Senior Project Manager

JOB SUMMARY:

In this role, you will be responsible for guiding cross-functional teams to deliver multiple concurrent projects on time, within budget, and to the satisfaction of all stakeholders. You will work closely with stakeholders to understand their needs and develop project plans that align with their goals. You will also be responsible for managing resources, tracking progress, and identifying and mitigating risks.

The ideal candidate for this role has a proven track record of successfully managing projects, excellent communication and leadership skills, and a passion for technology and innovation. In addition, we are seeking someone capable of creating and owning the Project Management Office function on behalf of one of our enterprise clients.  

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REQUIRED SKILLS:

• Strong communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills are essential.
• 7+ years’ experience in IT project management or process engineering.
• Strong knowledge of project management methodologies, including Agile, Scrum, or other solutions delivery framework.
• Strong leadership, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Demonstrated management, leadership, decision-making, and team-building skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, high volume, deadline-driven environment.
• Track record of planning and delivering cost effective results.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, interpersonal, conflict resolution, presentation, and customer service skills.
• Proven ability to evaluate and manage risk.
• Proven project leadership skills with the ability to multi-task, delegate and prioritize tasks.
• Professionalism in dealing with all levels of management and staff.
• Self-initiative to take on tasks and make decisions based on risk/reward.
• Experience in balancing supply and demand of resource requirements

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Leading and managing the planning, execution, and delivery of IT projects and initiatives on time, within scope, and within budget.
• Identifying, analyzing and improving IT processes to increase efficiency and effectiveness.
• Facilitate the definition of project scope, goals, and deliverables.
• Define project tasks and resource requirements.
• Develop full-scale project plans and associated communications documents.
• Manage project budget and resource allocation.
• Plan and schedule project timelines.
• Track project deliverables using appropriate tools.
• Provide direction and support to project team.
• Assist test team in creating test plans and testing efforts.
• Assist technical team in design and development tasks.
• Communicating and collaborating with stakeholders, including senior leadership, to ensure project goals and objectives are met.
• Present reports defining project progress, problems and solutions.
• Implement and manage project changes and interventions to achieve project outputs.
• Project evaluations and assessment of results.
• Document processes and develop related flow diagrams.

Required and/or preferred education:

• High School diploma or GED equivalent is required
• Associate degree or higher with a focus in Computer Science-related field is preferred

Preferred industry-related certifications:

• PMP Certification is preferred

Travel:

• 0%- 20% local travel with occasional remote travel

PREFERRED EXPERTISE AND SKILLS

• Intermediate to Expert-level experience with tools such as MS Project, Jira, Visio, or Lucidchart are a plus.
• Experience with Six Sigma, Lean or other process improvement methodologies.
• 10 years of experience leading teams with a history of transformation.

BENEFITS

• 401K Plan 
• Benefits Cafeteria Plan  
•  Flexible PTO plan (plan guidelines pending final approval)  
•  Insurance (the active first month following the hire date):  
  • Medical 
  • Dental 
  • Vision
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (Health and Dependent Care)  
  • Life
  • Short/Long Term Disability 
• Parental Leave Policy  
• Mentorship Program  
• Associate Focus Plan  
• Hybrid workplace  
• Professional Development and Certification courses  
•  Team-inclusive events such as cycling group, game night, and other events