Senior Project Manager - IT

Marcus & Millichap, one of the nation’s leading commercial real estate investment services company (with more than 2,000 investment sales and financing professionals in 80+ offices nationwide and throughout Canada) is seeking a Senior Project Manager to join our IT team.

Responsibilities

• Ability to wear many Salesforce and PM hats including product owner and power user.
• Manages and facilitates the successful and on-time delivery of multiple projects of varying size.
• Leads requirements workshops and effectively creates agendas and approaches based on the audience and subject matter.
• Creates project plans; monitors and reviews project progress and timelines; identifies and resolves issues to limit risk and manage expectations.
• Oversees day-to-day execution of project implementation. Assists with the planning, tracking, documentation and status updates for the project.
• Tracks Jira projects (Agile and Kanban) and guides development team through stories and tasks to ensure successful iterative delivery of requirements.
• Performs an ongoing review of project status; identifies possible project risks. Recommends and implements risk mitigation solutions as approved and as appropriate.
• Functions proactively and communicates status to stakeholders effectively, with an emphasis on maintaining alignment with executive project sponsors.
• Facilitates requirements gathering and assists with the creation of project deliverables.
• Guides project delivery as an SME.
• Updates and manages project request log and reports on current project status during bi-weekly call.
• Assists in the creation of training documentation.
• Analyzes post-launch end-user issues, proposes comprehensive solutions, and assists in crafting an action plan.




Approach:

• Workload - Manages 2-3 strategic projects and 2-3 tactical projects concurrently. Projects will share foundational architecture and team members.
• Collaboration - Facilitates complex cross-functional collaboration and management, and ensures sponsors and team members understand project objectives, specifications, deliverables, timelines and tasks.
• Change Management – Aligns with team members and stakeholders to manage changes to technical requirements, business requirements and project timeline. Provides input on risk relative to project status.
• Leadership - Exercises steadfast project leadership skills combined with strong business acumen and in-depth analytical skills. Leverages business knowledge and expertise to drive business process improvements.
• Partnership – Creates cohesive team environment with multiple stakeholders at varying leadership levels, and can identify and thoroughly understand those business needs.

Qualifications

• Relishes creation, innovation and overcoming challenges
• Acts with thoughtful urgency
• Solutions oriented with an eye for creative problem solving
• Exceptional collaboration, listening, written and verbal communication skills
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment
• Proactive desire to own and drive projects forward through measurable processes and team engagement
• · Positive partner who nurtures and drives for the collective success of project teams
• · Collaborative approach to PM team skills development




Proficiencies:




• Jira Software & Confluence - required
• Microsoft tech stack including Azure DevOps – or similar
• Agile methodologies, scrum processes, and sprint ceremonies
• Techniques and approaches related to the architecture, development, integration, and deployment of project phases
• Functional / technical expertise, business acumen, analysis skills, risk management, delegation skills, critical thinking, and decision-making skills
• Management of large project teams including executive sponsors, business stakeholders, product owners, developers, QA technicians, and end users
• Identification and management of project risks
• 5+ years’ experience in technical project management
• PMP certification or training is preferred but not required
•  Elements.cloud experience a plus







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Our mission is to help our clients create and preserve wealth by providing the best real estate investment sales, financing, research, and advisory services available.

Founded in 1971, Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI) is a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm focusing exclusively on investment sales, financing, research, and advisory services, with nearly 1,700 investment sales and financing professionals in 80+ offices throughout the United States and Canada.

Marcus & Millichap closes more transactions than any other real estate investment brokerage firm in the nation. In 2023, the firm closed 8,297 transactions with a sales volume of approximately $48 billion.

The firm has perfected a powerful property marketing system that integrates broker specialization by property type and market area; the industry’s most comprehensive investment research; a long-standing culture of information sharing; relationships with the largest pool of qualified investors; and state-of-the-art technology that matches buyers and sellers.

Marcus & Millichap provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without discrimination with regard to race, religious belief (including dress or grooming practices), color, sex, sex stereotype, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions (including breast feeding), age, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identification and expression, transgender status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic characteristics, genetic information, family care, marital status, enrollment in any public assistance program, status as military, a veteran or qualified disabled veteran, status as an unpaid intern or volunteer, or any other classification protected by law. We also prohibit discrimination based on the perception that anyone has any of those characteristics, or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics. In addition to federal law requirements, Marcus & Millichap complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.