We are looking for a Project Manager – Tax System to join our team.

Position Overview:

JW is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Project Manager- Tax System. The Project Manager – Tax System is responsible for actively supporting and/or leading complex system and infrastructure projects or programs related to the implementation of a Property Tax Collection system. This role will not only assist in creating critical project and program management deliverables but will also be expected to support the teams in achieving priorities, goals and strategies with key stakeholders. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Solid understanding of the PMBOK framework and demonstrate the ability to plan and run projects following this methodology, tailoring it suitably as needed.
• Strong skills and experience in issue resolution, influencing team members and other stakeholders, conducting difficult negotiations, and managing stringent timelines for project deliverables.
• Demonstrated superior understanding of business and technology organization, resources, priorities, needs and policies.
• Mentors and coaches project managers
• Demonstrated leadership in the implementation of complex Programs and Projects Experience with the Waterfall and Agile Software Development Life Cycle
• Ability to bring clarity to ambiguous assignments Strong skills in MS Office Suite and MS Project
• Organizes and leads a matrixed project team.
• Ability to lead and provide guidance to technical staff to help draw insight from their past project and technical experiences.
• Ensures that all commitments are met in accordance with project goals/objectives.
• Demonstrate a very high level of customer service and empathy to the customer while working within triple constraints.
• Drives and actively uses consistent project methods, processes, and tools.
• Excellent client-facing and internal communication skills, with Executive presence to provide status updates and prepare thorough and polished documentation for Executive level review.
• Manages change, evaluates information, and formulates action plans, mitigates risk to minimize schedule delays and costs.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, IT or equivalent combination of education and work experience
• Minimum of 8 years progressive related experience in either a PM consulting, project management job or process improvement related role
• Plans and leads technical projects related to business processes of the Tax department.
• Two years of PC hardware and software experience in a Tax environment
• Graduation from a four-year college with coursework in computer science or related field and six years PC hardware and software experience.
• PMP certification or equivalent project management certification preferred.
• Experience leading highly technical teams.
• Experience leading systems configuration and/or integration completed by 3rd party vendor.
• Experience conducting business analysis and writing Business Requirements Documents (BRD) Experience mentoring and/or training project managers.

Additional Qualifications: 

• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office; MS Project, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent presentation and facilitation skills
• Excellent executive communication and presentation skills

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k, with matching)
• Life Insurance Plan
• PTO
• Short Term & Long-Term Disability
• Internet & Phone Allowance (for applicable roles)
• Wellness Resources (EAP)
• Pet Insurance
• Work-Life balance
• Flexible Hours
• Full-Time Permanent Positions

JW is a full-service IT Solution Provider assisting schools and private organizations with strategic and innovative IT-related projects. We take the time to learn about our clients to develop, implement, and monitor the projects to which we are contracted.  ​JW is a certified small, woman, minority-owned business through the National Minority Supplier Development Council.