Operations Project Manager
Overview:
Pax8 is the leading value-added cloud-based SaaS marketplace, simplifying the cloud journey for our partners by integrating technology, business intelligence, and proactive service to deliver an unparalleled experience. Serving thousands of partners through the indirect sales channel, our mission is to be the world’s favorite marketplace for technology professionals to buy cloud products. We are a fast-growing, dynamic, and high-energy organization with a start-up feel, allowing you to make a meaningful impact on the business.
Culture is important to us, and at Pax8, it’s business, and it IS personal. We embody Compassionate Candor by aiming to assist others with candid, actionable feedback. We Seek to Understand by being open, curious, and committed to learning. We believe in We Before Me, actively collaborating and seeking out diverse perspectives to ensure a win for Team Pax8. Our team takes pride in Do What You Say, taking ownership, honoring commitments, prioritizing, and delivering on promises. We encourage everyone to Light Up Learning by being brave and trying new ideas, embracing vulnerability, and sharing failures so everyone can learn. Finally, we are Driven by Passion, connecting personal passion to Pax8's mission, and remaining resilient in the face of adversity and uncertainty in pursuit of our goals.
At Pax8, we are passionate, creative, and humorously offbeat. We work hard, keep it fun, and expect the best.
Position Summary:
The Project Manager, Americas plays a critical role in driving the successful execution of complex, high-impact projects that align with the regional’s strategic goals. Your focus will be on enhancing operational efficiency, optimizing workflows, and ensuring seamless collaboration across regional business groups.
By leveraging data-driven decision-making and best practices, you will deliver projects that drive business growth, enhance performance, and support the organization’s strategic initiatives. Working closely with regional leadership, corporate teams, and cross-functional stakeholders, you will optimize project workflows, implement best practices, and enhance process efficiencies.
You will use data-driven insights to monitor progress, ensure the timely achievement of objectives, and maintain transparency among stakeholders. Additionally, you will support the execution of key initiatives, including regional transformation projects, contributing to continuous improvement and the organization’s overall success within the Americas region.
Essential Responsibilities and Percentage of Time Spent (includes, but is not limited to):
Project Planning and Execution (40%)
Lead the end-to-end delivery of regional strategic projects, which have enterprise-wide implications, including timelines, risks, budgets, and maintain all project documentation and reporting rhythms.
Support strategic planning, resourcing, and execution across multiple concurrent workstreams, ensuring alignment with regional business group leaders, priorities, business value, and long-term objectives.
Anticipate and navigate complex interdependencies, proactively mitigate risks, and lead the resolution of high-impact issues to maintain project integrity, timelines, and budget adherence.
Stakeholder Management (20%)
Maintain clear communication with regional leadership, corporate teams, and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure alignment and project success
Engage on a regular basis with the America’s EOG, corporate and regional stakeholders to align and maintain projects vision/outcomes.
Develop and lead region-wide communication strategies and support change management plans (owned by Transformation Manager) to drive adoption, minimize resistance, and foster a culture of transformation across all organizational layers.
Process Optimization (15%)
Drive cross-functional collaboration to re-engineer and optimize core business processes impacted by projects, ensuring sustainable operational excellence.
Leverage data-driven analysis to identify inefficiencies and lead the implementation of scalable, future-proof solutions that maximize project success.
Tracking, Reporting & Communication (15%)
Establish integrated tracking mechanisms using advanced project management tools (e.g. MS Projects, Jira, Power Bi) to measure project health, benefits realization and milestone delivery.
Deliver high-impact, insight-driven reporting to America’s EOG and senior leadership, informing decision making through predictive analytics, risk forecasting and scenario planning.
Innovation & Continuous Improvement (10%)
Champion a culture of innovation and continuous improvement within the operations and project team.
Lead benefits realization tracking, post-project reviews, and the identification of future improvement opportunities across the region to ensure the sustainability and scalability of future project outcomes.
Ideal Skills, Experience, and Competencies:
At least seven (7) years of experience in project or program management or related experience.
Familiar with a wide range of project management tools (e.g., MS Project, Smartsheet, Wrike, Jira, Confluence, Asana)
Project Management:
Extensive experience in managing complex, long-range projects within dedicated portfolios, including planning, execution, monitoring, and control.
Proficient with a wide range of project management and/or process methodologies (e.g., Agile, Scrum, Lean, Kanban, Design Thinking, Waterfall) and tools, with a history of successfully delivering complex data management projects on time and within budget
Required Education & Certifications:
B.A./B.S. in a related field or equivalent work experience.
Bachelor's Degree (or similar): Fields such as Business Administration, Operations Management, Strategy, Data Analytics, Economics, or a related field or a related field.
Project Management Professional (PMP) or Agile Project Management and Scrum Certification (Preferred)
Compensation:
Qualified candidates can expect a compensation range of $87,000 to $110,000 or more depending on experience.
