Project Leader

Role Objectives
Ensure the successful delivery of non-complex multiple projects, or a complex single project that satisfies specific intra-departmental business needs. Apply defined Project Management practices (PM++) to ensure projects are delivered on time, on budget, in scope, and are relevant to the business objectives. Key customers include users of the RSG Integration team, the leadership of other departments, external partners, and/or the governance and sponsorship group for a specific project.

Principal Accountabilities
In addition to following policies and procedures, principal accountabilities include, but are not limited to:

Project Planning:
- Defines an approach for implementing the business case for a project, by translating the business case for a project into an implementation plan. This includes creating the project charter or statement of work, creating the schedule, the milestones, the scope, and the asset/resource requirements.
- Develops, and/or oversees the development of detailed project plans.
- Establishes ongoing criteria for project viability, as well as the points in the project plan where those criteria will be assessed.
- Completes a risk assessment/risk mitigation plan for the project.
- Specifies the quality assurance process that will ensure the overall quality and continual improvement of the project deliverables.
- Defines the rules of engagement for the project, eg, the standards used, the executive sponsorship/governance group and structure, team operating guidelines, issue escalation policies, etc.
- Develops the communication plan for key messages, project updates, and key decisions that will be used throughout the project.
- Depending on the scope of the project, ensures the introduction of the project to key stakeholders, key customers, and others who are impacted by the project.
- Defines and gains concurrence on both the success criteria for the delivery of the project, as well as the ways in which the success of the project will be measured.
- Works with the key project participants to develop the initial change management plan.

Project Execution:
- Assembles the individual project teams and oversees the implementation of the project plans. This includes ensuring that the different project management disciplines are adhered to (eg, quality assurance, communications plan, change management plan, risk management, issue management, etc.).
- Manages changes in project scope and resource requirements based on change requests and the decisions of the project decision-making body/group.
- Collaborates with key customers to ensure client expectations are in-line with project goals and objectives.
- Manages costs and resource allocation among projects in order to maintain overall project budgets.
- Collaborates with project team and/or Project Leaders to track the project's progress against the project plan and collectively adjust the project plan to ensure effective completion based on defined project success measures.
- Reports to client sponsors and RSG Integration leadership the status of the project(s).
- Strives to maintain an understanding of other technology and/or business initiatives outside of current projects to ensure alignment and integration where possible.
- Proactively and timely identifies, assesses and manages risks and drives issue resolution. Escalates issues to the appropriate decision making body.
- Facilitates an after action review of the project to gather lessons learned and apply relevant lessons in subsequent project, thus driving ongoing process improvement.
- Share lessons learned with other project managers, stakeholders and methodology owners.
- Collects and analyzes actual costs, time and scope delivered against the plan.

People/Relationship Management:
- Identifies the people requirements and skill sets required to meet project goals.
- Motivates team members and recognizes diversity of the stakeholders.
- Builds strong relationships between teams within RSG Integration and between RSG and related business teams.
- Maintains professional relationships with peers in other corporations and outside organizations.

Skills and Competencies:
- Excellent and proven verbal and written communication skills
- 5+ years of project management experience in a complex, corporate environment
- Ability to manage multiple work-streams and priorities
- Experience with knowledge management tools and repositories
- Fluency in MS Office toolset
- PMP certification a plus

Synectics is an Equal Opportunity Employer.