Senior Project Manager

COMPANY OVERVIEW

We are a medical cannabis cultivation, manufacturing and retail company dedicated to providing consistent, quality cannabis to patients across the country. Our highly-controlled, adaptive operation provides a broad range of products to variant consumers. We have developed strong partnerships with dispensaries, law-makers, physicians, and local communities – putting Cresco in a unique position to establish a national operation in the complex and developing cannabis industry.

MISSION STATEMENT

Cresco aims to lead the nation’s cannabis industry with a focus on regulatory compliance, patient safety, and satisfaction. Our operations bring legitimacy to the cannabis industry by acting with the highest level of integrity, strictly adhering to regulations, and promoting the clinical efficacy of medical cannabis. As Cresco grows, we will operate with the same level of consideration and precision in each market they move into.

JOB SUMMARY

Cresco Labs is seeking a Senior Project Manager to join our corporate operations team at our Chicago headquarters. As our Senior Project Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing and managing large-scale complex projects, deliverables, and implementation activities across multiple functions. As Senior Project Manager, you will need a broad-based understanding and depth of expertise across our disciplines to coordinate activities across teams of people to successfully deliver results and implementation plans per timelines in a fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate must possess strong project management and interpersonal skills, demonstrate organization and attention to detail, think strategically, motivate and influence teams without direct authority, and have excellent written and verbal communication skills. The role will have direct interaction with senior leadership and will be involved in facilitating the company’s highest profile projects.

CORE JOB DUTIES

• Align project objectives/goals, deliverables, team members, and timelines
• Example projects: new product launches, expansion to new states/markets, facility buildout plans, applications for new state licenses, inspection readiness, equipment design, testing, and implementation
• Schedule and facilitate team meetings, discussion, and completion of action items. Document meeting minutes and action plans
• Establish team norms, expectations, escalation points
• Motivate and drive team to deliver results by target completion dates; hold responsible parties accountable for their responsibilities
• Coordinate communication amongst team members to ensure smooth execution of action plans
• Ensure presence of correct team members at meetings
• Establish and utilize project management best practices/templates
• Participate in action items as necessary
• Provide communication and updates on project progress
• Understands linkages across functional activities: can see the relationship between activities and provide advice/consult on missing deliverables, timing of activities, impact of one action on downstream events that need to be considered, etc.

• Actively monitors project risks/issues, escalates in timely manner and drives teams to effective solutions
• Work collaboratively with all functions within the company: cultivation, laboratory, kitchen, packaging, order fulfillment, supply chain, quality/compliance, sales, engineering, technology, marketing, legal

• Develop guidelines and tools to replicate/scale-up similar initiatives across functions and states

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION AND SKILLS

• 5+ years experience in project/program/implementation management
• Bachelor’s Degree preferred
• Quick learner – grasps essence quickly and uses information learned to apply elsewhere
• Thinks strategically and sees the “big picture” goals and objectives while being able to tactically execute action items
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills; knows how to work well with diverse and dynamic teams across multiple functions, e.g. operations, sales, legal, marketing, technology
• Strong negotiation skills, striking a balance between being flexible and driving for results with aggressive timelines
• Thrives in fast-paced dynamic environment; can handle multiple high priority projects simultaneously
• Drives for results and influences others for results-oriented action
• Adaptable, flexible with evolving changes
• Detail-oriented
• Deals well with ambiguity and gray areas
• Ability to design and implement new guidelines and processes
• Minimal travel required

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• No criminal history
• Must pass all required background checks
• Must remain compliant with all legal and company regulations for the industry