobe Experience Manager and/or PerformLine
• Experience preparing and sharing information for senior-level client audiences
• Project management certification like PMP, CSM, etc

Primary Location City/State:

Homebased - Conway, Arkansas

Additional Locations (if applicable):

Acxiom is an equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veteran status (EOE/Vet/Disabled) and does not discriminate in recruiting, hiring, training, promotion or other employment of associates or the awarding of subcontracts because of a person's race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, protected veteran, military status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics or other protected status.

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