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Project & Program Manager
Wolters Kluwer     Phoenix, AZ 85067
     

Wolters Kluwer is a global leader in professional information services. Professionals in the areas of Legal, Tax, Heath, Finance and Compliance sectors rely on Wolters Kluwer's market leading information-enabled tools and expert software solutions to manage their business efficiently, deliver results to their clients, and succeed in an ever more dynamic world. Wolters Kluwer combines deep domain knowledge with specialized technology. Our portfolio offers software tools coupled with content and services that customers need to make decisions with confidence. Every day, our customers make critical decisions to help save lives, improve the way we do business, build better judicial and regulatory systems. We help our clients get it right.

**The Business Unit**

The Digital eXperience Group (DXG) is _the_ Wolters Kluwer central product technology team. DXG co-creates products and solutions and consults to Wolters Kluwer businesses units around the globe. Our business unit partners serve professionals in demanding knowledge-based industries where you must be right. As the DXG organization grows, it continues to deliver great solutions and technology for the business, now while leveraging an expanded scale and transforming to even better ways of working.

The Project Manager/Executive Assistant supports the DXG PMO and DXG Strategy & Operations team in operational and administrative areas. This role drives projects, develops plans and co-ordinates team activities. This role supports the cycle of leadership meetings and deliverables across DXG and with our key stakeholders and assists in the development of presentation materials and other organizational artifacts. Assists leadership in scheduling and workload management. This role works independently and performs a wide range of project, operational and administrative duties.

Location: Remote US (Home Based).

**Essential Duties and Responsibilities:**

**Project Support (50%)**

+ Manage projects to include securing approval to commence work; tracking progress; executing deliverables in a quality and timely way; be accountable for end-to-end process; develops detailed project plans and schedules

+ Communicate project updates to key stakeholders throughout the process

+ Provides data analysis, interpretations and generates progress reports

+ Manage local team events, meetings and working sessions and results by coordinating with facilitators or leaders to plan meeting/event and ensure assigned deliverables and duties emerging from the sessions are known and track completion of deliverables

+ Provide logistical support for high priority projects to include scheduling, materials production and distribution,

**Administrative Support (50%)**

+ Manage and maintain the leader schedules, coordinating with leaders to determine shifting priorities. Continually update Outlook calendar to ensure it is up-to-date and accurate; arranging meetings to maximize manager’s time efficiency, while balancing business and corporate priorities; determine if leader should be alerted or meeting should be rescheduled when conflicts arise; and determine which events require supervisor’s presence and which do not

+ Manage travel arrangements and expenses by making international and domestic travel arrangements (e.g., airfare, train, hotel, car service, rental car) according to corporate standards; managing credits, upgrades, and preferences; create standardized, professional itineraries and calendar notifications; verify all travel arrangements; and process all expense reports, ensuring timely and accurate submission according to expense guidelines

+ Complete daily administrative functions to include purchasing and supplies,, prepare invoices, process and approve vendor invoices, including purchase orders; submit invoices to accounting

+ Contribute to team efficiency and effectiveness by completing various operational tasks; developing and maintaining electronic and paper filing system structure for easy access, storage, retention and housekeeping; purchasing equipment and supplies; ensuring team members have necessary resources (e.g., laptops, smartphones, remote internet access);

**Experience:**

+ Minimum of 2 years of business experience or other related experience, supporting an executive leader /team in a for-profit environment

+ Critical thinking skills, solid judgment and creative problem-solving abilities are required

+ Experience working successfully within a global, matrix organization with multiple product lines and a complex organizational structure

+ Proven track record of success operating within a top-performing team/function especially in environments leveraging geographically dispersed teams

+ Extensive knowledge and prior use of Microsoft office suite products – Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and SharePoint as well as conference and web-based “live meetings” required. Advanced proficiency in Excel is needed

+ knowledgeable about international travel, including visas and making last minute travel plans and changes to itinerary (a plus)

+ Discretion and the strong professional judgment of what can be communicated to whom is essential

+ Flexible to handle changing priorities

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Wolters Kluwer U. S. Corporation and all of its subsidiaries, divisions and customer/business units is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

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Full Time

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