Senior Project Manager

Job Title: Project Manager - PMO

Location: US

THE OPPORTUNITY:

Although we’re proud of our history, we’re even more excited about the future. We want to create a world-class culture and company that attracts, develops, engages, and retains elite talent.

At Salesloft, the Project Manager - PMO will be pivotal to our company’s success. You will be a key member of our fast-growing and high-performing Project Management Office (PMO) team focused on driving critical strategic initiatives forward in order to achieve key business outcomes. We believe that the most successful PMO Project Managers are passionate about aligning effort to strategy and have a supportive team behind them. 

On a day-to-day basis, you will be responsible for meeting with customers, earning client trust, collaborating with the Salesloft sales team, and designing custom solutions to help our customers achieve success. 

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:

We are seeking a results-oriented, motivated and dynamic project management expert focused on driving our most critical projects to successful completion. Specifically, you will play a pivotal role in helping us achieve our company’s strategic vision by executing on the goals set in annual planning. 

On a day-to-day basis, you will be responsible for partnering with the executive leadership team, senior leadership team, and other subject matter expects across the business to program and/or project manage key strategic initiatives that are complex, cross-departmental, and have substantial resources invested in order to achieve success. PMO Project Managers ensure the efficient use of resources for different projects and tailor the project management approach to the unique needs based on the specific initiative. They are highly effective communicators; able to inspire and lead a project team to achieve success while also possessing the skills to be able to share informative, concise, and effective updates with the executive team and senior leadership on a regular basis. 

If you’re passionate about being a key player in helping Salesloft achieve long-term success, which will ultimately allow us to better serve our customers, then becoming a Project Manager - PMO is the career path for you!

THE TEAM:

Our PMO team is a critical part of Salesloft’s Strategy & Operations department who are all aligned on one vision and mission:

• Vision: Fundamentally transform the way buyers and sellers drive repeatable outcomes
• Mission: Bring science to the art of sales 

As an integral part of the Strategy & Operations team, the PMO team consists of results-oriented SaaS project management professionals with a strong focus on long-term success. The Project Managers on our team share a few common traits: they are self-motivated, ambitious, and passionate about helping Salesloft achieve its mission. They are also the epitome of our core values - Lead with humility and respect, Earn customer trust, Put team over self, Redefine what’s possible and Deliver big results. 

THE SKILL SET:

• 5+ years of proven professional Project Management experience preferably in the SaaS industry along with demonstrable hands-on experience leading and delivering strategic cross functional projects.
• Proven delivery experience with projects involving cross-functional business and technology stakeholders.
• Proven experience establishing sustainable relationships with internal stakeholders.
• Ability to manage and partner with stakeholders internal and external.
• Proven experience managing projects through all phases, with demonstrated expertise and proven abilities in risk management and mitigation, and business value or strategy consulting.
• Exceptional communication, team building, and mentoring skills.
• Experience creating documentation & presentations for senior & executive level 
• Excellent meeting facilitation, planning and management skills are required.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills are required.
• Keen attention to detail and a high level of commitment is required.
• Competency in Analytical Problem Solving, Customer/Partner Relationships, Product & Technology Expertise is required. Excellent Google Suite (Docs, Sheets, Slides) skills are required.
• Experience creating tailored Organizational Process Assets (OPAs); experience using PM tools such as Wrike, Smartsheet, etc. a plus.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is strongly preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• People who naturally look for the silver lining.
• Team players who put ‘me’ behind ‘we.’
• Self-starters who proactively seek out solutions to achieve goals. 
• Empathy in connection with others.

WITHIN ONE MONTH, YOU’LL:

• Attend Salesloft’s New Hire Orientation, where you will learn our Salesloft story and understand what makes our “Lofters” unique 
• Participate in our daily training cadence, where you will learn our software and all the skills necessary to set you up for success
• Begin 1:1’s with your manager, understand your 30-60-90 plan, meet & shadow current members of the Salesloft team, and delve into your customer book of business
• Set your OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) with your manager and develop an action plan to achieve them
• Meet with the Executive & Senior Leadership teams from across the business - they will be key partners in upcoming projects you’ll lead
• Review existing project tools, templates, and documentation - start to formulate questions!

