Project Manager

Guidance is a leader in the eCommerce industry. We are seeking a Project Manager to work with our award winning development teams to provide eCommerce solutions for some of the nation’s top companies. As a Project Manager, you will be integral to our success. If you are passionate about the delivery of high-performance applications, we want to talk with you!

Guidance’s Marina Del Rey location is located in the heart of Silicon Beach. You will work with high profile clients. Guidance has been named one of the Best Places to Work in LA by the LA Business Journal year after year, including the most recent award year. 

Responsibilities:

• Manage all technical and creative development aspects of one or more projects
• Provide leadership to a technical team and interface with client’s project team
• Gather requirements and conduct business process analysis through effective communication with technology staff and business stakeholders
• Manage requirements and process flows throughout the SDLC of the project
• Manage the scope, schedule, cost, risk and issues of the project and track the progress
• Regular status reporting and presentations to senior management, clients and other stakeholders
• Create and maintain business and technical documentation, such as project plans, use cases, application business process flows, page specifications, QA plans and scripts, and application architecture diagrams

• 8+ years’ experience managing the successful delivery of web-based applications
• Experience in managing custom web development projects
• Experience in the deployment of package implementations
• Ability to manage and interact with executive-level clients
• Experience in facilitating technical and creative requirements sessions with clients
• Participating in pre-sales meetings and proposal development
• Specific experience with content management systems and building applications for eCommerce, mobile, social networking, workflow and document management
• Agile methodology: certification is a plus

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience; PMI certification a plus

Core Values

All applicants must be a strong fit with Guidance's core values:

• Honesty, integrity and fairness
• Respect for individual ability, creativity and diversity
• Teamwork and open communication
• Passion and commitment
• Enjoyment of work and life