As a global marketing experience company, Quad’s goal is to help our clients win every day. We use our data-driven integrated marketing and manufacturing platform to streamline solutions for our clients, reduce friction and enhance their marketing spend effectiveness. We’ve built a rich legacy by believing in our people, allowing them to act like owners and to take charge of their own success. Whether an operator, sales rep, a graphic artist or a clinician, we’re all driven to perform at our best— for ourselves and our clients. At our core, we’re a company that believes we can always create a better way.

General Purpose of Job

The SDI Project Manager is responsible for managing and coordinating the complete life cycle of a project including planning, design, programming, testing and implementation.This position will act as a liaison between the client/business sponsor(s), internal users and technology or product team to facilitate the successful execution of the product delivery and integration.The Project Manager plays an essential role in ensuing overall project success in accordance with the project scope, time, budget and quality criteria

Key Responsibilities

In order of importance

• Work both independently and as part of larger product/technology team

• Reviews and/or creates project proposals or success plans to determine major tasks, time frame, funding limitations, staffing and resource requirements

• Uses technical knowledge and discretion to create a detailed project plan outlining specific tasks for each phase of the project and assign duties, and responsibilities to project team

• Facilitates effort estimate discussions with programming or product team and notes pertinent details

• Serves as primary contact for project team members, client team members, partners, and associated project stakeholders

• Directs and coordinates activities of project personnel to ensure progress is on schedule and within prescribed budget

• Reviews status reports and modifies schedule or plans as required

• Communicates with steering committee and/or internal team on status updates

• Confers with project personnel to provide guidance and resolve problems

• Consults with Product Owners, Tech Representatives, and CI on a regular basis for guidance, ideas and recommendations

• Develops comprehensive, written technology project/success plans

• Interacts with sales teams, management and clients to coordinate overall delivery of solutions, contract details or project workflow

• Leads special projects/tasks at the request of management

Job Requirements
Appropriate education and/or experience may be substituted on an equivalent basis
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business preferred 

Experience: Previous project planning or coursework in Project Management preferred

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: 

• Proven ability to prioritize, multi-task and manage multiple projects

• Ability to utilize technical knowledge, and project management skills to demonstrate independent judgment and decision making with both strategic and tactical issues

• Strong leadership and mentoring skills including the ability to provide guidance, training and instruction to peers

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to interact effectively with both technical staff and end-users in an articulate and professional manner, often relaying technical information or functionality 

• Experience in Project Management preferred

• Ability to display professional demeanor in potentially stressful situations

• Proven strong presentation and training skills

• Strong conflict management skills

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