Project Manager

Location: Remote - Thousand Oaks, CA Employment Type: Contingent Worker (Contract, W2) Contract Length: 6 months (possible extension) Compensation: $42/$48 per hour (based on experience) Summary of the Role Support multiple workstreams within Global Development Operations through effective day-to-day coordination, execution, and tracking. This individual contributor role ensures operational processes and time-sensitive requests progress reliably by maintaining status, owners, deadlines, and follow-up actions. Collaboration with leaders and teams across the organization is critical to ensure information flow and timely execution. Key Responsibilities - Maintain workstream trackers, dashboards, calendars, and supporting documentation for easy stakeholder access - Coordinate recurring activities such as leadership meeting prep, action tracking, goals and measures updates, hiring dashboards, and input collection for budget/forecast - Track contingent worker and resource requests, backfills, approvals, and follow-ups; escalate missing information or delays - Reconcile inputs from multiple sources and trackers, identify discrepancies, and prepare summary reports for review - Liaise with functional owners, regional heads, Finance, HR, and others to gather updates, clarify handoffs, and meet deadlines - Prepare agendas, meeting materials, status and decision-support reports using established formats - Identify and highlight risks, overdue actions, resource/data gaps, and process issues for prompt resolution - Document processes, decisions, and handoffs to enhance continuity and team visibility Required Experience & Skills - Strong organization and ability to drive follow-through across concurrent workstreams and deadlines - Clear written and verbal communication skills to request updates and summarize status for various audiences - Experience maintaining trackers, dashboards, reports, and process documentation with attention to detail - Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, SharePoint, Teams); experience with Smartsheet or similar tools is a plus - Good judgment in managing sensitive business and workforce information - Ability to work independently, raise issues proactively, and adapt to changing needs Top 3 Must Have Skills 1. Strong organization and follow-through 2. Clear written and verbal communication 3. Experience managing trackers, dashboards, and documentation with high attention to detail Day-to-Day Responsibilities - Maintain up-to-date trackers and dashboards for all workstreams - Coordinate recurring meetings, collect and reconcile operational inputs, and track action items - Interface with functional partners to collect updates and ensure deliverables are met - Prepare meeting materials and concise reports for leadership - Promptly flag issues, risks, or overdue items to GDO leaders Basic Qualifications - Doctorate degree - Master’s degree and 2 years of experience - Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of experience - Associate’s degree and 8 years of experience - High school diploma / GED and 10 years of experience This posting is for Contingent Worker, not an FTE