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Please send resume to annie@addonusa.com

 

Project Manager User Experience

Engagement Length:  Approximately 20 weeks

Location of Position:  Hoffman Estates, IL

 

 

Job Description & Skills: 

 

Please Note:  Candidates will not be considered without samples/ links / portfolio of completed projects

 

PROJECT/PRACTICE RELATED COMPETENCIES

Project /Practice Management

• Manages project estimates, scope, resources and timelines, and revises as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements.
• Creates detailed project work plans and assign tasks to team members.
• Manages day-to-day operational aspects of projects and scope.
• Facilitates, tracks and monitor projects, activities, milestones, timelines and deliverables
• Ensures that all project-related tasks have been performed
• Effectively applies Sears UE methodology and enforces project standards.
• Coordinates UE deliverable reviews, internally and with external stakeholders.
• Works closely with practice leads and/or managers to ensure a high level of quality.
• Forecasts upcoming project work by resource and hours.
• Ensures project documents are complete, current, and archived appropriately.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Communication

• Schedules and facilitates UE team and OBU project meetings effectively.
• Holds regular status meetings with project team.
• Keeps project team well informed of changes within the project
• Effectively communicates relevant project information to OBU colleagues.
• Resolves and/or escalates issues in a timely fashion.
• Understands how to communicate difficult/sensitive information tactfully.

User Experience

• Identifies UE opportunities and risks as they relate to a specific project; serves as UE champion within OBU, and internally works with UE leads to ensure proper UE design best practices are implemented.
• Knowledge of human factors and usability elements of web design and development
• Strong and consistent user focus

 

Technical Understanding

• General skills in standard project management software such as MS Project, along with strong experience with other common project management software (Basecamp, time-keeping, excel, Word, Outlook.)
• Possesses general understanding in the areas of website development, user experience, interactive design and development, and e-commerce.
• Possesses general understanding of Sears OBU engineering environments.
• Maintains awareness of new and emerging technologies and the potential application on projects.

PROFESSIONAL QUALITIES

Leadership

• Leads project teams and individual members to achieve project goals per the project plan.
• Identifies opportunities for improvement and makes constructive suggestions for change.
• Remains on the forefront of emerging web, user experience and e-commerce industry practices.

Teamwork (UE)

• Consistently acknowledges and appreciates each team member's contributions.
• Effectively utilizes each team member to his/her fullest potential.
• Motivates team to work together in the most efficient manner.
• Keeps track of lessons learned and shares those lessons with team members.
• Mitigates team conflict and communication problems.

Teamwork (OBU)

• Establishes relationships with colleagues in business and engineering.
• Understands (and consistently seeks to improve knowledge of) overall business/marketing goals for assigned projects
• Communicates effectively with colleagues to identify needs and evaluate alternative business solutions.

Team Member/Resource Development

• Participates in effective performance evaluations
• Seeks and participates in development opportunities above and beyond training required by job description
• Trains other team members and colleagues through both formal and informal training programs.

Internal Operations

• Suggests areas for improvement in internal processes along with possible solutions.
• Reviews the status reports of team members and addresses issues as appropriate.
• Complies with and helps to enforce standard policies and procedures.

EDUCATION EXPERIENCE & TRAINING

·         Bachelor's Degree

·         2+ years of project management experience in a technical environment

WORK CONDITIONS

• Standard office environment, including heavy computer and telephone usage.
• Occasional evening and weekend overtime

 

Thanks & Regards, 

 

Annie Mark   

Addon Technologies

Ph:  734-956-4737 Ext 1+202

annie@addonusa.com

www.addonusa.com

 

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