Project Manager (Remote - US)
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About the Role
Octave is seeking a Project Manager to lead large-scale software implementations in the Public Safety division. You will oversee project implementation, customer relationships, and team coordination.
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Responsibilities
- Serve as primary Octave representative to customer partners
- Effectively manage projects to deliver on time, on cost, and according to client quality expectations
- Develop project plans including scope, budget, deliverables, schedule, and team responsibilities
- Coordinate work and provide instructions, advice, leadership, and guidance to a diverse team
- Review work in progress and assess completed work for accuracy and quality
- Ensure timely and accurate communication between project team members, management, and customers
- Facilitate resolution of issues and escalations
- Participate in project scoping activities, including producing and/or validating LOEs and SOWs
- Prepare customer facing and internal status and financial reporting
Requirements
- A bachelor's degree, or commensurate documented experience in a similar role
- PMI PMP or equivalent certification is required
- Minimum 5 years project management experience implementing large software implementations
- Prior experience with managing complex technical projects and programs – preferably in Public Safety
- Strong written and oral communication and critical thinking skills
- Intermediate to senior level knowledge of Microsoft Office suite, including Microsoft Project proficiency
- Self motivated, organized, and detail oriented mindset
- Eager, passionate, and professional owner of all aspects of project management
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Responsibilities
- Serve as primary Octave representative to customer partners.
- Effectively managing projects to deliver on time, on cost and according to client quality expectations.
- Development of project plans, including scope, budget, deliverables, schedule and project team responsibilities.
- Coordinating work and providing instructions, advice, leadership and guidance to a diverse group of team members.
- Reviewing work in progress and assessing completed work for accuracy, required results and desired quality.
- Ensuring timely and accurate communication between project team members, management and customers.
- Facilitating the resolution of issues and escalations.
- Participation in project scoping activities, including producing and/or validating LOEs and SOWs.
- Preparing customer facing and internal status and financial reporting.
- Other duties as assigned.
Education / Qualifications
- A bachelor's degree, or commensurate, documented experience in a role with similar responsibilities.
- PMI PMP or equivalent certification is required.
- Minimum 5 years project management experience implementing large software implementations.
- Prior experience with managing complex technical projects and programs – preferably in Public Safety.
- Strong written and oral communication and critical thinking skills.
- Intermediate to senior level knowledge of Microsoft Office suite, including Microsoft Project proficiency.
- A self motivated, organized, and detail oriented mindset.
- An eager, passionate, and professional owner of all aspects of the project management craft.
- An open minded, embracer of diversity of thought and cultivating PMO team culture.
About Octave
- Octave provides mission critical software that empowers organizations to make informed decisions across every stage of the asset lifecycle.
- Turning complex operational data into actionable intelligence, Octave connects expertise, real world conditions and enterprise scale insight.
Why work for Octave?
- All in. Always forward. That's the way we do things around here.
- We put trust in our people because we believe it's the best way to unleash potential.
- We are committed to creating an environment that's truly supportive.
Everyone is welcome
- At Octave, we believe that diverse and inclusive teams are critical to the success of our people and our business.
- We embrace differences and are fully committed to creating equal opportunities, an inclusive environment, and fairness for all.
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