Project Manager

Project Manager
Location: Bozeman, MT, 59718
Job Description:

The Project Manager position at Zoot Enterprises, Inc. provides oversight and guidance to multiple programs, ensuring coordinated prioritization, planning, and execution of assigned projects in line with Zoot processes and strategic objectives. Program Managers may execute one or more projects while providing oversight for the program. The Project Manager position is fast paced and ever changing, requiring flexibility, self-initiative, and regular management of changing priorities.

For over 30 years, Zoot Enterprises has been a global provider of advanced origination, acquisition, and decision management solutions. Our customer-centric tools and services enable Zoot's clients to add value and differentiation, while providing nimble, scalable solutions for specific business objectives. Zoot provides a cloud based, secure processing environment. We offer tailored data driven decisioning technology solutions that empower our clients to streamline processes, increase flexibility and efficiency, accelerate growth, while accessing hundreds of cutting-edge data sources to help reduce risk

Essential Job Functions:

• Apply Zoot's Project Lifecycle in accordance with PMO best practices and guidelines to achieve desired project outcome.
• Manage project execution to ensure adherence to budget, schedule, and scope.
• Support multiple clients while managing one or more projects.
• Create a project environment that enables peak performance of team members.
• Manage and communicate a clear vision of the project's objectives and motivate the project team to achieve them.
• Manage relationships and expectations of project stakeholders keeping them informed of progress and issues.
• Proactively identify and resolve conflict within the project team.
• Analyze risks, establish contingency plans, and identify trigger events for initiating mitigating action.
• Analyze key project metrics and make adjustments consistent with project objectives.
• Adaptability and flexibility include ability to manage deadlines under pressure, ambiguity and change.
• Know and comply with Zoot's Policies and Procedures, Code of Business Conduct, and Employee Agreement.
• Achieve a service-focused culture with emphasis on delivering on-time, high-quality products and services to internal and external customers.
• Other duties as assigned - it is understood that this list of major duties and responsibilities is not an all-inclusive list and that other duties and responsibilities, which may include helping others in the same or different departments, may be assigned by supervision.

Education, Training, and Experience Requirements:

• High School Diploma
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Management of Information Systems, Business, Finance, or related field required.
• PMP Certification preferred.
• 4+ years of formal project management experience utilizing applicable industry project management methodologies, techniques, and tools. Or an equal combination of education and experience.

Background Check Requirement:

Ability to successfully pass background screening.

Physical Requirements:

All positions at Zoot require the ability to move about inside an office environment which includes the operation of computers and other office productivity machinery and frequently communicates with other employees, clients, vendors, and visitors. This position specifically requires long periods of sitting at a computer workstation.

Working Conditions | Work Hours | Location:

This position will take place primarily in an office setting. To optimize team performance, the workspace for this position is typically a cubicle setting in an open space environment. It is expected that exempt employees, and specifically this position, regularly and consistently report to work on-site, at Zoot headquarters, during normal business hours. Occasional nighttime and weekend work is required within the position. This position may occasionally require travel. The Project Manager position is fast paced and ever changing, requiring flexibility, self-initiative, and regular management of changing priorities.

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job which may include helping others in the same or different departments, may be assigned by supervision. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.