Technical Project Manager (Canada Or Us)

Job Overview:

Modern Campus is seeking an experienced Technical Project Manager to join our Project Management Office. We need a professional who is inherently focused on customer satisfaction and project success to help our in-house development team transform and adapt college and university websites for management in our web CMS, Omni CMS. The position is responsible for the effective management of new customer implementations and professional services.

How you’ll make an impact:

• Conduct and lead meetings to deliver project progress reports and review the presentations of others as needed
• Provide comprehensive and on-going risk management
• Track and document the status of projects until completed
• Work with management to determine resource needs and availability; negotiate with management to resolve outstanding project-related issues
• Quickly become an expert user of Omni CMS
• Responsible for high-level of prioritization and direction of team members, project schedules and scope of efforts
• Craft detailed technical specification documentation and direct others in the work defined in these specifications
• Follow up with both the customers and internal stakeholders to ensure project plan is progressing as scheduled
• Manage projects based on company workload and schedules appropriate coverage in assigning projects to department resources
• Provide integrated change control via an established change request process
• Some travel may be required
• Engage and consult with clients on all project-related matters and lead the customer experience to help clients achieve their goals
• Ensure delivery of the highest quality service by processing and understanding customer technical requirements, needs, and expectations in preparation for project

What you’ll need to succeed:

• A minimum of 2-3 years project management experience with increasing responsibility
• Ability to work independently, make decisions and drive projects and business topics forward
• A minimum of 1 year in high technology or web software development sectors
• Attention to detail, enthusiasm, and pride in the work you do
• Strong ability to lead, build and support the web development team by planning and scheduling all aspects of the implementation process
• Professional, logical, and highly motivated approaches to work problems often on tight deadlines
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, or related field
• Familiar with current project management tools; Wrike, Atlassian Clarizen, or MyIntervals or Basecamp.
• Advanced knowledge of full MS Office Suite
• Excellent customer service skills
• Basic knowledge of web-based technologies including HTML, CSS, XML, and JS
• Proficient in a multi-task environment; can type, email, and present via web conferencing tools (Zoom), utilizing excellent written and verbal communication skills

Desired (but not required) Skills:

• Agile based project or product management experience
• Project Management certification or pre-certification
• Experience working with a web Content Management Solution
• Basic understanding of FTP, DNS, hosting, and general server capabilities
• Experience with XSLT, Databases {MySQL/MSSQL), REGEX, and Scripting Languages (ASP.NETC#/PHP/RUBY/PYTHON)

Preferred locations (remote candidates welcome):

• Camarillo, CA
• Toronto, ON
• St. Petersburg, FL

What you’ll gain:

• Flexible schedules and casual dress
• Learning opportunities and professional development
• Excellent health, dental and vision insurance
• Generous contributions to insurance for dependents
• Paid company holidays and paid time off (PTO)
• Exciting technology environment with perks

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