OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. is a nonprofit, membership, computer library service and research organization dedicated to the public purposes of furthering access to the worlds information and reducing information costs.  Tens of thousands of libraries around the world use OCLC services to locate, acquire, catalog, lend and preserve library materials.  We are currently seeking candidates for a Project Manager position at our Corporate Headquarters in Dublin, Ohio.

The Project Manager is the main focal point for the execution of a Project or Release. In collaboration with the Director or VP executive level sponsor, this position will facilitate, coordinate and drive through delivery, the execution of their assigned projects’ goals. This role balances time, resources, and scope while minimizing risk for a given project. 

For an individual project team, the Project Manager provides essential information used to plan, execute and monitor and control the work of the project team across three levels:

• project goal to the business objectives or outcomes
• project deliverables to the project goal
• project tasks to the project deliverables

Lead teams of OCLC professionals to execute specific releases, projects or programs of medium to large sizes. 

Oversees project planning and defines scope including project goals and objectives

• Project plan creation/updates
• Establishes the work breakdown structure that reduces risk to delivery on time and within budgeted resource
• Defines quality and work standards for the team – ensures quality objectives are met 

Performs stakeholder analysis and conducts communications planning across projects and portfolios. 

• Project communications – within the team and across divisions
• Project team meetings and creation of meeting minutes 

Manages execution of the project team

• Facilitates collaboration between product and development
• Issue resolution
• Conflict management
• Risk management

• Bachelors degree
• At least 4 years Project Management experience utilizing a system development life cycle
• Project Management Professional or Prince2 certification are strongly desired
• Good communication skills
• Ability to deal with conflict