Project Manager – Contract to Hire

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🕒 October 1

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

⏳ Contract/Temporary

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

👷‍♀️ Project Manager

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Ardent

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

51 - 200 employees

🚘 Automotive

🏥 Healthcare

📦 Logistics

Automotive • Healthcare • Logistics

Ardent is a company specializing in workforce transformations through custom learning and performance solutions. It partners with clients to develop the workforce of the future by empowering people with the necessary tools and knowledge to succeed. Ardent focuses on employee upskilling, helping organizations develop talent internally to gain a competitive edge. The company values strong client relationships and approaches challenges with a consultative mindset. Ardent has received numerous awards for its innovative learning programs and custom content development.

📋 Description

• Lead the full lifecycle of client engagements • Oversee design, development, and production of projects to meet client specifications and deadlines • Ensure timely and efficient milestone handoffs internally and externally • Provide proactive status updates to team members, management, and clients • Hold internal and external status meetings and document decisions and actions • Follow Ardent’s project management standards and best practices • Develop, maintain, and monitor progress reports, project plans, timelines, and budgets • Develop detailed project plans to monitor and track progress • Manage people and vendor resources, reworking plans and prioritizing needs with the Resource Manager • Provide project support to internal and external talent • Develop purchase orders and track projects from purchase order through invoicing • Obtain client feedback and manage edits and revisions • Escalate changes affecting scope, time, cost, or quality • Perform risk management to minimize project risks • Strengthen client relationships and Ardent’s position as learning consultants • Travel locally to and from client locations as needed • Perform other duties as assigned

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent years of experience required • 5+ years’ experience as a client facing Project Manager • Experience in the learning industry is a plus • Experience with Smartsheet, Microsoft Project or other project management tools • Competency in Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, and Outlook • Proven ability to manage budgets • Willingness to support clients across multiple timezones (EST, CST, PST) • High competence in project and client services management • Effective client communications, including confidence having difficult conversations • Ability to manage project scope and changes through problem solving, risk identification, issue management, and negotiation • Demonstrated ability to launch new client engagements and projects • Ability to report on project success criteria, metrics, milestones, risks and issues • Proven track record for successful delivery of projects and working cross-functionally across internal and external teams • Ability to balance attention to project detail with the overall picture • Responsive verbal and written communication with a strong sense of urgency • Willingness to travel locally to and from client locations as needed

🏖️ Benefits

• Contract-to-hire opportunity • Fully remote work arrangement • Equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion