Project Manager
Location: Remote in Florida (U.S.)
Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM Eastern Time
Employment Type: Contract
Duration: 4 months
Job Summary
We are seeking an organized, proactive, and results-driven Project Manager to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives in a fast-paced environment. This role requires an individual who can effectively manage multiple projects simultaneously while coordinating with executive leadership, internal teams, and external vendors to ensure projects are delivered on time and within scope.
The ideal candidate is a strong communicator with executive presence, exceptional organizational skills, and the confidence to challenge the status quo when necessary. This individual must be comfortable working independently, managing competing priorities, and providing clear visibility into project progress, risks, and deliverables.
Responsibilities
- Lead large, cross-functional projects involving multiple stakeholders, business units, and third-party vendors.
- Develop, maintain, and update comprehensive project plans, timelines, deployment schedules, dependencies, and risk trackers.
- Coordinate project activities across internal teams, field personnel, and vendors to ensure successful execution.
- Prepare executive-level project status reports, dashboards, and leadership presentations.
- Track project milestones, action items, decisions, and outstanding issues while ensuring timely resolution.
- Identify project risks proactively, develop mitigation strategies, and independently drive issues to resolution.
- Facilitate project meetings, including scheduling, agenda preparation, meeting documentation, and follow-up activities.
- Manage vendor relationships and hold vendors accountable for meeting agreed-upon deliverables and timelines.
- Hold internal stakeholders accountable for project commitments and escalate issues when necessary.
- Support Project Coordinators by providing leadership, guidance, and project oversight.
- Ensure consistent communication across all levels of the organization regarding project progress and priorities.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum 2+ years of Project Management experience
- PMP (Project Management Professional) Certification required
- Experience managing multiple concurrent projects with numerous stakeholders
- Previous Project Coordination or PMO experience
- Intermediate to advanced proficiency with Microsoft Project or comparable project management software
- Advanced skills in:
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft PowerPoint (including executive-level presentations)
- Microsoft Teams
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft SharePoint
- Excellent organizational and time management skills
- Strong executive-level written and verbal communication skills
- Proven ability to prioritize competing initiatives in a fast-paced environment
- Strong analytical, critical thinking, and strategic problem-solving abilities
- Executive presence with the confidence to influence stakeholders at all levels
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
- Willingness to work beyond normal business hours as project demands require
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience within the airline or aviation industry
- Experience supporting field deployments or large-scale operational rollouts
- Experience coordinating enterprise-wide implementations involving multiple vendors and cross-functional teams
