Sr. Project Manager

ORGANIZATION The Center for Autism and Related Disorders is seeking highly motivated professionals to join our team. As a member of our growing, founder-owned organization, you’ll have the opportunity to join a well-established, mission-driven industry leader focused on helping people with autism live their best lives. CARD offers a dynamic work environment where your talents and skills will be valued and rewarded. The Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD) is among the world’s largest and most experienced organizations effectively treating individuals of all ages who are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. CARD treats autistic individuals using the principles of applied behavior analysis (ABA), which is empirically proven to be the most effective method addressing the behaviors and deficits commonly associated with autism. With locations throughout the US, CARD’s mission is to provide top-quality services that help every patient fulfill their potential and live joyful lives. Through its network of trained behavior technicians, Board Certified Behavior Analysts, and researchers, CARD develops and implements quality, comprehensive, and individualized treatment programs that lead to success. 5959 Topanga Canyon Blvd Suite 125 Woodland Hills, California 91367 Annual Salary: $130k - $145k (based on experience) Location: Los Angeles, CA / Hybrid (once a month in our CHQ office) POSITION OVERVIEW: Responsible for ensuring that all CARD’s IT projects meet customer expectations while ensuring consistency of project execution across projects. The role requires strong attention to detail and the ability to work within the constraints of budget, schedule, and scope in guiding and mentoring a project management team while providing direct oversight of critical projects when needed. Managing technical projects from initial requirements through to general release. This includes direct management of all tasks and people working to deliver the agreed-upon scope while maintaining quality and budget goals. This position reports to CARD CTO. The Senior Project Manager will evangelize project management processes, best practices and tools and function as a gatekeeper responsible for leading cross-functional technical teams both on-shore and off-shore for technical projects of varying size, complexity and urgency. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Drives projects through the requirements, design, development, testing and release phases of the project lifecycle, closely coordinating with all appropriate technical, business and operational stakeholders. Coordinates with business and technical leads to understand all aspects of product requirements. Proficiency in Software Development Life Cycle and application development process. Validates the estimates provided by Technology resources. Develops, manages and maintains detailed project schedules, working closely with the involved departments; ensures that all deliverables are accounted for and completed on time. Coordinates plans for testing and release, including QA, UAT and regression testing and tracks the project through the QA cycle to ensure adherence to plans. Communicates effectively with various departments and staff at all levels to keep the company apprised of project status, ensuring cohesiveness, clarity and efficiency. Identifies and addresses project interdependencies, risks and issues; resolves conflicts and plans optimal delivery sequences for projects. Manages multiple, often large, projects of different priorities that may have business dependencies. Act as Scrum Master for one or more IT teams, while also helping prioritize requests from multiple stakeholders Lead global and local IT teams and foster an environment of continuous improvement Identifies opportunities for and contributes to project management process improvements. Evangelizes PMO best practices to help streamline Technology’s processes. Represent CARD professionally and ethically to internal and external stakeholders REQUIREMENTS: High school diploma or equivalent BS in Computer Science or related Engineering field preferred 10+ years of Project Management experience PMP certification KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: Microsoft Project expertise required Jira utilization experience required Proven record of working with business and Engineering leadership to improve delivery Strong verbal and written communication skills Experience managing personnel and disbursed teams (on-shore and off-shore) Demonstrable experience managing multiple critical projects Proven track record of delivering projects on-time and on-budget Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with external partners, clients, team members, vendors, and management Demonstrated ability to lead and manage a diverse cross-disciplinary team of developers Experience solving a wide range of difficult problems in imaginative and practical ways, and evaluating alternative solutions that may require coordination across multiple teams Knowledge of software engineering principles, theories, concepts, techniques, industry practices Experience generating requirements/specifications and high level design and process risk assessments Experience managing hardware and software integrated projects as well as software only projects Familiarity with Agile development and processes preferred Strong organizational skills and attention to detail Proficiency in AGILE/SCRUM methodologies Expert level knowledge of software project management methodologies and tracking/reporting tools (JIRA, MS-Project, Smartsheet) Strong attention to detail, follow-through, and organizational skills Ability to lead cross-functional teams with a proven track record of delivery WORK ENVIRONMENT: Includes a typical remote office environment, with minimal exposure to excessive noise or adverse environmental issues. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Ability to sit or stand for prolonged periods of time Ability to work on a computer throughout the majority of the day, as tasks require Ability to use and speak on the phone or via teleconference, as needed throughout the day Click to access EEOC Workplace Poster Click to access IER Right to Work Poster and E-Verify