Expected Closing Date: 6/24/2025
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Operations Project Manager
Overview:
Pax8 is the leading value-added cloud-based SaaS marketplace, simplifying the cloud journey for our partners by integrating technology, business intelligence, and proactive service to deliver an unparalleled experience. Serving thousands of partners through the indirect sales channel, our mission is to be the world’s favorite marketplace for technology professionals to buy cloud products. We are a fast-growing, dynamic, and high-energy organization with a start-up feel, allowing you to make a meaningful impact on the business.
Culture is important to us, and at Pax8, it’s business, and it IS personal. We embody Compassionate Candor by aiming to assist others with candid, actionable feedback. We Seek to Understand by being open, curious, and committed to learning. We believe in We Before Me, actively collaborating and seeking out diverse perspectives to ensure a win for Team Pax8. Our team takes pride in Do What You Say, taking ownership, honoring commitments, prioritizing, and delivering on promises. We encourage everyone to Light Up Learning by being brave and trying new ideas, embracing vulnerability, and sharing failures so everyone can learn. Finally, we are Driven by Passion, connecting personal passion to Pax8's mission, and remaining resilient in the face of adversity and uncertainty in pursuit of our goals.
At Pax8, we are passionate, creative, and humorously offbeat. We work hard, keep it fun, and expect the best.
Position Summary:
The Project Manager, Americas plays a critical role in driving the successful execution of complex, high-impact projects that align with the regional’s strategic goals. Your focus will be on enhancing operational efficiency, optimizing workflows, and ensuring seamless collaboration across regional business groups.
By leveraging data-driven decision-making and best practices, you will deliver projects that drive business growth, enhance performance, and support the organization’s strategic initiatives. Working closely with regional leadership, corporate teams, and cross-functional stakeholders, you will optimize project workflows, implement best practices, and enhance process efficiencies.
You will use data-driven insights to monitor progress, ensure the timely achievement of objectives, and maintain transparency among stakeholders. Additionally, you will support the execution of key initiatives, including regional transformation projects, contributing to continuous improvement and the organization’s overall success within the Americas region.
Essential Responsibilities and Percentage of Time Spent (includes, but is not limited to):
Project Planning and Execution (40%)
Lead the end-to-end delivery of regional strategic projects, which have enterprise-wide implications, including timelines, risks, budgets, and maintain all project documentation and reporting rhythms.
Support strategic planning, resourcing, and execution across multiple concurrent workstreams, ensuring alignment with regional business group leaders, priorities, business value, and long-term objectives.
Anticipate and navigate complex interdependencies, proactively mitigate risks, and lead the resolution of high-impact issues to maintain project integrity, timelines, and budget adherence.
Stakeholder Management (20%)
Maintain clear communication with regional leadership, corporate teams, and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure alignment and project success
Engage on a regular basis with the America’s EOG, corporate and regional stakeholders to align and maintain projects vision/outcomes.
Develop and lead region-wide communication strategies and support change management plans (owned by Transformation Manager) to drive adoption, minimize resistance, and foster a culture of transformation across all organizational layers.
Process Optimization (15%)
Drive cross-functional collaboration to re-engineer and optimize core business processes impacted by projects, ensuring sustainable operational excellence.
Leverage data-driven analysis to identify inefficiencies and lead the implementation of scalable, future-proof solutions that maximize project success.
Tracking, Reporting & Communication (15%)
Establish integrated tracking mechanisms using advanced project management tools (e.g. MS Projects, Jira, Power Bi) to measure project health, benefits realization and milestone delivery.
Deliver high-impact, insight-driven reporting to America’s EOG and senior leadership, informing decision making through predictive analytics, risk forecasting and scenario planning.
Innovation & Continuous Improvement (10%)
Champion a culture of innovation and continuous improvement within the operations and project team.
Lead benefits realization tracking, post-project reviews, and the identification of future improvement opportunities across the region to ensure the sustainability and scalability of future project outcomes.
Ideal Skills, Experience, and Competencies:
At least seven (7) years of experience in project or program management or related experience.
Familiar with a wide range of project management tools (e.g., MS Project, Smartsheet, Wrike, Jira, Confluence, Asana)
Project Management:
Extensive experience in managing complex, long-range projects within dedicated portfolios, including planning, execution, monitoring, and control.
Proficient with a wide range of project management and/or process methodologies (e.g., Agile, Scrum, Lean, Kanban, Design Thinking, Waterfall) and tools, with a history of successfully delivering complex data management projects on time and within budget
Required Education & Certifications:
B.A./B.S. in a related field or equivalent work experience.
Bachelor's Degree (or similar): Fields such as Business Administration, Operations Management, Strategy, Data Analytics, Economics, or a related field or a related field.
Project Management Professional (PMP) or Agile Project Management and Scrum Certification (Preferred)
Compensation:
Qualified candidates can expect a compensation range of $87,000 to $110,000 or more depending on experience.
Expected Closing Date: 6/24/2025