This position will report to Mastermind’s Project Manager leading our Project Management Office (PMO) and collaborate with stakeholders’ enterprise-wide to ensure organizational goals and strategic objectives are accomplished.  

You’ll be the second project manager to join the aM team.  Your priority will be a multi-year project between IHS Markit, Carfax, and automotiveMastermind in development with our product, engineering, data science, operations, finance, HR, and commercial teams.    

In this position you’ll be responsible for:  

• Adapting and customizing your Project Management toolkits to most effectively serve the needs of our projects 

• Shepherding updates on multiple workstreams simultaneously in a fast-paced environment from busy constituents from conception to final delivery 

• Clarifying project objectives, driving consensus and communicating plans and results to stakeholders and management 

• Preparing and maintaining all relevant and necessary project documentation 

• Obtaining necessary feedback and approvals from required departments by initiating, planning and managing internal review meetings 

• Proactively and consistently keeping teams informed of status on progress, issues and risks with clear and timely updates 

• Assessing and managing risk within, and across, multiple departments. This includes project monitoring and prioritization, as well as instituting issue escalation and resolution feedback loops. 

• Acting as an internal hub of information helping to de-mystify project delivery processes for internal teams, vendors and stakeholders 

• Diplomatically enforcing deadlines 

Qualifications: 

• 3-5 years' experience as a project manager 

• Highly skilled at creating and maintaining critical project management tools such as charters, project plans, RACI grids, status reports, “Hot Sheets”, etc. 

• Advanced Microsoft Office user, especially Excel, Visio, and OneNote 

• Proven ability to effectively assess and mitigate project risks and dependencies 

• Preferred experience with B2B projects and vendor relationship management 

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience 

• PMP or CAPM certifications a plus 

Your previous employers and colleagues applaud your ability to: 

• Absorb information quickly and link related topics 

• Condense complex and ambiguous problems into clear, solutions-driven communication (oral and written).  

• Prioritize, focus, simplify, and execute 

• Work effectively in a dynamic environment with changing priorities 

• Proactively take initiative and solve problems creatively and diplomatically (i.e., offers alternate point of view without condescension) 

• Influence key project resources without direct reporting responsibility by understanding and adapting to the dynamics and operating styles of others 

• Proactively identify resource needs and anticipate project delivery roadblocks 

• Maintain a positive attitude in the face of resistance or adversity  

• Maintain an obsessive attention to detail: loving to check boxes, follow process, hit deadlines, take notes, act as a copyeditor, and create effective solutions 

• Can demonstrate a “Sense of urgency” when appropriate. 

Location: 

This role can be primarily remote with occasional travel to our offices in New York and Detroit.   

Physical Demands 

The candidates must be able to meet the physical demands of this job with or without reasonable accommodations.  

Expected Hours of Work 

This is a full-time position. We work to a flexible schedule based on the company needs; generally this is Monday through Friday primarily in the Eastern time zone of the United States, though holidays and weekend may be required.