Brand Overview:maurices is a women’s apparel retailer that celebrates feel good fashion for real life. It’s committed to its service with style promise and offering affordable fashion that takes women from workday to weekend and all of life’s adventures in between. With inclusive sizing from 0-24, maurices is famous for its versatile styles including key categories such as denim, dresses, tops, and more. Established in 1931, maurices operates 935 stores in communities across North America. Discover even more fashion at maurices.com.

Ready to apply? We currently have an opportunity for a IT Project Manager to join our team located at our Corporate Office-maurices-Duluth, MN 55802.

Ready to help bring feel good fashion for real life™ to hometowns across North America?  Join our family of amazing individuals in our corporate office in Duluth, Minnesota, ranked one of the Top 100 Best Places to Live in 2019. Since 1931, we’ve helped women look and feel their best every day — making maurices not only a special place to shop, but a great place to work and connect. Apply today!

Position Overview:

 

Role Purpose: 

The primary purpose of the IT Project Manager is to deliver intended business outcomes on time, on budget, within scope according to business priorities. The stakeholders will primarily be internal business partners and end-users. The IT Project Manager will build and manage project teams of both internal and external team members, drive excellent communication and coordination, and ensure quality control throughout project life cycles. She/he will also ensure predictable, consistent, and successful project delivery. The IT Project Manager will need to manage multiple simultaneous projects of varying complexity. 

 

Key Responsibilities: 

 

Essential Duties and Functions: 

Responsible for overall coordination, status reporting and stability of project-oriented work efforts.  

Establishes and implements project management processes and methodologies for the IT community to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, adhere to high quality standards and meet customer expectations.  

Responsible for assembling project plans and teamwork assignments, directing and monitoring work efforts daily, identifying resource needs, performing quality review; and escalating functional, quality, timeline issues appropriately.  

Responsible for tracking key project milestones and adjusting project plans and/or resources to meet the needs of customers.  

Coordinates communication with all areas of the enterprise that impacts the scope, budget, risk and resources of the work effort being managed.  

Manages one or more cross-functional projects of medium to high complexity. 

 

 

Education/Skills and Experience Requirements: 

 

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or other related field. Or equivalent work experience. 

4+ years of experience managing project-related efforts. Experience with projects in multiple technologies and functions. 

Should possess significant knowledge and expertise in the use of project management methodologies and tools, resource management practices and change management techniques. 

Outstanding communications skills; able to articulate complex technical topics for non-technical audiences.  

Demonstrated experience building strong partnerships within IT and across business channels.  

Working experience with SDLC and deliverables associated with each phase. 

Experience with resource management activities. 

Experience within the retail industry. 

Experience in the delivery of projects using various methodologies – Waterfall, Agile, Iterative 

Certifications: None required; PMP certification desired 

 

Location:Corporate Office-maurices-Duluth, MN 55802Position Type:Regular/Full time

Pay Range:

Annual Salary: $80,000.00 - $100,000.00

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Company is committed to hiring and developing the most qualified people at all levels. It is our policy in all personnel actions to ensure that all associates and potential associates are evaluated on the basis of qualifications and ability without regard to sex (including pregnancy), race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability that can reasonably be accommodated without undue hardship, genetic information, military status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected classification under federal, state, or local law. We do not discriminate in any of our employment policies and practices. All associates are expected to follow these principles in all relationships with other associates, applicants, or others with whom we do business.