Project Manager, Technology - Hybrid

What you’ll need to succeed as a Project Manager, Technology at XPO

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent related work or military experience 
• 1 year of experience as an IT Project Manager and combined experience below:
  • Proven experience managing multiple, concurrent, IT projects within budget and scope.
  • Proven experience managing the acquisition process to obtain goods and services required for the project, such as procurement planning, RFI/RFP preparation, source selection and administration
• Superior written and verbal communication skills in customer settings and with internal senior management.  Solid active listening, facilitation, and presentation skills.
• Demonstrates group presentation skills and excellent negotiation skills to deal effectively with individuals and groups within and outside the organization.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office 
• Experience with project management disciplines, methodologies and life cycles

Preferred qualifications:

• 4+ years as an IT Project Manager
• Cross functional business experience including one or more of the following: technical project management, transportation management and IT solutions development. 
• Understanding of economics, mathematics, and Machine Learning/AI
• Direct project management experience on medium to large IT projects with large projects.  This includes working within a defined project management methodology and standard practices.
• Experience working within Revenue Management, Pricing, and/or Sales related technology and platforms
• PMP certification
• Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills
• Able to thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Solid problem-solving and analytical skills
• Able to adapt to various situations while simultaneously prioritizing multiple projects

About the Project Manager, Technology job

Pay, benefits and more:

• Competitive compensation package
• Full health insurance benefits are available on day one
• Life and disability insurance
• Earn up to 15 days of PTO over your first year
• 10 paid company holidays
• 401(k) option with company match
• Education assistance
• Opportunity to participate in a company incentive plan

What you’ll do on a typical day:

• Oversee the development roadmap and execution of deliverables on high visibility software engineering projects
• Support a team in building and maintaining dynamic pricing and agreement management systems in a fast paced environment
• Act as the key project manager to facilite the design, development, and implementation of dynamic pricing engines as well as Agreement & Tariff Management systems for XPO’s Less-than-Truckload systems; ensuring applications are delivered timely, cost effectively, and with a high degree of quality. You’ll work closely with peer managers, customers, vendors, senior management, related development teams, and other stakeholders.
• Create project plans and monitor the project teams’ execution through the project lifecycle. Control project scope and enforce deadlines. Manage project dependencies, risks, and escalate to management when needed
• Maintain key project documents and provide clear verbal/written communication to Technology Managers/Business Stakeholders
• Collaborate with upstream and downstream Technology and business teams to identify and document use cases, performance and capability requirements, and criteria for successful solution delivery
• Operational ownership of projects and systems which includes leading initiatives of various size in capacity and resource planning, project plans, project tracking, status reporting and actively influencing work efforts
• Drives continuous improvement efforts and fosters innovation throughout all team activities

• Provide leadership in change management through project management disciplines
• Advocate for continuous process improvement 
• Cultivate communications and collaborative support with all departments and team members
• Oversee on-site implementation efforts; create and maintain project schedules and commitments including actions, owners and timeline expectations
• Provide weekly updates to the team; routinely update management with an accurate and valid status of each milestone
• Guide project meetings with both internal and external customers
• Ensure the success of each project

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About XPO

XPO is a top ten global provider of transportation services, with a highly integrated network of people, technology and physical assets. At XPO, we look for employees who like a challenge and can communicate effectively in all situations. We want to leverage your skills and years of experience to drive positive results while ensuring a bright future for yourself and XPO. If you’re looking for a growth opportunity, join us at XPO. 

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, disability, veteran or other protected status.

All applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment may be required to take and pass a pre-employment drug test. 

The above statements are not an exhaustive list of all required responsibilities, duties and skills for this job classification. 

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