Project Manager Job at Optomi, Grand Rapids, MI

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  • Optomi
  • Grand Rapids, MI

Job Description

Job Summary – Project Manager

Optomi, in partnership with an industry leader in the retail and grocery space, is seeking an experienced Project Manager who will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing technology-focused projects across the full project lifecycle. This role manages multiple concurrent initiatives involving network, compute, storage, and cloud technologies across multiple vendors and locations. The Project Manager partners closely with cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders to ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget, while maintaining strong communication, governance, and change management practices.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, including timelines, communication plans, issue and risk management strategies, budgets, and resource allocation.
  • Manage projects spanning network, compute, storage, and cloud technologies, coordinating activities across multiple vendors and geographically distributed teams.
  • Own the full project lifecycle from project definition and initiation through implementation and closeout.
  • Provide day-to-day direction to project resources, ensuring alignment to project objectives and deliverables.
  • Facilitate effective change management throughout the duration of the project, ensuring scope changes are properly evaluated, documented, and communicated.
  • Prepare and maintain all project documentation, including project plans, status reports, risk and issue logs, and budget tracking.
  • Communicate project status, risks, dependencies, and decisions clearly and concisely to stakeholders at all levels, including senior leadership.
  • Translate complex technical concepts into clear, business-focused language to support informed decision-making.
  • Foster strong collaboration across cross-functional teams, promoting accountability, engagement, and commitment to project goals.
  • Identify and escalate issues and risks proactively, recommending mitigation strategies and solutions as needed.
  • Apply appropriate project delivery methodologies, including agile and waterfall practices, based on project requirements.

Required Qualifications

  • 2–5 years of relevant project management experience.
  • Proven experience managing projects involving infrastructure technologies such as network, compute, storage, and cloud platforms.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to articulate technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
  • Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills, with demonstrated success working in cross-functional environments.
  • Strong project planning, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
  • Experience preparing and managing project budgets, timelines, and resource plans.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Project, Visio, Excel, and Word.
  • Knowledge of both agile and waterfall project management methodologies.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience using ServiceNow for project tracking or workflow management.
  • SAFe certification(s) such as SSM, SASM, SA, SPC, or SPMPO.

Core Competencies

  • Leadership and decision-making.
  • Negotiation and stakeholder management.
  • Risk and issue management.
  • Change management.
  • Attention to detail and sound judgment.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

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