Project Manager – Ecommerce, IT

The American Printing House for the Blind (APH), located in Louisville, KY, has been creating educational products and materials and providing services that have successfully leveled the playing field for students in the classroom, and enhanced independent living for adults since 1858.

The Project Manager works directly with the Director, Ecommerce, IT to provide the direction and coordination of activities to ensure that project goals are accomplished within the prescribed time frame and within the project budget. To accomplish this, the Project Manager will:

• Oversee cross-functional projects.
• Organize and manage all phases of the project to ensure on-time completion including business requirements, software requirements (understanding the software development life cycle), project plan and project tracking.
• Assemble and coordinate project team members.
• Coordinate new project initiation and be responsible for stakeholder management including project team members, executives, and other major stakeholders to translate the strategic plan and corporate goals into team objectives and milestones.
• Organize project activities from concept to launch, including cross-functional business activities and requirements.
• Perform project analysis such as preparing and publishing monthly Sprint project dashboards.
• Provide direction and coordination of activities to ensure that project deadlines are met.
• Facilitate Scrum/Workshop meetings and advise project teams on matters of project management standards, quality outcomes, and risks.
• Monitor schedule and technical performance of multiple projects and operations, while working to ensure the ultimate success of the projects and the program
• Effectively applies and enforces project management standards to ensure APH has the most innovative and high-quality products.

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Must have extensive knowledge of project management and product development processes, including Agile and Waterfall development.
• Expert project management methodology background, solid project process knowledge a must to include planning and management experience including integration, resource, risk, and scope management with strong problem-solving ability.
• Experience leading projects from start to finish ensuring the previous projects have been completed to full completion.
• Experience being accountable for the development programs, resources, timelines, KPIs, risks, milestones, and deliverables.
• Ability to effectively communicate at all levels of the organization (both technical and non-technical), identify areas for escalations and establish professional relationships to encourage and foster cross-functional discussions which help achieve the company’s goals.

Minimum: $64,000     Midpoint: $80,000

To apply, click here.  If you have trouble accessing the application through Paycom, please contact Ryan Ward at rward@aph.org.