CDW Corporation

Project Manager

CDW Corporation • $77K — $108K *
Houston, TX 77084In-Person
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in business or computer-related field, or equivalent experience with 3-7 years in project management or CDW Services experience.
  • Two or more years leading small to medium scale projects in a professional services setting.
  • Project management experience across multiple technology stacks (Cloud, Security, Infrastructure).
  • Proficiency in project management methodologies and tools like Microsoft Project/Office.
  • Exceptional communication skills, particularly in presenting technical recommendations to business stakeholders.
  • Ability to manage client relationships and negotiate project changes effectively.
  • PMP or Agile certifications are a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Provide consultative project management expertise to ensure client outcomes are aligned with business strategies.
  • Build and maintain relationships with all project stakeholders, acting as a quality steward for project delivery.
  • Negotiate project changes effectively to achieve stakeholder satisfaction.
  • Independently manage projects requiring cross-functional collaboration, adhering to CDW methodologies.
  • Monitor project budgets and resources to ensure profitability and timely delivery of services.
  • Identify and communicate project risks and issues, leading efforts to resolve them.
  • Document outcomes and lessons learned, sharing insights for continuous improvement.

Benefits

  • Access to comprehensive health insurance options.
  • 401(k) plan with company match to help plan for retirement.
  • Generous paid time off and holiday schedule.
  • Opportunities for professional development and training.
  • Flexible work environment with remote working options where applicable.
Full Job Description
The CDW Project Manager is a trusted consultant, providing project management expertise across multiple technology stacks and services. Projects are typically of low to medium complexity and incorporate mainstream, legacy and emerging technologies. The Project Manager may independently manage projects, or work within a large program under the guidance of Program Managers. The successful candidate balances scope, schedules, budget and understands how to leverage PMO tools and templates to drive successful business outcomes for the customer. This position works with mixed teams consisting of CDW engineers, CDW sales, other members of CDW cross functional business areas, customer staff and third-party consultants. The CDW Project Manager is a project advocate and relationship builder. They drive successful engagements through negotiation, concise communication, crucial conversations and leadership abilities.

What you will do:
  • Use experience, skillset, and methodologies to understand the client's end goals and provide a consultative approach to ensure that the solution provided is appropriate for the client's desired overall outcome and strategy.
  • Be a trusted consultant to your project team in all matters related to project delivery, CDW processes, and project management with best practices and delivery. Build relationships with all project stakeholders.
  • Creates and maintains presence with all project stakeholders, acting as a CDW steward for quality. Dedicated to meeting or exceeding stakeholder expectations. Identifies success criteria and ensures that it is met by involving the stakeholders in key decisions and linking project outcomes to strategic business initiatives.
  • Recognizes the need for negotiations, gathers relevant information, and seeks advice from sales and management when needed. Negotiates changes (cost, scope, effort, schedule of solution, resource commitment, etc.) to agreeable results. Effective negotiation of changes that achieve stakeholder satisfaction and drive positive project results.
  • Works with team members to gather information and determine impacts to the project, document mitigation steps taken in troubleshooting, and communicate these to the team and client.
  • Independently manages medium to large sized projects requiring complex cross functional collaboration and management, adhering to CDW's project management processes and methodologies.
  • Accountable for project profitability. Track project budgets and resources and manage actuals vs. planned hours against the resource allocation and budget. Timely reporting of project financials and budgets to stakeholders. Ties project outcomes to clients' business strategies, helping to generate new business.
  • Ensuring that time, expenses and invoices are accurately tracked and approved against the project in a timely manner.
  • Validates initial project scope and estimates. Determine the need for a new Statement of Work versus a Change Order. Makes seller aware of new opportunities for additional services opportunities uncovered during project delivery.
  • Ensures all items defined in CDW Statement of Work are delivered and performs quality assurance throughout the lifecycle of the project.
  • Establishes, monitors, adjusts and communicates tasks and associates schedule to the project team and modifies when necessary. Builds project schedules in conjunction with our engineering teams and partner resources.
  • Aids in identifying proper resources and optimizing billable schedules, monitors and adjusts assignments as necessary to drive client satisfaction and project profitability.
  • Identifies, documents, tracks and communicates project risks and issues. Strategizes potential resolution and drives desired course of action to bring issues to timely resolution.
  • Manages equipment, software, licensing and outside services procurement and delivery schedules.
  • Documents outcomes, lessons learned and shares appropriately with colleagues. Leverage expertise to help drive business process improvements within CDW Services PMO.
  • Takes accountability for project results and holds all project team members accountable for their scope of work and schedule commitments. Is fiscally responsible to the client, the project and to CDW.
  • Instill trust with our clients by building strong relationships with stakeholders.
  • Uses political savviness, business acumen, and relevant personnel along with CDW experience to establish credibility.
  • Demonstrates ability to diffuse uncomfortable situations with client and/or project team.
  • Leads teams to consistently meet project success factors and exceed client expectations.
  • Inspects delegated tasks to ensure timely and accurate completion. Coach and mentor Associate Project Managers.
  • Stays abreast of industry best practices through research, conferences, training seminars and participation in professional associations. Shares information across the Services PMO.
  • Determines the appropriate documentation (communication plans, schedules/timelines, status reports, quality plan, closure summary, budget, risk plan, etc.) for projects. Manages the quality and delivery of documentation to clients.
  • Has a clear and concise communication style, leads and facilitates both live and virtual meetings. Keeps meetings on track, on topic and summarizes, assigns and publishes follow up items in a timely manner.
  • Adapts communication style and medium to the audience needs. Recognizes when communication efforts are ineffective and adapts tactics and/or medium as necessary.
  • Effectively prepares and delivers difficult information. Can credibly communicate complex topics to stakeholders and build consensus.
  • Anticipates client or project needs, communicates potential solutions. Conveys CDW experiences and positive outcomes to build client confidence and instill trust.
  • Develop and manage a detailed schedule and work plan.

