Associate Project Manager, Enterprise PMO

Overview

This position is part of the Enterprise PMO responsible to provide project and program coordination and management for key strategic and operational initiatives at 7-Eleven involving cross-functional teams and budgets up to $10M+. The Associate Project Manager is responsible to develop and execute PMO projects to ensure cross-functional alignment, drive and coordinate teams to meet strict deadlines and achieve financial goals. Responsibilities include financial and project governance, project execution excellence and reducing risks for SEI leveraging project management principles and tools. This role ensures alignment with enterprise goals, maintains governance standards, and provides administrative and analytical support to Program Managers and PMO leadership.

General Responsibilities

• Ensures that program scope and business objectives are clearly documented and agreed to for complex, cross-functional projects.
• Identify and organize the appropriate cross-functional teams to achieve project goals. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop detailed project plans, identifying the proper work streams owners and cross-work stream dependencies. Coach teams to ensure the project team works together efficiently and effectively.
• Work collaboratively with business owners to define initial budget and resources required. Manage and analyze on-going financials to ensure project is tracking to budget.
• Understand the details of the project plan to effectively manage the dependencies and adjust plans as necessary. Drive accountability and project progress according to the aligned-on project plan.
• Identify and document project risks and issues, escalating when appropriate and developing mitigation strategies to minimize project impacts.
• Through regular cadence of reporting, ensure visibility and transparency on project progress milestones, financial governance, issues and risks.
• Focus on driving results, finding cost saving opportunities and efficiencies in the project life cycle while leveraging project best practices.
• Ability to effectively facilitate and lead meetings of varying size and purpose
• Track program milestones, deliverables, dependencies, risks and issues.
• Maintain program documentation and ensure compliance with audit and reporting requirements.
• Prepare and distribute program status reports, dashboards, and executive summaries.
• Serve as a liaison between program teams, business units, and PMO leadership.

Leadership Expectations

• Detail-oriented with a proactive attitude and a bias toward action.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively across projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated emotional intelligence and ability to work with diverse stakeholders.
• Provide recommendations and suggestions to improve processes and execution.

Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Project Management, or related field.
• Experience: 2-5 years’ experience leading teams and/or projects, setting strategic direction and execution plans, Program Management and project governance.
• Strong organizational and multitasking skills.
• Proficiency in project management software and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Preferred – PMP, CAPM, or similar certification.