Sr Associate R&D Project Manager

Sr Associate Project Manager - Remote or Hybrid, Cary NC

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We’re a leader in data and AI. Through our software and services, we inspire customers around the world to transform data into intelligence - and questions into answers.

We’re also a debt-free multi-billion-dollar organization on our path to IPO-readiness. If you're looking for a dynamic, fulfilling career coupled with flexibility and world-class employee experience, you'll find it here.

About the job

The R&D team is looking for a Sr Associate Project Manager to manage the development and implementation process of the company’s R&D products and services involving departmental or cross-functional teams from inception through delivery of new or existing products. Plans and directs schedules of interdepartmental activities ensuring completion of the project/product on schedule which meet or exceed project stakeholder expectations, including agreed-to scope and quality.

As a Sr Associate Project Manager, you will:

• Complete deadline-driven, team-based projects. Responsible for facilitating overall project objectives, goals and project requirements. Work with team and stakeholders to define project scope and goals.
• Plan, prioritize, implement and adjust delivery schedule, scope, resourcing, and quality, based on individual project requirements per consultation with project stakeholders.
• Negotiate resource needs and coordinates technical resources for assigned projects, including both domestic and international resources.
• Maintain project documentation such as project plans, schedules, issue lists, risk registers, and status reports.
• Coordinate, communicate, and facilitate activities between team members and stakeholders to keep projects on schedule and manage conflict. Coordinate risk mitigation activity and escalates as appropriate. Manage project scope and expectations. Identifies and constructively negotiates conflicts or areas of high risk
• Leverage methodologies, processes, project tools, and best practices to accelerate project delivery.
• Identify project dependencies and stakeholder influences, working jointly with other organizations who share responsibility for delivery of final product. Act as central point of contact and interfaces with interested parties across the Company, such as Legal, Marketing and SAS.com to ensure project success. 

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field, preferably in Computer Science or a related discipline
• Two years of project management experience in assigned functional area. Experience with SAS software preferred. Some programming or systems design experience preferred.
• Equivalent combination of related education, training and experience may be considered in place of the above qualifications.
• Technical competence in project management or assigned functional area
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Excellent negotiation and organizational abilities
• Excellent decision-making ability
• Strong risk management skills
• Basic strategic thinking skills
• Basic leadership skills
• You’re curious, passionate, authentic and accountable. These are our values and influence everything we do.

Preferred Qualifications

• PMI Certification

World-Class Benefits  

Highlights include...

• Comprehensive medical, prescription, dental and vision plans.
• Medical plan options include...
  • PPO with low annual deductible and copays.
  • HDHP combined with a health savings account with a contribution from SAS (no access to on-site health care center).
• Onsite Health Care Center (HQ) that’s free to employees and family members enrolled in the PPO plan. There's a pharmacy too! Not local to HQ? The pharmacy will ship prescriptions for no additional charge!
• An industry-leading 401k plan.
• Generous time away including vacation time, a variety of paid holidays, and our much-loved U.S. Winter Wellness Break between December 25 and January 1.
• Volunteer Time Off, parental leave and unlimited paid sick days.
• Generous childcare benefits for all full-time employees.

Diverse and Inclusive

At SAS, it’s not about fitting into our culture – it’s about adding to it. We believe our people make the difference. Our diverse workforce brings together unique talents and inspires teams to create amazing software that reflects the diversity of our users and customers. Our commitment to diversity is a priority to our leadership, all the way up to the top; and it’s essential to who we are. To put it plainly: you are welcome here.

Additional Information:

To qualify, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States, and should not require, now or in the future, sponsorship for employment visa status. SAS is an equal opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Read more: Know Your Rights. 

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