Senior Project Management Lead

03 Jul 2024

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The Project Manager, General Mills Digital & Technology, is responsible for leading assigned projects/product teams to deliver high impact, high value outcomes, while staying within identified project constraints for budget, scope, and schedule.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Successfully deliver desired outcomes of assigned project(s)/product teams.
  • Manage team progress, timelines, budget, and ensure highest-value deliverables are being appropriately prioritized.
  • Facilitate agile ceremonies (daily scrum, spring planning, sprint review and retrospective) and estimations.
  • Manage project or workstream, own schedules, outline key milestones, traffic deliverables, identify risks and solutions, and deliver specific project artifacts.
  • Lead the identification, management, and mitigation of highest risks, especially those related to business risk or potential business disruption.
  • Effectively communicate project status, risks and issues, and escalate for resolution when appropriate.
  • Build and maintain trusted, collaborative working relationships with project team members (including global & remote employees), leadership, stakeholders, and sponsors.
  • Motivate and energize the team to deliver results.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Minimum 7-10 years' work experience
  • Practical knowledge of project management methodologies, processes, workflows, and terminology, including both Waterfall and Agile approaches.
  • Demonstrated drive to successfully deliver project/product outcomes within project constraints and guidelines. Proven ability and experience in successfully managing multiple projects and responsibilities simultaneously.
  • Experience with early risk identification, problem solving and mitigation planning.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills, and the ability to communicate clearly and effectively with all levels of the organization and partners.
  • Proven ability and experience in working effectively and influencing the team
  • Ability to self-manage priorities and deliverables. History of teamwork and willingness to roll up one's sleeves to get the job done.
  • Meticulous attention to detail, organizational skills, and budget management skills
  • Knowledge and proficiency with MS Office and Project Management tools
  • Bachelor's degree in business or related field

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Experience in consumer food industry considered a plus
  • Experience in Supply Chain, Commercial functions, or Digital Marketing is a plus
  • Business and technical acumen
  • Experience with project management tools and software (Azure DevOps, Smartsheet, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams)
  • PMP Certification

COMPANY OVERVIEW

We exist to make food the world loves. But we do more than that. Our company is a place that prioritizes being a force for good, a place to expand learning, explore new perspectives and reimagine new possibilities, every day. We look for people who want to bring their best - bold thinkers with big hearts who challenge one other and grow together. Because becoming the undisputed leader in food means surrounding ourselves with people who are hungry for what's next.

  • ID: #43800707
  • State: Minnesota Minneapolis / st paul 55401 Minneapolis / st paul USA
  • City: Minneapolis / st paul
  • Salary: USD TBD TBD
  • Job type: Permanent
  • Showed: 2022-07-03
  • Deadline: 2022-08-31
  • Category: Et cetera