Project Manager I

2 Months ago • 3-5 Years

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Project Manager in the Project Management Office at MRI Software, LLC, you will be responsible for driving the execution of projects, from initiating project management to client delivery, ensuring projects deliver on time, with high quality, in accordance with stated business and technical objectives. The role involves partnering with cross-functional leaders and team members. You will be measured on delivering high-quality solutions that meet documented business and technical objectives. The role requires strong communication, planning, and problem-solving skills. This involves managing timely deliverables and having analytical capabilities. The team operates in a fast-paced environment with members in both local and remote locations.

Must have:

Creates and drives project plans across multiple product lines
Sets and meets deadlines with quality deliverables
Assists in planning and tracking project resources
Tracks open issues and negotiates to guide resolution
Holds team members accountable for commitments
Manages key program risks and proposes mitigation plans
Identifies project dependencies and tracks progress
Proposes solutions analyzing business and technical trade-offs
Frames communication for the intended audience
Ensures appropriate documents exist and are communicated
Creates understandable success criteria and communicates them
Conducts and facilitates project team meetings
Achieves quality results through teamwork and collaboration
Strong planning acumen with clear prioritization
Communication strengths to anticipate needs
Analytic & strategic thinking to translate insights into action
Solid decision-making skills despite ambiguous data

Good to have:

Experience working with software development or software migration projects
Experience leading or supervising a team
Detail-oriented and organized with strong communication skills
PMP Certification

Perks:

Employee-led groups
Medical coverage options and HSA benefit
Competitive 401k plan
Parental Leave Program
20 days PTO plus observed Holidays, plus 16 hours of ‘Flexi’ time
Tuition Reimbursement offerings
Flexibility of working from anywhere in the world for two weeks

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Job Details

From the day we opened our doors in 1971, MRI Software has built flexible, game-changing real estate software solutions to improve people’s lives. The only way to carry out that mission is to hire the absolute best employees on earth. People like you.  

Work hard, play hard. Always. Our relentless commitment to client success, our employee resource groups and our promise to empower our teams to reach their full potential are a few examples of what makes MRI Software special.  

And we’re passionately dedicated to creating a work environment that you look forward to every single day. That’s why we invest heavily in our employee engagement, so you enjoy the tech industry’s best perks. Together with the whole Pride, (lion roar for "family") employees, customers, and partners, we’re on a mission to break new ground and lead the real estate industry into a digital-first future. 

We understand the need to provide a flexible working environment partnered with team collaboration and socialization. Therefore, we operate a hybrid working model with 3 days in-office and 2 days remotely. This role is based at our HQ in Solon, Ohio.

Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

The Role:

As a Project Manager in the Project Management Office at MRI Software, LLC, you will be responsible for driving execution of projects, from initiating project management to client delivery, and ensuring that these projects deliver on time with high quality, in accordance with stated business and technical objectives. You will play a quarterback role in partnering with all cross-functional leaders and team members to deliver the approaches and work required for an offering to succeed in the market.

The role will be measured on delivery of on time, high quality solutions that meet documented business and technical objectives. Manage timely deliverables at the milestone level with strong communication, planning, and problem-solving skills. Success will require strong analytical capability to identify potential problems and propose corrective actions. Candidates must have a ‘can do’ attitude and be comfortable working in fast paced environment where a winning team will be both local and in remote locations.

You Will:

Creates, optimizes, and drives structured schedules and milestone project plans across multiple product lines
Sets and meets deadlines with quality deliverables, effectively adapting and modifying plans based on changing data or conditions
Assists in planning and ensuring that a project tracks to resources, schedule, and budget constraints
Tracks open issues and effectively negotiate to impact decisions and trade-offs and to guide issues within internal and external groups to resolution
Holds program team members accountable for their commitments, milestones, resources, and deliverables
Anticipates, identifies, documents, and manages key program risks, proposing appropriate mitigation and contingency plans and communicates in a timely manner to stakeholders and senior management
Identifies project or product dependencies and tracks and reports on their progress if required for go live
Proposes workable solutions to problems by analyzing business and technical trade-offs among alternatives, and uses objective judgment and influence to formulate and drive consensus on recommendations
Frames communication and discussions for the intended audience, with appropriate context and line of sight
Ensures that the appropriate documents exist and are broadly communicated to drive shared vision among the program teams
Creates clearly understandable & actionable success criteria, objectives, and requirements and communicates them to the team
Conducts and effectively facilitates project team meetings to update status, and identify and resolve issues
Achieves quality results through strong team interaction, effective cross-team collaboration and taking ownership of the success of the initiative

You Have:

Personal and Business Skills

Strong planning acumen and self starter that clearly prioritizes against delivery goals
Communication strengths to anticipate needs and ensure teams have the information they need to be effective, presents effectively to executives and cross-functional leaders
Analytic & strategic thinking based on deriving insights from disparate pieces of information and translating those insights into action and mitigation plans
Solid decision making skills despite ambiguous data and situations. Considers upstream and downstream operational impacts as decision inputs. Balances long-term vs. short-term objectives

Experience

3-5 years working knowledge of and experience with project/program management
Experience working with software development or software migration projects a plus
Experience leading a team or directly supervising them
Detail-oriented and extremely organized, with proven ability to establish priorities and achieve results with very strong communication skills
Bachelors degree or equivalent program/project management experience
PMP Certification is a plus

We’re obsessed with making this the best job you’ve ever had! 

We want our teams to love working here, so we’ve created some incredible perks for you to enjoy: 

Join our employee-led groups to maximize your experience at work such as our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion committee, employee resource groups such as Women and Allies, and our Pride Event Group
Enjoy peace of mind over yours and your family’s health with our medical coverage options and HSA benefit
Invest in our competitive 401k plan and help set you up for your future
Big on family? So are we! We understand family is important and being able to spend quality time with your family is a wonderful experience. Our Parental Leave Program is designed to give you the opportunity to spend even more time with your new arrival(s)
Enjoy a fantastic work-life balance with 20 days PTO plus observed Holidays, plus 16 hours of ‘Flexi’ time a year
Further your professional development and growth with our generous Tuition Reimbursement offerings
Enjoy the flexibility of working from anywhere in the world for two weeks out of the year

At MRI, our company culture is more than a talking point – it’s what makes us shine! We value your hard work and encourage you to be your whole self while you do it. Passion, integrity, and inclusion mixed with a healthy dose of fun is what makes us the best fit for your next career move!

MRI continues to strive to amaze as a global industry leader in real estate software. Whether you are joining as a new pride member or bringing your expertise back, your talent is important to maintaining MRI’s high client experience standard and continuing our growth in the PropTech space.

Amazing growth takes amazing employees. Are you up to the challenge?

We are not accepting unsolicited resumes from agencies and/or search firms for this job posting.

Environmental Conditions
This person will work predominantly in an office type environment.

Physical Demands
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit up to 8 or more hours a day. The employee is frequently required to see, hear and speak. The employee may be required to work at a computer work station for more than 5 hours a day.

Mental Demands
Reading, studying focused listening, auditing, inspecting, proofreading, and evaluating required. Ability to give, receive, and analyze information and prepare written materials. Ability to communicate effectively (verbal and written); interpret policy, procedures, and data.

MRI Software is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Regardless of your race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, veteran status, you are welcome here.