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Lifeway is seeking a Remote Senior IT Project Manager - Salesforce Marketing, Sales, and Service Cloud. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5+ years of experience in project management, specifically in implementing Salesforce Marketing, Sales, and Service Cloud This role requires a strategic thinker with a strong background in leading large-scale SF implementation projects from conception through to completion. The Senior IT Project Manager, will be responsible for the successful delivery of programs and projects through a disciplined project management process in close collaboration with business partners, team members and various IT functions.
Why Lifeway?
Lifeway is a place where you can bring your faith and work experience to join in the most important mission in the world: making disciples of Jesus Christ. Whether you’re a creator or storyteller, data guru or problem-solver, or anywhere in between, if you’re passionate about serving the church, we have a place for you. Lifeway has a strong Work from Anywhere (WFA) culture that is deeply focused on our mission and values. While headquartered in Nashville, TN, many of our positions are remote-eligible and have autonomy and flexibility with work hours. We provide equipment and resources to ensure team members have access to a productive and ergonomic workspace. We believe building relationships and community is essential to how we work together, so Lifeway hosts all-team meetings several times per year and provides travel for key team gatherings for remote-based team members. Full-time employees are eligible for enrollment in our comprehensive benefits plans including healthcare, vacation and sick time, holiday pay, care days, 401(k) plan, maternity and paternity leave, adoption assistance, mission trip time, and more. If this sounds like a place where you would be excited to serve the kingdom of God, we would love for you to join our team.
Learn more about our culture at team.lifeway.com/culture-code
This is a remote position in the U.S. with occasional travel to Nashville for in-person team gatherings.
Responsibilities
- Lives out Lifeway’s mission and values, showing deep commitment to Kingdom work
- Lead the planning and implementation of Salesforce projects.
- Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of projects.
- Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope, and within budget.
- Develop project scopes and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility.
- Develop a detailed project forecast/ plan to track progress.
- Use appropriate verification techniques to manage changes in project scope, schedule, and costs.
- Measure project performance using appropriate systems, tools, and techniques.
- Perform risk management to minimize project risks.
- Establish and maintain relationships with third parties/vendors.
- Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation.
- Some travel, occasionally overnight
Qualifications
Education
Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related field, required
Masters degree, preferred
Advanced graduate degree (PhD, etc.), not required
Skills, Experience, & Qualifications, required
5+ years of experience as an IT Project Manager in Salesforce implementations
Proven track record of managing all aspects of a successful SF implementation project
Strong knowledge of Salesforce Marketing, Sales, and Service Cloud
Hands on experience managing various software development implementation methodologies (Agile, Waterfall)
A high degree of competency with project management including, Agile methodology, identifying and managing risks, tracking dependencies and milestones, and communicating overall project status
Proficiency with PPM tools such as Planview, MS Project, or Portfolio for Jira
Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to flex communication style with technical and non-technical users
Actively involved in an evangelical Christian church
