Senior Project Manager

Reach Your Peak at Vail Resorts.  As a community of adventurers and discoverers, Vail Resorts delivers an experience of a lifetime to our guests and our employees. Our team is made whole by the brave, passionate individuals who ambitiously push boundaries and challenge the status quo. Whether you’re looking for seasonal work or the career of a lifetime, join us today to reach your peak. 

JOB SUMMARY:

We are looking for a talented Senior Project Manager to join our exciting, growing Business Intelligence Technology group.  This role will be responsible for managing projects of varying complexity for our Enterprise Data Warehouse which supports various business units including Marketing Analytics, Relationship Management, Hospitality and Finance. This role will also act as support for the Senior Manager of BI portfolio helping provide oversight over the BI project portfolio.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for day-to-day project management activities in an agile environment including:  capital project initiating, risk/issue resolution; project planning, budgeting, forecasting, resource planning, scope management and communication.
• Partner with the BA/QA, Development and Data Governance teams to plan for appropriate implementation, testing, training, and transition plans to ensure seamless data integrations.
• Partner with all stakeholders to ensure scope is defined, requirements are delivered and approved.  Stakeholders include Relationship Marketing, Marketing Analytics, Infrastructure, InfoSecurity, Finance, Revenue Management, Hospitality IT, Human Resources, Legal.
• Partner with BI Portfolio Manager to improve project management processes, review new requests, preform assessments for new work, and remain out front of resource needs.
• Provide oversight to contract Project Managers and guidance on project status communication and risk escalation.

• Play a Scrum Master role on our Agile projects and lead the team through daily stand-ups, sprint planning, backlog grooming, story pointing, demos and retros. 

• Other duties as assigned by and agreed upon by PMO and Stakeholder Partners

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• 4+ years of relevant experience to include management of critical, cross-functional projects / programs
• Proficient in Microsoft suite of products, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint is
• Proficient in project management tools such as SmartSheets, MS Project, JIRA, Confluence
• Experience managing vendors is preferred
• Experience with Agile / Scrum and Waterfall methodologies is required; Scrum Master Certification preferred
• PMP Certification preferred
• Bachelor’s Degree required

We offer a variety of career opportunities at our world-class resorts and corporate headquarters near Boulder, Colorado in fields like Finance & Accounting, Human Resources, Information Technology, Legal, Public Affairs & Sustainability, Marketing, Sales & Communications and more. Our corporate team shares both a passion for the outdoors and a drive to re-imagine the mountain resort experience around the world. Learn more at www.vailresortscareers.com

Vail Resorts is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by applicable law.

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Requisition ID 252147