Project Manager - Content Development

WHO WE ARE: 
We are Oxygen. A modern, agile, people-focused consultancy, delivering highly creative learning experiences, organizational strategies, and human-centric communications businesses and employees require to survive and thrive. Our work is an extension of our values, creativity, inclusion, and compassion, which are deeply engrained in our culture. We are home to an ever-expanding team of experienced strategic advisors, change agents, organizational architects, learning experts, enablement specialists, creative directors, filmmakers, experience designers, copywriters, authors, and producers. Together, we provide relevant, interdisciplinary expertise to help business leaders look beyond the status quo and turn obstacles into opportunities by empowering their people to achieve radical outcomes. 

As a Project Manager, you create effective environments for content design and development teams to do their best work. Ready to use your organizational and people skills to support content teams as they collaborate to turn rough ideas into impactful experiences for their audiences? You are directive, efficient, and clear in your communications. Your proactive mindset means you are constantly asking questions  to clarify and confirm and are confident in escalating with discretion. 

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING: 

This is an exciting opportunity for junior to mid-level experienced professionals to work with Fortune 100 clients to gain valuable experience and build your portfolio.  Microsoft Corporation continues to be one of the most dynamic global enterprises in existence and continues to pioneer and lead innovations that have a major impact on the way people work and live. Oxygen has cultivated a mutually beneficial relationship with several groups and people at Microsoft over the past 12 years. We value our relationships at Microsoft and we have worked hard to be their reliable, trusted partner. 

YOUR DAY-TO-DAY LOOKS LIKE: 

• Maintain and manage project status reports and Workback Schedule inside Azure Dev Ops (PEARL).  
• Organize meetings to set expectations with team and client, and continually report on progress and next steps.  
• Be proactive and ensure a constant flow of information for the internal team and external audiences, Microsoft Teams, email, etc.  

• Manage SMEs and Senior Stakeholders and expectations. 
• Track multiple digital assets across various projects using Azure Dev Ops, MS Teams & SharePoint.
• Perceive potential issues and problem-solve, redirect, or refocus when needed.  
• Respond to client and/or project turbulence with humor, agility, and improvisation.  

YOU’LL LOVE WORKING WITH US IF YOU HAVE:   

• An entrepreneurial spirit and are a self-starter. 
• Previous Microsoft experience is a plus. 
• Four-year degree or equivalent work experience.  
• PMP or CAPM certified, or strong interested and desire to become PMP or CAPM certified.  
• Three (3) + years’ experience within sales enablement organization as project manager 

• Prior experience with Azure DevOps or similar CRM tools. 
• Knowledge of Challenger sales methodology or similar a plus. 
• Ability to manage a high volume of content assets of various types in different stages of production. 
• An agile (not waterfall) mindset and comfort working in a technology-savvy environment.  
• Impeccable organizational skills and ability to prioritize your actions. 

• Ability to move fluidly between a strategic approach and tactical actions, and tailor your communications to key stakeholders based on their altitude-level. 
• Conflict resolutions skills and confidence to have difficult conversations respectfully, and constructively.  
• Relentless discipline to complete projects on client timelines and within scope, keeping impact to both the audience and the business in mind. 
• Prior experience with sales enablement and seller audiences. 

DETAILS: 

Virtual / Remote, temporary, hourly position for up to 9 months. Ability to work in Pacific Time Zone. 

The targeted range for this role is $38-$50 hourly. Preferred locations: Arizona, Missouri, Washington, Virginia, Massachusetts, Illinois, Colorado, Florida, Texas, Maryland, Wyoming, Idaho. 

Oxygen is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences, such as age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity and expression, religion or sexual orientation