Project Manager - Operations

Development Project Manager, Financial Operations 

Job Description 

POSITION PROFILE 

The Advisory Project Manager, Financial Operations, is a key member of Ricoh's Development operations team and is critical in managing day to day operations for the Boulder Development organizations. This independent role requires you to manage multiple projects simultaneously, flex across diverse activities, and collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to execute an operations portfolio that includes project management, financial planning and reporting, and operational enablement.    

This role leads and actively contributes as a subject matter expert, working directly with development organizations, finance, procurement, legal, and other partners to drive solutions to completion, ensure solutions achieve intended business outcomes and are enterprise ready. Assumes additional responsibilities as assigned. 

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES  

Project Management / Operations 

• Provide leadership for cross‑functional initiatives, planning and executing delivery from kickoff through close while ensuring disciplined management of scope, schedule, quality, governance, change control, and successful achievement of project objectives and deliverables. 

• Lead operational readiness and continuity programs, shaping priorities, supporting planning cycles, and ensuring asset lifecycle, dependencies, and risk considerations are addressed to support organizational resilience.  

• Deliver executive‑level, decision‑oriented communication and insights, including clear status updates, dashboards, and recommendations; proactively manage risks, issues, dependencies, trade‑offs, ensuring analysis is validated and recommendations are actionable. 

• Apply strong business and organizational acumen to independently assess operational, technical, and process issues, validate assumptions and data; and advise leadership on pragmatic, scalable solutions that reduce risk and strengthen long‑term operational health.  

• Partner with internal and external stakeholders to improve tools, workflows, and supplier‑facing processes, actively contributing expertise to solution design and validation driving consistency, efficiency and operational maturity.  

• Coordinate with EHS, facilities, and other partners to support site operations, including safety‑related considerations, incident follow‑up, and operational risk reporting.  

• Lead structured root‑cause analysis and continuous improvement efforts to strengthen processes and embed learnings.  

• Establish and maintain strong relationships to support smooth operational execution, effectively influencing across organizational boundaries in both in‑person and virtual environments. 

• Develop and maintain business process documentation (procedures, narratives, diagrams, flowcharts) to strengthen policies, controls, and operational clarity.  

• Prepare and deliver audience‑specific communications that clearly convey complex concepts including impacts, data analytics, and recommendations. 

Finance and Cross-Functional Enablement 

• Coordinates with leadership and staff to gather, analyze, and synthesize financial and operational information, producing validated, actionable recommendations. 

• Serve as an organizational advisor and functional resource, working directly with procurement, legal, finance, and other cross‑functional partners as appropriate, to support financial governance, procurement, vendor-related decisions, contract and EULA considerations, adherence to internal processes and informed decision making.  

• Lead the annual business planning process across the Boulder Development organization, coordinating with development leadership and cross‑functional partners to align strategy, priorities, resources, and execution plans, and ensuring operational readiness through required contracts, SOWs, and supporting agreements.  

• Define and manage execution of assigned projects and finance related initiatives, including establishing milestones, project plans and controls, monitoring progress, applying appropriate controls and managing closure, and ensuring delivery against timelines and customer and business requirements.  

• Provide regular project and KPI reporting including dashboards, and mitigation strategies to ensure transparency, data integrity, and leadership decision readiness and successful delivery outcomes.  

• Collaborate cross‑functionally to investigate, resolve, and improve operational, technical, and process issues, including engaging stakeholders to resolve trade‑offs in scope, priority, risk, and business impact.  

• Provide functional and application expertise, leading in‑depth quality reviews and facilitating testing and validation of financial tools, systems, and operational processes to ensure enterprise readiness and successful adoption.  

QUALIFICATIONS (Education, Experience, and Certifications) 

Required Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience). 

• 5–8 years of progressive experience in business operations, financial operations, or project management. 

• Demonstrated experience leading or managing complex projects supporting financial and operational initiatives. 

• Strong communication, analytical, and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively in a fast‑paced environment. 

• Proven experience collaborating across matrixed, cross‑functional teams and influencing stakeholders at multiple levels. 

• Strong financial acumen with the ability to analyze data and support informed business decisions. 

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite. 

• Ability to work in a hybrid model with a minimum of two (2) days per week onsite in the Boulder office. 

Preferred Qualifications 

• Engineering background or experience working in technical or development‑focused environments. 

• PMP and/or Agile certifications. 

• Advanced Excel skills and strong PowerPoint capabilities. 

• Experience analyzing complex operational and financial challenges and delivering data‑driven recommendations. 

• Demonstrated experience driving process improvements or efficiency initiatives. 

Working Conditions, MENTAL AND  PHYSICAL DEMANDS 

• Office environment with adequate lighting and ventilation, and a normal range of temperature and noise level. 

• Work assignments are diversified.  Interpret, comprehend and apply complex material, data and instruction.  

• Prepare, provide and convey diverse information. 

• Minimal physical effort required.  Work is mostly sedentary but does require walking, standing, bending, reaching, lifting or carrying objects that typically weigh less than 10 lbs. (e.g., papers, books, files etc.) 

• Moderate dexterity – regular application of basic skills (calculator, keyboard).  

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with a job.