Associate Project Manager – Professional Services

Location: Remote candidates residing and working in the following states will be considered for this position:

AZ, CA, CO, DE, FL, GA, KS, KY, LA, MD, MA, MN, NH, NY, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, TX, UT, VA, WI

About RWS:

RWS Holdings plc is the world’s leading provider of technology-enabled language, content management and intellectual property services. We help our customers to connect with and bring new ideas to people globally by communicating business critical content at scale and enabling the protection and realization of their innovations.

Our vision is to help organizations interact effectively with people anywhere in the world by solving their language, content and market access challenges through our collective global intelligence, deep expertise, and smart technology.

Customers include 90 of the globe’s top 100 brands, the top 10 pharmaceutical companies and 18 of the top 20 patent filers worldwide. Our client base spans Europe, Asia Pacific, and North and South America across the technology, pharmaceutical, medical, legal, chemical, automotive, government and telecommunications sectors, which we serve from offices across five continents.

Founded in 1958, RWS is headquartered in the UK and publicly listed on AIM, the London Stock Exchange regulated market (RWS.L). For further information, please visit: www.rws.com

About The Role:

The Associate Project Manager manages all assigned projects in the most efficient manner possible in order to ensure client retention, satisfaction and ultimately repeat revenue growth. The potential candidate is the primary interface for our customers and manages a variety of project types with different levels of complexity. This individual must be proactive, be able to handle shifting and changing priorities fast and effectively with strong written and verbal communication skills. The ideal candidate will ensure that project teams understand the scope, complexity, and expectations of all assignments, and that the clients are kept fully informed as to the progress and financial status of their projects. Projects may last a few days to several months and whilst will not all be onsite, some will certainly involve some travel.

Additionally, the Associate Project Manager needs to collaborate and engage with the extended project team, ensuring actions are clearly delegated and that resource and quality issues are escalated in a timely fashion to departmental managers and the Sr. Project Manager.

Our core values are Customer Focus, Creativity, Professionalism, Trust and Team-working.

Responsibilities:

• Delivery of projects that meet or exceed client expectations and achieve targeted levels of profitability.
• Compiling estimates and proposals for new or existing clients.
• Adhering to the sales process and project processes.
• Close financial monitoring and control of projects through budgets, invoicing, and change orders to ensure timely and final invoicing.
• Strategic project planning involving the best methodologies, processes, and risk assessments.
• Accurate documentation and filing of all project related materials.
• Identification and development of project/process improvement opportunities.
• Provide clear and consistent communication with strong attention to service with clients, and internal production teams.
• Address any project issues and handle project escalations.
• Monitoring and mentoring of any assigned Project Coordinators.

Requirements:

• Degree in either Project Management, Business Administration, or a related area or equivalent work experience.
• At least 3 years of project management experience.
• Some experience growing customer accounts.
• Excellent written/verbal communication and presentation skills.
• Customer service experience.
• Proactive & strong organizational skills.
• Ambitious and with a desire to learn and progress.
• Analytical and organized problem-solving abilities.
• Able to meet deadlines and work under pressure.
• Adaptable and flexible to a changing work environment.
• Good understanding and/or knowledge of operating systems (Windows, Linux).
• Proficient computer skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Acrobat, html, xml).

Benefits:

• Amazing benefits.
• Infinite training, professional development, and personal growth opportunities.
• The rare opportunity to impact how organizations communicate globally. There’s a reason we work with 90 of the top 100 brands.
• Smart, engaged co-workers, a culture of diversity, innovation, and opportunity.
• Great work life balance!

Pay: $70,000 - $80,000 / year – Exempt - Actual rate of pay may vary based on factors including, but not limited to: position offered, location, education, training, and/or experience. Total compensation may also include variable incentives, bonuses, benefits, and/or other perks, as outlined in any formal offer made.

 

Covid Vaccination:

All RWS employees hired for positions that require working on-site at RWS offices, customer offices, travel on behalf of RWS, and/or in-person meetings will be required to comply with the RWS USA COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Policy. RWS complies with federal, state, and local laws with regard to accommodations related to this policy.

 

Life at RWS - We work hard together to deliver for our customers; our expertise, professionalism and determination to never let others down drives us to be passionate and serious about what we do, deliver customer value, yet always adding a human touch.

 

RWS embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunity, we are an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind. RWS is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at RWS are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, religion, nationality, ethnicity, sex, age, disability or sexual orientation. RWS will not tolerate discrimination based on any of these characteristics.

RWS is an Affirmative Action Employer.

For more information about EEO/AAP legislation please visit: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf