Junior IT Project Manager - Marlborough, MA (109723) - Full-time

Are you ready to explore the corporate side of retail? The TJX Companies, Inc. is the leading off-price apparel and home fashions retailer in the U.S. and worldwide. Our brands include T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods and Sierra Trading Post, as well as tjmaxx.com and sierratradingpost.com in the United States; Winners, HomeSense and Marshalls in Canada; T.K. Maxx in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Poland, Austria and the Netherlands, as well as HomeSense and tkmaxx.com in the U.K.; and Trade Secret in Australia. With nearly $31 billion in revenues in 2015, more than 3,600 stores, and approximately 216,000 Associates, success is always in style at TJX. We at TJX understand that both our customers and the talent pool from which our Associates come are increasingly diverse. Our core values of respect, integrity and fairness are inherent in the relationships we build with each other, our vendors and our customers. We are committed to leveraging the differences among our Associates and customers to create both a diversified mix of talent within TJX and a diversified mix of merchandise within our stores. We consider the unique views and opinions of our Associates to be key to our growth and success in the future.

Junior IT Project Manager

This position is responsible for ensuring that all IT related projects and initiatives for the IT Department are successfully concluded. The Project Manager will act as a guide for these complex projects coordinating efforts across the corporation. He/She will work in close partnership with business leaders, project managers, development teams, security, audit, legal, and other organizations. The Project Manager will also help lead change as a key contributor to initiatives that may alter our processes and systems. Responsibilities include leading large cross-functional teams, defining outcomes, goals & priorities, tracking progress against goals, driving execution and improving processes.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Driving cross-functional execution of multi-departmental efforts consisting of multiple programs, often with non-aligned schedules and deliverables from requirements to delivery.
• Identifying areas in our processes and management of projects that can be modified and improved and execute steps to implement those changes.
• Ensuring that a project delivers on time with high quality, within budget, and in accordance with stated business and technical objectives.
• Holding team members accountable for their commitments, milestones, resources, and deliverables and ensuring that these are met.
• Continually looking for opportunities to improve current processes and approaches and implementing of these changes.
• Anticipating, proactively identifying, documenting and managing key program risks and resource constraints, proposing appropriate mitigation and contingency plans across multiple programs.
• Documenting and communicating objectives, plans, status, issues and risks in a timely manner to team members, stakeholders, and senior management.
• Conducting regular and “as needed” program and cross-functional team meetings as a component of the program operating mechanisms to update status, and identifying and resolving issues.

Required Qualifications:

• 2-4 years of project management experience in a related business environment with demonstrated knowledge of systems or retail concepts
• Retail Store Systems, POS/Back Office experience
• Excellent leadership and team building skills.
• Comfortable working in a matrix environment and ability to influence at all levels.
• Demonstrated ability to build strong partnerships across organizations in delivering the best outcome of complex programs.
• Ability to intuitively gauge a project’s scope and the team’s ability to execute well.
• Ability to work hands-on in a fast paced environment. Proven analytical skills needed.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including business writing and presentations.
• Ability to communicate objectives, plans, status and results clearly, focusing on critical few key points.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Flexibility in dealing with changing priorities.
• Strong understanding of and experience with project management methodologies.
• Strong experience with MS Project and Visio.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Solutions orientated, with a track record of identifying and implementing creative solutions.
• Deep knowledge of the software development lifecycle.
• Working knowledge of project management tools.
• Knowledge of data processing hardware and software.
• Comprehensive knowledge of retail.

What's In It For You?

At the TJX Companies, Inc., conveniently located directly off both the Mass Pike and Route 9, you'll not only enjoy the security of working for a stable and profitable industry leader, but you'll also enjoy the benefits that go along with it, such as: Medical/Dental/Life insurance, Associate Discounts and a Savings/Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan.

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TJX is an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity.

Posting Notes: Marlborough || Massachusetts