Upbound Group

Upbound Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: UPBD) is a technology and data-driven leader in accessible and inclusive financial solutions that address the evolving needs and aspirations of underserved customers. The Company’s customer-facing operating units include industry-leading brands such as Acima, Brigit, and Rent-A-Center that facilitate consumer transactions across a wide range of store-based and digital channels, including over 2,300 company branded retail units across the United States, Mexico, and Puerto Rico. Upbound Group, Inc. is headquartered in Plano, Texas.

Strategic Initiatives Group (SIG) Project Manager

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Spearhead multiple, concurrent and varied strategic initiatives from conception to implementation by driving the planning and delivery for all projects within a program, including compiling and managing the master program schedule and all deliverables. Develop full-scale project plans, define project tasks and resource requirements, galvanize the project team and coordinate from both the business and technology perspective.
• Support initiatives by identifying and managing project dependencies and critical path, ensuring that new initiatives launch successfully.
• Identify risks and issues early in order to help generate a balanced solution that is in the best interest of all teams involved and keep initiatives on schedule without compromising quality.
• Work closely with Program/Project Leads, Product and Finance to confirm financial expectations and KPIs for each project. Ensure project delivers reporting of KPIs for various stakeholders.
• Work closely with fast-paced and highly skilled Product, Engineering and Business teams to support rollout of the technology.
• Compile and report status, including escalated risks and issues through weekly updates and meetings.
• Effectively communicate project expectations and updates to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion.
• Establish, build and maintain solid business partner relationships at Upbound.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Experience with managing competing priorities and leading multiple large, complex projects concurrently.
• Ability to demonstrate flexibility in an environment with aggressive deadlines that requires multi-tasking and making important trade-off decisions.
• Able to make progress amid uncertainty where all the details are not known, comfortable with ambiguity and can navigate with limited information.
• Detail-oriented with strong interpersonal/communication skills.
• Capable of working independently with limited direction, as well as with a cross-functional team. Must be self-motivated, able to manage their work resourcefully, and solution oriented.
• Ability to work effectively, influence, and create alignment across multiple functional areas to drive change in accordance with program objectives.
• Strong knowledge of Product, Project and Program Management methodologies.
• Strong business acumen with advanced knowledge of Retail principles.
• Possess expert analytical and problem-solving skills. A skilled negotiator who can craft a win/win solution for complex issues.
• Minimum of 5 years related Product Management, Program or Project Management experience required.
• Minimum of 5 years leading IT projects ($2M or above, with 10+ team members) and experience with Agile and Waterfall projects.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience preferred.
• Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) preferred.
• Experienced and skilled user of office productivity tools such as Project, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Jira, and Visio.
• MUST be able to work IN OFFICE (Plano, TX) Monday through Friday

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