Project Manager

Why NorthWinds

We’re not just building software - we’re building a place where employees can learn, grow, and make a meaningful impact.

What we offer:

• Full-time remote work with flexibility and trust
• Competitive base salary and annual bonus program
• Generous PTO, floating holidays, and volunteer time off
• 401(k) with 100% employer match for the first 6% (pre-tax or Roth)
• Comprehensive health benefits and disability coverage
• Profit sharing with discretionary contributions
• HSA, FSA, and dependent care accounts
• A culture built on collaboration, learning, and balance

General Description

The Project Manager is responsible for the overall direction, planning, coordination, implementation, execution, control and completion of specific projects according to strict deadlines and budgets. They will ensure consistency with company strategy, commitments and the goals of NorthWinds Technology Solutions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Define and manage project scope, goals and deliverables that support project objectives working with project sponsor
• Organize and facilitate project planning sessions, daily stand-up meetings, and retrospectives
• Facilitate project status and resource performance discussions with NorthWinds and/or Client managers
• Develop and deliver communication plan with project sponsor
• Communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion
• Coordinate project resources with Client and NorthWinds leadership
• Identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the project team
• Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path
• Determine the frequency and content of status reports
• Manage changes in project scope and communicate any budget or schedule changes in a timely manner
• Coach, mentor, motivate and lead project team members and contractors to successfully achieve project objectives
• Conduct retrospective sessions to streamline project throughput
• Facilitate problem resolution and deliverable development between Client Success Managers and NorthWinds teams
• Coordinate project assignments with other team members, such as Product Owners
• Manage special projects as assigned

Non-Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Works very closely with the Client Success Managers to ensure that client needs, and expectations are met

Education/Experience/Personal Requirements

• Associate degree in business or related field and 3 years of project management experience
• Knowledge of both theoretical and practical aspects of project management
• Knowledge of project management techniques and tools, direct work experience in project management capacity
• The ability to work with all different groups of people within NorthWinds Technology Solutions and Client organizations
• Proven experience in strategic planning
• Proven experience in risk management
• Proven experience in change management
• Proficient in project management software
• Health insurance industry experience helpful
• Ability to operate a computer keyboard, mouse and other office equipment
• Regular, predictable onsite attendance is/may be required at customer sites for sprint reviews, planning sessions, retrospectives etc.; including quarter-driven hours as business demands dictate

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

• Repetitive motion. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
• Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
• Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.
• Sedentary work. Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time.
• Visual Acuity. The employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading.

Work Conditions

The work conditions described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• General office working conditions which may require sitting for extended periods of time
• National travel required <25%