IT Project Manager - Girl Scouts : Job Details

GIRL SCOUTS OF THE USA

Founded in 1912, Girl Scouts of the USA is the preeminent leadership development organization for girls, with 2.5 million members1.8 million girls and 800,000 adults. Girl Scouts is the leading authority on girls healthy development, and builds girls of courage, confidence, and character who make the world a better place. Today, and spanning coast to coast and across the globe, Girl Scouts of the USA is the largest girl focused organization in the United States and a household recognized brand. Many know the organization from its iconic Girl Scout Cookies (yes, theyre delicious!), but Girl Scouts is so much more.

As a mission driven nonprofit organization, Girl Scouts of the USA has been championing girls as they discover their dreams and work together to change the world. From navigating a rocky hiking trail to advocating for climate justice, Girl Scouts of all backgrounds and abilities can be themselves unapologetically as they rise to meet new challenges and discover the issues that matter most to them. GSUSA describes themselves as a team of doers, innovators, problem-solvers, creators, and dreamers collaborating to support Girl Scouts in 111 local chapters and 152 countries and engaging 50 million alumni.

Everything Girl Scouts do builds their curiosity, kindness, and can-do spirit. The Girl Scout community means girls are building their self-confidence by making friends, finding adventure, giving back to their communities, gaining leadership skills, having fun, and earning awards for their achievements. Notably, Girl Scouts of the USA believes their programs should positively impact not girls, but their families too.

Thats why 91% of caregivers say Girl Scouts is welcoming to families of all kinds; 83% of families say Girl Scouts connects them to something bigger; and 8 in 10 families say they value being part of the larger troop community. Engagement with Girl Scouts USA means better academic, social, and leadership outcomes for girls and their networks.

Hybrid - 2 days in NYC office

COMMUNITY DESCRIPTION

The Technology Department is a critical driver and enabler for the Girl Scouts movement. This is where technical expertise, such as application development, solutions architecture, data engineering and infrastructure support all reside to deliver the best experience for girls, volunteers, and supporters. Directly tied into strategy and innovation, technology solutions crafted in partnership with councils and business partners range from proof of concepts to deployment of highly complex and critical systems. We deliver technology expertise across all the disciplines and key business systems for the GSUSA application portfolio. Come join the team and make an impact!

POSITION SUMMARY

The GSUSA IT Project Manager plays a vital role in working in the IT PMO ensuring that the team is working effectively to deliver quality solutions that help the organization build resilient, best-in-class digital platforms , products and infrastructure. This position requires the planning and execution of development work while connecting and providing transparency to our business partners. The IT Project Manager will manage Tech-related workstreams, facilitate and track dependencies between cross-functional teams to ensure the right features are delivered on time, in scope, and on budget and provide a consolidated view (dashboard) all project deliverables. They partner with the business to gather and prioritize business requirements, advise on Tech-related solutions, translate business and customer requirements into functional and technical requirements, shape project success criteria around Tech-related workstreams and solutions, and ensure that key stakeholder satisfaction and business goals are met to match the needs of our audience. They foster relationships with internal and external stakeholders to align at every touchpoint throughout the entire project lifecycle. She/he is responsible for working with Product Management and internal stakeholders to help define business requirements and scope and execution of deliverables while maintaining high visibility into the development process throughout the entire organization.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES - Primary duties of the position

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Plan and Manage multiple assigned projects to ensure adherence to budget, schedule, and scope to include:.

-Work with business and product owners to scope functional and technical requirements, communicate to relevant stakeholders, and work with teams to deliver them in a successful and timely manager. Create executive level frameworks and documents to take users on the journey

-Manage intra- and inter-team dependencies, highlight project blockers and risks and work with cross-functional teams to resolve them

-Partner with business owners, internal teams, and stakeholders to define the project success metrics and roadmap, develop implementation plans and milestones, and measure against metrics

-Effectively IT prioritize project deliverables. Direct and be accountable for Organizational change management within your program domain

-Establishes and implements project communication plans, providing status updates. Collects, analyzes, and summarizes information and trends as needed to prepare project status reports

Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES

Individual Contributors who have a high level of expertise and are subject matter experts in their specified area.

Excellent ability to create project plans from the start, defining clear goals, objectives and milestones working with the team in a fast-moving environment. Ability to use fit for purpose Project Management tools from both Waterfall and Agile Project Methodologies.

