The Senior Project Manager role is to plan, execute and
finalize projects with high quality deliverables according to deadlines and
within budget. This includes acquiring resources and coordinating the efforts
of team members and third-party contractors to deliver solutions according to
plan.
The Project Manager will work with stakeholders to define
the project’s objectives and provide status updates on achievements throughout
the project lifecycle. This individual will also manage issues and
escalations, providing updates and support to both internal and external
customers as needed. In addition, the project manager will gather
and analyze data in support of business cases, proposed projects, and systems
requirements.
Other
activities include the following:
Work with executives and senior
leaders to create and maintain a plan to achieve the strategic vision and
objectives of the project.
Partner with business and
technology partners to define project scope, design solutions and create
other deliverables that support business goals.
Estimate the resources and
participants needed to achieve project goals.
Draft and submit budget
proposals, track financials and recommend subsequent budget changes where
necessary.
Identify and mitigate risks,
resolve issues or escalate through proper channels.
Identify and manage project
dependencies and critical paths.
Plan, schedule and maintain
project milestones using appropriate tools and project team meetings.
Produce regular status and ad hoc
reports for the Steering Committee and other audiences.
Partner with business to
coordinate user acceptance testing, communications and training.
Ensure and/or develop required
documentation on projects, including deliverables to describe
installation, support model and operating procedures.
Knowledge of Lean/Six Sigma and
continuous improvement processes
Other duties as required or
directed to ensure the achievement of project and other business
objectives.
Required
Skills:
Exceptional verbal and written
communications; persuasive and motivating.
Ability to drive discussions to
elicit vision, goals, requirements and other business information from
executives and management
Strong understanding of project
and software development life cycles (i.e. PMLC, SDLC; Waterfall,
Iterative; SCRUM, etc.)
Understanding of infrastructure
systems, networks, Cloud, personal computing, system engineering,
information risk and security guidelines, and architecture standards.
Ability to quickly troubleshoot
problems that may arise in work products as well as manage a range of
activities in a busy, fast-changing operating environment.
Strong analytical skills applied
to understanding business functionality, technical solutions and support
requirements.
Proficient in Google Suite of
Applications, especially Google Slides and Sheets as well as Project
Management tools
