IT Project Manager- Fully Remote!

Futures start here. Where first steps, new friendships, and confident learners are born. At KinderCare Learning Companies, the first and only early childhood education provider recognized with theGallup Exceptional Workplace Award, we offer a variety of early education and child care options for families. Whether it's KinderCare Learning Centers, Champions, or Crème de la Crème, we build confidence for kids, families, and the future we share. And we want you to join us in shaping it—in neighborhoods, at work, and in schools nationwide.

At KinderCare Learning Companies, you'll use your skills and expertise to support the work (and fun) that happens in our sites and centers every day. From marketers and strategists to financial analysts and data engineers, and so much more, we're all passionate about crafting a world where children, families, and organizations can thrive.

KinderCare is currently seeking an outstanding Project Manager to ensure project results contribute positive business value and meet agreed upon scope, cost, schedule, and quality business results. The ITY Project Manager inspires the team with a positive and collaborative leadership style and engages with executives, collaborators, and partners throughout all levels of the company to lead assigned projects.

As IT Project Manager, you'll ensure alignment, offer mentorship and clarity, communicate effectively, and achieve results for colleagues, leaders, and other important individuals.

General IT Project Management Responsibilities:

• Direct the initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, controlling and close of an entire project
• Contribute and champion usage of structured project management methodology (Waterfall)
• Lead team members in achieving desired outcomes of results
• Manage project dependencies, milestones, and critical path
• Analyze, lead, and report multiple types and sources of information to generate insight on project performance, financial reporting, resource allocation, task delegation and collaborator management
• Provide financial forecast and ongoing reconciliation of resources and other project-related expenditures
• Develop and deliver a comprehensive project timeline, outlining tasks, durations, dependencies, and resource assignments
• Control and track changes to scope, time, cost, quality, issues, and risk
• Elevate risks and issues to leadership level as needed
• Mentor junior level project managers
• Handle multiple medium-sized projects at a time, or single large-sized projects
• Review possible difficulties and evaluate potential results to resolve issues promptly
• Request and onboard needed resources for the project

• Minimum 5 years of Experience in Technical Project Management
• Possess IT and formal program/project management knowledge and the ability to prioritize work and meet timelines on logical work breakdown structures aligned to critical path
• Excellent judgment and decision-making skills, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Outstanding influencing and presentation skills
• Can effectively communicate and explain technically complex concepts to non-technical project team members and vice versa
• Demonstrate financial acumen to control costs and think in terms of profit, loss, and added value.
• Planning and organizing
• Ability to remain calm in high-stress situations
• Strong customer focus

• Reports to the Manager - IT Center Growth
• Develop comprehensive project plans outlining tasks, timelines, and resource requirements for the installation of IT equipment in centers.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams and vendors to ensure flawless integration of networking equipment, telephony systems, PCs, printers, and mobile devices.
• Collaborate with vendors to find effective solutions to challenges, minimizing disruptions to project timelines. Strong vendor leadership skills are a necessity.
• Showcase a proficient knowledge of communication hardware, computing devices, printing technology, and tablets.
• Implement quality assurance processes to ensure the proper functioning of all installed IT equipment.
• Proactively address challenges and adapt project plans as needed to achieve objectives.
• Ensure client happiness by meeting project deliverables, addressing concerns promptly, and providing outstanding customer service.
• Seek feedback from clients and internal partners to use it to continuously improve project management processes and deliverables.
• PMP Certification a plus but not required