Experience creating and maintaining technical architecture documentation

Excellent ability to create and contribute to executive level and frameworks on strategy, utilizing required Project Management Tools to track and maintain IT deliverables

Mindset of no task too small, ready to support as needed and own tasks to completion

Leadership abilities. Able to use influence management to inspire project team members

Able to anticipate and remove impediments, provide escalation management and make tradeoffs by balancing business needs with technical constraints

Ability to oversee planning of projects, programs, and initiatives ensuring consistency and compliance to company processes

Will build a reputation as a trusted partner who understands the business and collaborates to deliver on commitments and drive business results

Must be able to work successfully within a milestone-driven environment utilizing standardized project management processes

Ability to help define and refine working processes in order to maximize efficiency in constantly evolving environments

Can create, track and allocate budgets used to prioritize programs and projects and manage resourcing for complete end-to-end planning

Ability to manage the collaboration of the IT PMO with Platform Engineering, Technical Operations, Customer, Applications, Procurement, Finance, Marketing and additional stakeholders. Develop solutions that are fit for purpose and achievable within the budget, scope, and on schedule

The ability to dynamically adapt to shifts in priorities and projects in an ambiguous environment, resolving contention and solving problems across technology and our business partners

Self-motivated with a strong desire to initiate and drive projects; ability to work independently and in a team

The ability to discuss technical issues, limitations, requirements, etc. in a way that is understandable to non-technical users

Effortless collaborator and expert communicator who can work well across and within cross functional teams

Experience project managing applications and architecture across a wide variety of platforms such as Customer Applications, Infrastructure, Security, Platform Engineering.

Preferred experience with agile, design thinking, strategy frameworks in application development and technical architecture

Able to lead Agile ceremonies such as daily stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Sprint Reviews and Sprint Retrospectives

The ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and work under time pressures

Experience managing external vendors and partners

Excellent written/verbal communication, presentation, and listening skills, with the ability to present complex technical information in a clear and concise manner to a variety of audiences

Possess the leadership ability to motivate others by demonstrating a clear purpose for the team and how their work fits into the companys strategy while facilitating a sense of autonomy

Team player that is willing to roll up their sleeves to get the job done

Quick study who can flex her/his approach with comfort and ease

Highly organized and detail oriented

The ability to put yourself in someone elses shoes and see things from their perspective

Preference is for candidates to work in our NYC Headquarters with the flexibility of a Hybrid work schedule. GSUSA offers Hybrid employees the flexibility to work 2 days a week in office. This position may require the flexibility to work in office additional days if needed.

REQUIRED TECHNICAL SKILLS

Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, Wrike, MS Teams and other related project management and collaboration tools

Competency in PowerPoint or similar presentation software

Competency in Microsoft Excel or similar software

Competency in Microsoft Power BI or similar software

Office 365 or similar suites

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE (i.e., degrees, certifications)

Degree or Equivalent Experience:

Bachelors degree or equivalent experience

Minimum Years of Experience: Minimum of five (5) years experience in corporate PMO environment or related experience

Preferred Certifications Requirements:

PMP

Certification in agile (CSM, CSPO, SSM)

Salary Range $61,900.00 - $117,000.00

FEATURED BENEFITS:

What We Offer:

Girl Scouts is powered by people, and we encourage our team members to be their best selves in and out of the office. We place a high priority on flexibility and offer a competitive employee salary and benefits package that includes:

Paid Time Off:?

GSUSA offers 20+ days of paid time off, 2 floating holidays, as well as 9 workplace holidays, and year-round early closures on Fridays and preceding most holiday weekends. GSUSA staff also enjoy a paid holiday year-end office closure between Christmas and New Year's.

Other Benefits:

• Medical and Behavioral Health Coverage
  • Plan options with individual and family coverage which includes wellness, hospitalization, and fertility assistance.
  • Both plans include GSUSA partial subsidy of premium costs
  • Dental and vision coverage

• Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) including Health, Dependent Care, and Limited FSA for those with Health Savings Accounts
• Company-paid life insurance
• Flexible work arrangements
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave
• 401(K) with company match
• Sick leave
• Short- and Long-Term Disability for salary continuation
• Health and Wellness Classes and Activities throughout the year
• Access to Employee Engagement Groups

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: This job operates in a professional office environment.

POSITION TYPE / EXPECTED HOURS OF WORK: This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday with a 40 hour per week schedule. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand.

AAP/EEO Statement: GSUSA is an equal employment opportunity employer.