WITHIN THREE MONTHS, YOU’LL:

• Gain a complete understanding of the current project portfolio & company OKRs
• Work with your manager & the Strategy team to align on which upcoming initiatives require your support
• Do a thorough discovery around each project; work with leadership & key project stakeholders to create business cases, project charters, and other project documentation
• Kick off your first project!

WITHIN SIX MONTHS, YOU’LL:

• Drive significant progress against your assigned projects by hitting key milestones that align with Company OKRs
• Develop relationships consisting of positive rapport and trust with internal stakeholders and the executive team
• Continuously evaluate that project goals & work are aligning with the most up to date version of company strategy
• Regularly meet with the Strategy team to remain aligned on current progress & upcoming project needs
• Implement a regular communication schedule to share status updates, risks, etc. with leadership
• Continue to focus on your personal OKRs

 WITHIN TWELVE MONTHS, YOU’LL:

• Be considered a top-performing Project Manager on the team by consistently leading successful projects
• Observe the achievement of key leading & lagging indicators from projects you’ve led that align with and will help drive progress against the company’s strategic plan
• Mentor other internal stakeholders on project management best practices that they can cascade to their respective teams
• Provide consultative guidance to leadership around their department specific projects (e.g. identifying overlap with past or current projects, sharing project management templates, providing recommendations around project approach, etc)
• Become a trusted partner with the reputation of being able to ‘get things done’

WHY YOU’LL LOVE SALESLOFT:

At Salesloft, we're not just a company, we're a community built on shared values.  

• Lead With Humility and Respect
• Earn Customer Trust
• Put Team Over Self 
• Redefine What’s Possible
• Deliver Big Results

Salesloft delivers a performance force multiplier for the world’s most demanding companies. Salesloft’s Revenue Orchestration Platform, delivering the first AI-powered durable revenue engagement model, keeps market-facing teams on top of all buyer signals, with outcomes-driven prioritization so they always act first on what matters most. Thousands of the world’s most successful sales teams, like those at Google, 3M, IBM, Shopify, Square, and Cisco, drive more revenue with Salesloft.

While we’re proud of our history, we’re even more excited about the future. We want to create a world-class culture and company that attracts, develops, engages and retains elite talent.

Since our founding in 2011, we have grown into a global, award-winning organization with Lofters based all over the world. As a testament to our organizational health, we have been named by Forbes as one of America’s Best Startup Employers in 2021, Atlanta Business Chronicle’s 2022 Healthiest Employers, three times by Deloitte as a ‘Fastest-Growing Technology Company in North America,’ and have been recognized as a top workplace by Fortune, Glassdoor, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and Inc Magazine. 

In addition to our stand-out organizational health:

• 2024 Best Places to Work Certified for a fourth consecutive year
• Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Revenue Orchestration Platforms for B2B, Q3 2024
• G2 Enterprise Sales Engagement Leader 15 consecutive quarters
• Recognized by Gartner Peer Insights as a Customer’s Choice in 2023 Voice of the Customer for Sales Engagement Applications
• G2 recently ranked us #1 in Enterprise Sales Engagement and we were named a leader in the 2022 Forrester Wave for Sales Engagement.  We received the highest possible score in 26 out of 30 criteria, more than any other vendor evaluated in our category.

We’re redefining an age-old industry. This is challenging work – but our team of driven innovators makes the journey thrilling. We’re fast-paced, cutting-edge, and collaborative. We pursue excellence in everything we do and have a lot of fun along the way. Come join us!

WHY SHOULD YOU WORK AT SALESLOFT:

• You will become part of an amazing culture with a supportive CEO and smart teammates who actually care
• You will work with an amazing team you can learn from and teach
• You will experience joining a high-growth/high-trajectory organization
• You will hear “Yes, let’s do that!” and then have the opportunity to successfully execute on your ideas
• You will build community with Lofters of many cultures and backgrounds through ERGs and DEI initiatives
• We have a vibrant, open office that utilizes modern technology
• We firmly believe you will have the opportunity to  grow more here than you would anywhere else

Salesloft is committed to creating a sense of belonging for all Lofters. We integrate representation and inclusion into Salesloft’s core by establishing and meeting specific, time-bound objectives for fair hiring and career growth. We prioritize actionable steps over terminology, and showcase how a genuinely diverse and inclusive culture enhances our financial success and overall performance. 

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that people from underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Salesloft we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

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