Digital Project Manager (R4417)

Company: Avalara
Location: Seattle
Posted on: January 15, 2022

Job Description:

Avalara, Inc., (), is the leading provider of cloud-based software that delivers a broad array of compliance solutions related to sales tax and other transactional taxes.We are building cloud-based tax compliance solutions to handle every transaction in the world. Imagine every transaction you make - every tank of gas, cup of coffee, or pair of sneakers, every movie ticket, or streamed song, every sensor-to-sensor ping. Nearly every time you make a purchase, physical or digital, there is an accompanying unique and nuanced tax compliance calculation.Interested in driving new processes and coordinating across multiple areas of the business to deliver results? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment and love creating harmony out of chaos? In this role, you will have the ability to drive strategic projects, build and improve critical processes, and facilitate the communications that connect teams and dependencies across the company to deliver impactful business solutions.Job Summary: We're seeking a Project Manager to join the Digital Experience team, focused on streamlining delivery of web strategy and development projects. You will work closely with our Marketing leadership to establish priority and planning of initiatives, drive transparency and accountability for numerous cross-organizational initiatives and facilitate the successful delivery of these initiatives.This role requires strong business acumen, an eye for business process improvements and outstanding communication skills. The position requires a balance of collaborative leadership and influential skills across the team and beyond.The ideal candidate is an independent and curious self-starter with a demonstrated ability to influence others to produce results. Position requires the ability to effectively collaborate with business owners, process owners, subject matter experts, and have a high tolerance for ambiguity and a bias toward action.Job Duties:Provides project management support for web projects in support of the strategic digital roadmap, new product introductions and other end-to-end web objectives.Project management support includes project requirements intake, scheduling and facilitating project team meetings, communication of project status, and issue resolution.Partners with business owners and other stakeholders on intake of new projects, understands business strategies and provides recommendations to manage capacity to support changing and/or emerging business needs.Roadmap, project schedule and task definition with accountability for ensuring project milestones are achieved for successful execution and on-time delivery of web projects and programs.Leads and/or contributes to continuous business process improvement efforts to help streamline and standardize workflow, communication, and resource efficiencies.Facilitates annual, quarterly and ongoing project forecasting and capacity planning.Contributor for capacity model development and ongoing capacity management support for resource managers.Facilitates planning meetings with management working group, manages intake and backlog, manages communication to project requestorsWorks with Web Strategy, Design and Development resource managers to assess impact of requested work and understand available capacity.Partners with appropriate team members to clearly outline transfer of work from project to operations and ensure continuous support after project closure.Qualifications:5+ years' experience program and project management experience in a fast-paced environment. Waterfall experience is a plus.Ability to oversee multiple projects, keep projects aligned with strategic goals, and manage issues at the tactical level.Demonstrated experience in continuous process improvements that help our teams scaleExcellent written and verbal communication skillsDetail oriented with excellent organizational skillsExperience with project management and workflow tools, such as JIRA, Portfolio, WorkFront, etc.Working knowledge of Visio or other flowcharting tools preferredDemonstrated knowledge and application of Project Management principlesDemonstrated experience using project management technologyAnalytical thinking and strong problem-solving skills with proven ability to troubleshoot, identify, and execute innovative solutions for website production challenges.Actively participates, collaborates, and leads with others on one's own team and cross-functionally for the achievement of business goals.Uses business knowledge, innovative thinking, and sound judgment in the solution of problems or the pursuit of business opportunitiesConsiders the ultimate impact of decisions and actions on internal and external customersWorks smart by setting effective work goals, establishing priorities, and planning well, in order to produce quality work and meet deadlinesChallenges the status quo, champions change and flexibility and influences others to be equally agile.Project management certification is a plus. Content management tool expertise and digital best practices knowledge is a plus.About AvalaraAvalara helps businesses of all sizes achieve compliance with transactional taxes, including VAT, sales and use, excise, communications, and other tax types. We deliver comprehensive, automated, cloud-based solutions that are fast, accurate, and easy to use.Avalara offers hundreds of pre-built connectors into leading accounting, ERP, ecommerce and other business applications. Each year, the company processes billions of tax transactions for customers and users, files hundreds of thousands of tax compliance documents and tax returns and manages millions of exemption certificates and other compliance related documents.Avalara's headquarters are in Seattle, WA and it has offices across the U.S. and in Brighton and London, England; Brussels, Belgium; and Pune, India. More information at: Avalara is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, gender, national orientation, disability, sexual orientation, US Veteran status, or any other factor protected by law.Avalara is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, gender, national orientation, disability, sexual orientation, US Veteran status, or any other factor protected by law.

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