JPC - 1424 - Project Manager

Overview

Our client is looking for a Project Manager to join their team.

Project Assignment Characteristics:

• Business operational transformation projects with key technology / digital deliverables utilizing both internal IT and vendor partners; complex technology alignment across systems
• Ongoing alignment and coordination of business process and operational impacts and implementation of project deliverables; cross-functional resource and priority management
• Management of intra-project dependencies and alignment across portfolios
• Key deliverable timeframes ranging from 3 to 6 months in the context of projects spreading over the next 18 months

Successful PM Characteristics:

• Very strong communication skills – in particular, the ability to listen and bring clarity to ongoing goals, status, and issues; professional communication style appropriate to all levels of the business, including client facing
• Organizational skills to bring and keep order in projects with cross-functional business voices, technology variables
• Ability to effectively use PM management tools to serve both the individual project management and bigger picture portfolio communication and coordination
• A willingness to roll-up sleeves to do what is needed to keep the project moving, coupled with the ability to recognize when the PM should be managing rather than doing

General Responsibilities :

• Manage vendor relationships.
• Define and track project milestones while developing, maintaining, and reporting on an overall project plan/schedule in line with agreed-upon project commitments, timelines, and budgets.
• Primary liaison between project stakeholders, project sponsors, and steering committees.
• Manage technical and business stakeholders to ensure expectations are clearly defined and met.
• Lead and enable cross-functional teams to deliver on their assigned work; Delegate tasks and responsibilities as required.
• Provide clear, customized, and regular communication and reports on project status, tasks, milestones, challenges, risks, and issues to stakeholders including chairing meetings to review progress with key constituents.
• Manage scheduling, agenda creation, planning, facilitation, and actioning of outcomes for project team meetings.
• Analyze project deliverables and solutions throughout the project to ensure alignment to the business, and end-user needs and ensure the sustainability of implemented solutions after the project closes.

Qualifications:

• BA/BS degree in computer science, business, or related.
• PMP certified.
• A mix of technical experience in IT and business-related / business consulting experience.
• Minimum seven years of experience in a direct Project Manager role delivering high-value, complex projects that have included the responsibility for the management of:
• Multiple related and concurrent projects
• Technology teams and initiatives
• Demonstrated ability to communicate at all levels, both inside the organization, to technical and non-technical stakeholders, with quality both written and verbally.
• Experience in the use of various project development methodologies including both Waterfall and Agile/Scrum.
• Important – Experience working with vendors and technology consulting firms including managing relationships, evaluating performance, and tracking T&M budgets.
• Important - Experience managing project financials and forecasting including developing and tracking capital and operating budgets.
• Important - Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated experience to onboard quickly, solidify scope rapidly and manage change to scope closely.