Project Manager - It - Remote Opportunity

Futures start here. Where first steps, new friendships, and confident learners are born. At KinderCare Learning Companies, the first and only early childhood education provider recognized with the Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award, we offer a variety of early education and child care options for families. We pave the way for their lifelong learning journey ahead. And we want you to join us in shaping a future we can all be proud to share—in neighborhoods, at work, and in schools nationwide.

At KinderCare Learning Companies, you’ll use your skills and expertise to support the work (and fun) that happens in our sites and centers every day. From marketers and strategists to financial analysts and data engineers, and so much more, we’re all passionate about crafting a world where children, families, and organizations can thrive.

The IT Project Manager works to ensure alignment, provide direction and communication that drives outcomes for project team members, leaders, and other partners. This Manager will ensure IT project results contribute positive business value and meet agreed upon scope, cost, schedule and preferred business outcomes. The PM encourages the team with a positive and collaborative leadership style and engages with executives, business collaborators, and partners throughout all levels of the company to run assigned projects.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop and maintain lifecycle project plans including: documentation, resource prioritization, forecasting, planning, issue/risk, organizational change, meeting facilitation, and status reporting for site network installations
• Navigate projects to successful completion by influencing partners at various levels. Ensure successful delivery of projects by overcoming project obstacles that pose a risk to project completion
• Influences key partners across all functions and at all levels to acquire the highest level of initiative or project adoption. Communicate to various levels within the organization, including executives
• Coordinate with multi-functional teams and third party partners to ensure flawless integration of networking equipment, telephony systems, PCs, printers, and mobile devices while ensuring quality assurance processes are in place to measure accurate functioning of all installed IT equipment
• Collaborate with vendors to find effective solutions to challenges, minimizing disruptions to project timelines. Strong vendor leadership skills are a necessity
• Operate as a collaborative team member, asking for and providing support and being open to both giving and receiving feedback

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience preferred. 3-5 years of experience as a Project Manager
• Demonstrable understanding of project methodologies as well as application or infrastructure development life cycle (SDLC)
• Ability to collaborate with numerous partners across multiple departments with experience installing network equipment across various locations simultaneously
• Experience with expectation setting, action planning, and developing team members
• Excellent organizational skills required, PMP Certification preferred
• Experience managing or exposure to project budgets, financial reporting, and forecasting
• Ability to use business knowledge, sound judgment, and resourcefulness to identify and select among varied courses of action

Our benefits meet you where you are. We’re here to help our employees navigate the integration of work and life:

• Know your whole family is supported with discounted child care benefits.
• Breathe easy with medical, dental, and vision benefits for your family (and pets, too!).
• Feel supported in your mental health and personal growth with employee assistance programs.
• Feel great and thrive with access to health and wellness programs, unlimited paid time off and discounts for work necessities, such as cell phones.
• … and much more.

We operate research-backed, accredited, and customizable programs in more than 2,000 sites and centers across 40 states and the District of Columbia. As we expand, we’re matching the needs of more and more families, dynamic work environments, and diverse communities from coast to coast. Because we believe every family deserves access to high-quality child care, no matter who they are or where they live. Every day, you’ll help bring this mission to life by building community and delivering exceptional experiences. And if you’re anything like us, you’ll come for the work, and stay for the people.

KinderCare Learning Companies is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, military or veteran status, gender identity or expression, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal law.

Primary Location : Portland, Oregon, United States

Job : Corporate