Freelance Project Manager

Title. Freelance Project Manager 
Location: New York, NY
Length: On-Going
Pay: $45-55/hr
** Hourly rate is commensurate with experience and an estimate provide by JBC.

Responsibilities: 

• Manage various Guest Service process change or technology implementation projects from kickoff to Implementation while contributing to others.
• Support timely communications to project leadership and key stakeholders on overall status and roadmap.
• Assist Guest Services Director with administrative needs such as calendar management, travel planning, and expense reporting.
• Facilitate project meetings w/ stakeholders developing agendas, identifying content, providing detailed summaries and next steps. 
• Ensure project milestones are met by tracking action items and deliverables to align with overall timeline and goals. 
• Create and maintain project documentation for tactical planning and communication, and high-level presentations for executive-level share-outs.
• Escalate issues and risks, document decisions and identify dependencies. 

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree. MBA preferred
• PMP preferred
• 5+ years of experience in project management and change management
• Demonstrated experience leading teams to execute highly complex projects of significant scope, scale, and risk
• Demonstrated knowledge of project, program, and change management 
• Strong problem-solving abilities
• Enterprise thinker with ability to connect the dots
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment, manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment, manage multiple priorities, and meet tight deadlines
• Ability to synthesize clearly and simplify the complex
• Strong relationship management skills
• High level of integrity and good judgement 
• Expertise and experience in MS Office, Smartsheet, and Jira/Confluence