ASI is the largest global provider of technology B2B services for the $26.1 billion promotional products industry (branding and marketing). With 25,000 clients in 53 countries, our mission is to inspire, inform, and empower our clients’ success every step of the way.
The Senior Project Manager Contractor leads and delivers complex, cross-functional projects across ASI’s technology and corporate portfolios, ensuring alignment with strategic business objectives. This role is responsible for driving the full project lifecycle—from initiation through delivery—while fostering strong collaboration with key stakeholders across research, user experience (UX), software development, quality assurance (QA), and product operations. The Sr. PM plays a central role in enabling operational excellence by coordinating across these functions, facilitating Agile ceremonies, enforcing project management best practices, and promoting process efficiencies to ensure timely, high-quality outcomes. This is a 6 - month contract position with possibility to extend.
The salary range for this contract position is $65.00 - $72.00 per hour.
Responsibilities:
Project Execution & Delivery
- Lead high-visibility, cross-functional Product teams focused on ASI’s proprietary SaaS platform.
- Drive all project phases: initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closure.
- Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, and resource allocation.
- Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks; manage change control and scope adjustments.
- Ensure quality standards and excellence in outcomes in partnership with development, QA, and product operations teams.
- Manage periodic (1 per Qtr) overnight releases, coordinating with all impacted teams to ensure smooth, timely deployment with minimal disruption.
Project Success & Reporting
- Define clear project success criteria and track KPIs.
- Communicate progress, risks, issues, and project health to stakeholders and senior leadership.
- Monitor and report on project budgets, timelines, and resource performance.
Collaboration & Team Leadership
- Facilitate project meetings, Agile ceremonies, and key decision-making sessions.
- Collaborate closely with research, UX, development, QA, and product operations to ensure alignment and smooth execution.
- Build and maintain strong, collaborative team dynamics across disciplines.
- Coach team members, promote accountability, and provide recognition and performance feedback throughout the project lifecycle.
- Drive process improvements and operational efficiencies across cross-functional initiatives.
Performance & Compliance
- Meet project milestones and departmental performance standards.
- Adhere to all company policies and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement.
Other Duties
- Take on additional tasks and responsibilities aligned with evolving organizational needs.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, MIS, Computer Technology or related field or equivalent experience.
- Scrum Master certification (CSM,PSM, SSM) and/or PMP Certification preferred.
- Proven experience working directly with Product Managers, UX Designers, Development and QA teams (including working with non-US based Dev & QA teams)
- Knowledge of Product Ops, Design Ops and Dev Ops
- A strong will to instill best practices including process improvements
- Experience working with Agile/Scrum methodologies and tools (e.g., JIRA, Sharepoint)
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with sound, structured thinking.
- High attention to detail and ability to operate independently as a self-starter.
*The benefits listed below apply exclusively to employees who are working full-time and do not extend to contractors.
ASI offers full-time employees a comprehensive benefits package including:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage, available on day one of employment.
- Paid maternity and paternity/bonding leave (12 weeks paid for birthing/primary parent and 4 weeks paid for secondary parent) and a parent support group.
- 12 weeks of paid daycare for new parents (14 weeks at our onsite daycare center, Lots of Love).
- Free Health and Wellness programs.
- Free 24/7 access to Magellan Employee Assistance Program and Teladoc.
- Day one 401(k) with company match.
- Paid holidays, floating days, and paid time off (PTO).
- Office amenities with onsite café, Starbucks, 24/7 free gym access and classes, onsite daycare, EV charging stations, creative spaces such as our community garden club, music room, art room, and relaxation space.
Take this opportunity to join our successful team! Apply today! EOE m/f/d/v. ASI is an equal opportunity employer, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or Veteran status. Diversity makes us better. Check out ASI’s Diversity and Inclusion Blog Posts.
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What We Do
The Advertising Specialty Institute (ASI) is the largest media, marketing and education organization serving the promotional products industry. ASI connects suppliers and distributors through ASI’s robust industry-leading network, which boasts over 25,000 supplier and distributor members. ASI members have access to the world's most powerful promotional product network, ESP, where three out of every four promotional product searches occur.
ASI is fully committed and dedicated to providing members with cutting edge interactive tools, member support, trade shows, educational information and resources that improve business efficiency, drive traffic and win sales.
What is ASI’s mission?
ASI bridges suppliers and distributors by providing catalogs, information directories, newsletters, magazines, websites, databases, interactive e-commerce, and robust marketing and selling tools.
What are advertising specialties?
Advertising specialties, also known as promotional products, are practical, entertaining or decorative products like mugs and tee shirts often imprinted with an advertiser’s name, logo, slogan or message and given away. These products are often kept by recipients for months, offering great exposure for the advertiser’s message.
Featured Products:
ESP Web: Source and order every promotional product in the industry from 3,500+ suppliers with ESP Web.
ESP Websites: A user-friendly e-commerce enabled website solution. Choose from 100s of designs. Requires no design experience needed.
Catalogs: Give clients new ideas and ways of using promo products and stay one step ahead of competitors.
Magazines: ASI offers a wide range of award-winning publications to help keep your finger on the pulse of the industry.
Show Booths: Display your products in front of thousands of industry distributors at three strategically timed ASI shows.
