Project Manager

At EZCORP we are a growing team focused on creating and changing the pawn industry as we know it today. We believe that our platform enabled lending and e-commerce solutions will revolutionize our ability to attract, engage and service our customers across the United States, Mexico and Latin America.

Join us now for an opportunity to be a part of a team that wants to provide access to short-term cash for every person – everywhere!

The Company:

Founded in Austin in 1989, EZCORP has grown into a leading provider of pawn loans in the United States, Mexico and Latin America. We are dedicated to satisfying the short-term cash needs of consumers who are both cash and credit constrained and providing an industry-leading customer experience.

What’s in it for you:

Ground Floor opportunity with EZCORP, a company with a start-up, purpose-driven mentality where innovative and agile problem solving are part of our DNA along with competitive compensation and benefits.

Address:

The Project Manager’s responsibilities focus primarily on the planning, execution, and finalization of projects according to strict deadlines and within budget. This includes acquiring resources and coordinating the efforts of team members and third-party contractors or consultants to deliver projects according to plan. The scope of work

requires management of multiple projects simultaneously with close attention to schedule commitments and milestone dates. The PM will create and lead cross-functional teams pertaining to the entire product development and launch cycle. The Project Manager will also define the project’s objectives and oversee quality control throughout its life cycle. 

Key Areas of Responsibility and Critical & Essential Tasks

• Project status and KPI’s reports for executive team members

• Identifies and develops best practices 

• Ensures enterprise projects standards are followed  

• Critical and Essential Tasks

• Directs and manages project development from beginning to end

• Defines project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior

• management and stakeholders

• Develops full-scale project plans and associated communications documents

• Effectively communicates project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion

• Estimates the resources and participants needed to achieve project goals

• Where required, negotiates with other department managers for the acquisition of required personnel from

• within the company

• Determines and assesses need for additional staff and/or consultants and makes the appropriate recruitments if

• necessary, during project cycle

• Sets and continually manages project expectations with team members and other stakeholders

• Delegates tasks and responsibilities to appropriate personnel

• Identifies and resolves issues and conflicts within the project team

• Identifies and manages project dependencies and critical path

• Plans and schedules project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools

• Tracks project milestones and deliverables

• Develops and delivers progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation and presentations

• Determines the frequency and content of status reports from the project team, analyze results and

• troubleshoots problem areas

• Proactively manages changes in project scope, identify potential crises and devises contingency plans

• Defines project success criteria and disseminates them to involved parties throughout project life cycle

• Coaches, mentors, motivates, and supervises project team members and contractors and influences them to

• take positive action and accountability for their assigned work

• Builds, develops, and grows any business relationships vital to the success of the project

• Conducts project post-mortems and creates a recommendations report to identify successful and unsuccessful

• project elements

• Develops best practices and tools for project execution and management

Requirements & Competencies

• 4 years of direct work experience in a project management capacity for infrastructure

• projects, including all aspects of process development and execution

• Education Bachelor’s degree or 4 years equivalent work experience 

• PMI Certification preferred

• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment is crucial

• Demonstrated knowledge of project planning and management skills, including development of metrics, goals and follow up reporting

• Demonstrated ability to work independently and/or on a team and meet deadlines

• Ability to conform to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities

• Demonstrated time management and organizational skills

• Adept at conducting research into project-related issues and products

• Ability to learn, understand and apply new technologies

• Demonstrated knowledge of various software packages such as Microsoft Office

• Demonstrated strong verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills

• Attention to detail and accuracy and time management and organizational skills

• Highly proficient in the use of MS Word, MS Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook

• Proficiency with project management software such as Microsoft Project

EZCORP is an equal opportunity employer