What we expect from you:
  • Bachelor's degree in business or computer related field or equivalent experience and 3 years of experience in project management or four years of CDW Services experience, OR 7 years of experience in project management or four years of CDW Services experience
  • Two or more years of experience in leading small to medium scale projects in a professional services organization.
  • Project management or agile consulting experience pertains to advising clients of delivery best practices across multiple technology stacks (e.g., Cloud, Security, Infrastructure)
  • Ability to support pre-sales activities and look for new sales opportunities to help the client achieve organizational goals while growing CDW's portfolio of work.
  • Participate productively in virtual teams to improve Project Management processes.
  • Experience Project Managing projects with several technologies.
  • Demonstrated ability to take accountability for projects and their results, be fiscally responsible and lead teams to meet project success factors.
  • Working knowledge of one or more formal project management methodologies, proficiency with tools such as Microsoft Project/Office.
  • Excellent written, presentation, and verbal communication skills including demonstrated experience presenting technology recommendations from a business perspective.
  • Applies discretion when dealing with sensitive/confidential information.
  • Ability to balance multiple priorities simultaneously and adapt to the changing needs of the business while meeting deadlines.
  • Ability to work weekends and/or off hours as necessary to meet clients' needs.
  • Ability and willingness to travel up to 25% or as needed to other CDW locations, meetings and client sites.
  • Ability to understand, remember, and apply oral and/or written instructions or other information. Ability to organize thoughts and ideas into understandable terminology. Ability to multi-task, organize and prioritize. Ability to apply common sense in performing job. Ability to understand and follow basic instructions and guidelines.
  • PMP and/or Agile Certification(s), a plus/
  • Experience using both Waterfall and Agile methods (Scrum, Kanban, etc.) to manage projects, a plus.
  • Pay range: $77,775- $108,264, depending on experience and skill set plus, a 10% bonus target.
    Benefits overview: https://cdw.benefit-info.com/
    Salary ranges may be subject to geographic differentials


About CDW Corporation

CDW is a provider of IT solutions for business, government, education, and healthcare. It features dedicated account managers who help customers choose the right technology products and services to meet their needs. The company’s solution architects offer expertise in designing customized solutions, while its advanced technology engineers assist customers with the implementation and long-term management of those solutions. Headquartered in Vernon Hills, Illinois, With a balanced portfolio of 250,000 small-, medium- and large-sized customers, CDW generated net sales of $10.1 billion in 2012, and employs more than 6,800 coworkers in 25 locations across the U.S. and Canada. Founded in 1984 by entrepreneur Michael Krasny, CDW pioneered the business model that melds personalized business-to-business technology distribution with advanced technology services. Today, CDW is ranked No. 31 on Forbes’ list of America’s Largest Private Companies and No. 267 on the FORTUNE 500 list of America’s top companies.

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Learn more about CDW Corporation
Size
13,900 employees
Market Cap
$24.1 billion
Industry
Information Technology
Net Income
$788.4 million
Founded
1984
5 Year Trend
+8.8%
Revenue
$18.4 billion
NASDAQ
CDW
* Ladders Estimates

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