Business/Functional Project Manager

MEASURE OF SUCCESS: Success in this role means clear ownership and accountability, aligned stakeholders, effective decision-making, proactive management of risks and dependencies, successful business readiness, and delivery of agreed project outcomes. This role will partner with business leaders, functional teams, technology teams, and vendors to translate business objectives into clear plans, requirements, deliverables, decisions, and measurable outcomes.

JOB TITLE: Business/Functional Project Manager
LOCATION: Remote
PAY RANGE: $60 - $70/hr.
DURATION: 6 Months

POSITION SUMMARY:
We are seeking an experienced Business/Functional Project Manager to lead cross-functional initiatives from definition through implementation and transition. This role will partner with business leaders, functional teams, technology teams, and vendors to translate business objectives into clear plans, requirements, deliverables, decisions, and measurable outcomes. The ideal candidate brings strong project leadership, business acumen, and stakeholder management skills. Experience with technology-enabled initiatives is valuable, but deep technical expertise is not required.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead business and cross-functional projects from initiation through implementation, transition, and closeout.
• Develop and manage project scope, plans, milestones, deliverables, dependencies, risks, issues, and decisions.
• Translate business objectives into clear requirements, workstreams, ownership, and measurable outcomes.
• Facilitate alignment and decision-making across sponsors, business stakeholders, subject matter experts, technology teams, and vendors.
• Coordinate business and functional requirements, current/future-state processes, business impacts, and operational needs.
• Establish effective project governance, status reporting, action tracking, and leadership escalation.
• Manage changes to scope, schedule, resources, requirements, and expected outcomes.
• Coordinate UAT, communications, training, implementation planning, business readiness, and operational transition as applicable.
• Ensure project documentation is current, practical, and appropriate for the complexity of the initiative.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Demonstrated experience independently leading complex business, functional, transformation, process improvement, or technology-enabled projects.
• Strong project management skills across planning, governance, scope, schedule, risks, issues, dependencies, and change management.
• Strong business orientation with the ability to translate objectives and stakeholder needs into actionable plans and requirements.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive accountability without direct authority.
• Excellent facilitation, stakeholder management, problem-solving, and executive communication skills.
• Experience with business requirements, process improvement, UAT, implementation, and organizational readiness.
• Ability to bring structure and momentum to complex or ambiguous initiatives.
• Bachelor s degree or equivalent relevant experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent project management certification.
• Experience with business transformation, operational improvement, process redesign, or enterprise system implementations.
• Experience working within a PMO, transformation office, or structured project governance environment.
• Experience with Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery approaches.
• Familiarity with tools such as Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Jira, Planner, or similar project management platforms.
• Experience working with geographically distributed teams, vendors, or implementation partners.

MEASURE OF SUCCESS:

• Success in this role means clear ownership and accountability, aligned stakeholders, effective decision-making, proactive management of risks and dependencies, successful business readiness, and delivery of agreed project outcomes.

BENEFITS SUMMARY: Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate or annual salary only, unless otherwise stated. In addition to base compensation, full-time roles are eligible for Medical, Dental, Vision, Commuter and 401K benefits with company matching.

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BENEFITS SUMMARY:
Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate or annual salary only, unless otherwise stated. In addition to base compensation, full-time roles are eligible for Medical, Dental, Vision, Commuter and 401K benefits with company matching.

FAIR CHANCE POLICY:
Pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, qualified applicants will be considered for assignment with arrest and conviction records. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness, meet client expectations, standards, and accompanying requirements, and safeguard business operations and company reputation.