Director of Project Management

Company: The Ohio Economic Development Association
Location: Middletown
Posted on: October 18, 2020

Job Description:

We're looking for a candidate to fill this position in an exciting company.

• Assists existing Northeast Ohio companies expand their business and locate out-of-state & international prospects in order to retain and create jobs and develop capital investments within the state of Ohio:
• Manages portfolio of projects, responsible for seeing assigned projects from conception to compliance, ensuring all details are thorough and complete (e.g., documents such as contracts are accurate and executed in full);
• Follows up on leads of possible projects from a variety of sources;
• Meet with existing Northeast Ohio companies to assist in expansion strategies or dissuade them from relocating or expanding outside of Ohio;
• Works closely with businesses to discuss confidential business information (e.g., company financial information and strategic plans);
• Determines needs of company and identifies viable state and local programs and solutions;
• Delivers pitches (e.g., Ohio's strategic locations, developed infrastructure, and highly educated and motivated workforce) to entice and assist companies in expansion or attraction efforts within Ohio;
• Structures recommendations to company for incentive packages (e.g., tax credits, loans, grants, and bonds) and negotiations of deals with company officials, community leaders, elected community officials and state agencies;
• Meets with local agencies, communities and companies as a technical expert on state incentive & financing programs;
• Acts as an agent for a client company which wants to remain anonymous to provide site and building searches in Ohio;
• Acts as liaison to connect key decision makers at state, local & business levels to keep deals moving forward;
• Presents projects before various approval bodies;
• Helps companies through the various application processes.
• Serves as the company-- primary relationship manager for economic development and public sector partners in the Cleveland market. Following-up on an on-going basis, providing connections to resources and continuing to develop deep relationships.
• Participate in weekly and monthly status meetings with company-- staff.
• Assists in preparation of briefings for senior leadership and company--
• Represents and company-- with various groups and at conferences and events:
• Bachelor's Degree required, advanced degree preferred
• 10-years of business or related experience
• Financing, legal or incentive expertise
• Highly developed computer skills in Microsoft Office Suite and other personal computing tools
• Experience with SalesForce or similar CRM a plus

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