Project Manager, Technology - Hybrid

Requisition Id: 374994

Business Unit: Corporate

Location:

Ann Arbor, MI, US, 48105

What you’ll need to succeed as a Project Manager, Technology at XPO

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent related work or military experience

• 1 year of experience as an IT Project Manager and combined experience below:

• Proven experience managing multiple, concurrent, IT projects within budget and scope.

• Proven experience managing the acquisition process to obtain goods and services required for the project, such as procurement planning, RFI/RFP preparation, source selection and administration

• Superior written and verbal communication skills in customer settings and with internal senior management. Solid active listening, facilitation, and presentation skills.

• Demonstrates group presentation skills and excellent negotiation skills to deal effectively with individuals and groups within and outside the organization.

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office

• Experience with project management disciplines, methodologies and life cycles

Preferred qualifications:

• 4+ years as an IT Project Manager

• Cross functional business experience including one or more of the following: technical project management, transportation management and IT solutions development.

• Understanding of economics, mathematics, and Machine Learning/AI

• Direct project management experience on medium to large IT projects with large projects. This includes working within a defined project management methodology and standard practices.

• Experience working within Revenue Management, Pricing, and/or Sales related technology and platforms

• PMP certification

• Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills

• Able to thrive in a fast-paced environment

• Solid problem-solving and analytical skills

• Able to adapt to various situations while simultaneously prioritizing multiple projects

About the Project Manager, Technology job

Pay, benefits and more:

• Competitive compensation package

• Full health insurance benefits are available on day one

• Life and disability insurance

• Earn up to 15 days of PTO over your first year

• 10 paid company holidays

• 401(k) option with company match

• Education assistance

• Opportunity to participate in a company incentive plan

What you’ll do on a typical day:

• Oversee the development roadmap and execution of deliverables on high visibility software engineering projects

• Support a team in building and maintaining dynamic pricing and agreement management systems in a fast paced environment

• Act as the key project manager to facilite the design, development, and implementation of dynamic pricing engines as well as Agreement & Tariff Management systems for XPO’s Less-than-Truckload systems; ensuring applications are delivered timely, cost effectively, and with a high degree of quality. You’ll work closely with peer managers, customers, vendors, senior management, related development teams, and other stakeholders.

• Create project plans and monitor the project teams’ execution through the project lifecycle. Control project scope and enforce deadlines. Manage project dependencies, risks, and escalate to management when needed

• Maintain key project documents and provide clear verbal/written communication to Technology Managers/Business Stakeholders

• Collaborate with upstream and downstream Technology and business teams to identify and document use cases, performance and capability requirements, and criteria for successful solution delivery

• Operational ownership of projects and systems which includes leading initiatives of various size in capacity and resource planning, project plans, project tracking, status reporting and actively influencing work efforts

• Drives continuous improvement efforts and fosters innovation throughout all team activities

• Provide leadership in change management through project management disciplines

• Advocate for continuous process improvement

• Cultivate communications and collaborative support with all departments and team members

• Oversee on-site implementation efforts; create and maintain project schedules and commitments including actions, owners and timeline expectations

• Provide weekly updates to the team; routinely update management with an accurate and valid status of each milestone

• Guide project meetings with both internal and external customers

• Ensure the success of each project

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About XPO

XPO is a top ten global provider of transportation services, with a highly integrated network of people, technology and physical assets. At XPO, we look for employees who like a challenge and can communicate effectively in all situations. We want to leverage your skills and years of experience to drive positive results while ensuring a bright future for yourself and XPO. If you’re looking for a growth opportunity, join us at XPO.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, disability, veteran or other protected status.

All applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment may be required to take and pass a pre-employment drug test.

The above statements are not an exhaustive list of all required responsibilities, duties and skills for this job classification.

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