Summary:

The Senior Project Manager will work in tandem with the Director of Innovation and Project Management to lead projects across the organization. This position will drive a project management culture across the organization to ensure Gaia is consistently improving in key project management areas to fully meet the long-term needs of Gaia’s vision and strategic growth plans.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Lead large cross-functional teams in creating and maintaining a system and culture of project management and continuous improvement that will facilitate completion of projects and initiatives in line with deliverable expectations and cultural values.

• Onboarding, oversite and guidance of other project managers at Gaia
• Expert and educator in PM process and capabilities across the organization
• Lead multiple, simultaneous larger corporate initiatives, including:
  • Innovation and Reformulation Management
  • Commercial-focused Projects
  • Lifecycle Management Implementation, such as SKU Rat run out
  • Large packaging format initiatives
  • Large brand Label rebranding
• Build dedicated project teams by knowing member capabilities/capacity and cultivating relationships between the team members to ensure project success
• Ensure schedule adherence of tasks and deliverables within all departments/functions contributing to assigned projects. Build contingencies, risk mitigation into project plan anticipating potential roadblocks.
• Update Gaia LT-level stakeholders regularly with project progress
• Develop a culture of creative problem solving inherent in managing projects
• Challenge teams to think critically and ensure all factors are considered when making decisions
• Train project team members to familiarize each with our processes and PM software.

Requirements

Education and/or Experience:

• PMO Certification

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field with 5+ years’ experience in project management is preferred, or equivalent practical experience in lieu of degree

• Expertise of project management software, like Monday.com, MS Project, Asana, Smartsheet, Click Up, Workfront with the ability to train others

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Expert in project management, process improvement/optimization, forecasting and margin calculations, and analyzing information with accuracy.

• Able to work collaboratively with cross-functional partners around the organization

• Other highly essential qualities:

o Resilient to coping with conflicting demands and working under pressure

o Ability to influence team members to get tasks completed

o Ability to lead through friction and solve bottlenecks

o Ability to work to tight deadlines

o Confidence to question datapoints and norms

o Deep reliance on past experiences to shape cleaner, more efficient outcomes

o Communicate with an articulate and diplomatic manner in presentations

o Ability to adapt well to change and have contingency plans as changes occur

o Strong attention to detail and organization

o Make calculated decisions that shape project direction

o Self-motivated and able to problem solve to a solution

o Requires very little oversite