Senior IT Project Manager

Our client is one of the world's leading financial services seeking an IT PROJECT MANAGER with PMP certification and senior level experience. We're looking for candidates with independent judgment and mature decision making skills to deal with projects that often have enterprise-wide scope and may have significant financial and compliance implications and impact.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Be responsible for all aspects of project management from project initiation through project completion, production integration and service activation.
- Define and direct resource plans, budget tracking and forecasting. Manage a portfolio of projects to achieve target scope, schedule and cost.
- Work with business and technology subject matter experts to define scope, create estimates, develop budgets and project plans, and produce Statements of Work and other documentation needed for funding approvals.
- Ensure that all Corporate Systems projects are in compliance with enterprise Project Management Methodology and Key Controls, and ensure that accurate and timely information is collected and reported regularly on project portfolio progress and financial status.
- Direct project activities, conduct reviews, manage risk mitigation and change control processes, and communicate status to senior executives within the development and business partner organizations.
- Achieve project goals by engaging effectively with stakeholders at all levels across the org, including architects and strategists, technical IT subject matter experts, business partners, vendors, and senior management.
- Demonstrate and leverage strong business and financial acumen.
- Manage through influence, but without direct management authority.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

- BS degree; advanced degree a plus
- PMP certification required
- 10+ years of proven experience managing cross-organizational, multi-stakeholder projects
- Demonstrated ability to manage a portfolio of projects and prioritize activities appropriately
- Large Project Management experience ($5m+)
- Solid understanding of project management techniques, methodologies, and best practices
- Proven experience with program or project management for multiple, large-scale projects under a well-defined project management methodology
- Proven experience with delivering solutions in one of the following domains: CRM, Call Center, and/or Analytics
- Strong leadership qualities and organizational skills as well as the ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities, assignments, and roles
- Demonstrated ability to succeed in a complex organization where the ability to discover and internalize diverse stakeholder goals is critical to brokering solutions that are in the best interest of the client
- Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills; in particular, demonstrated ability to effectively communicate technical and business issues and solutions to multiple organizational levels internally and externally
- Independent judgment and mature decision making skills to deal with projects that often have enterprise-wide scope and may have significant financial and compliance implications and impact
- Solid analytical and problem solving skills
- Ability to work independently, yet seamlessly integrate activities with other teams when needed
- Well-honed influencing skills; ability to negotiate and gain consensus between organizations where competing priorities exist
- Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project)
- Must sit onsite in Foster City

Duration of assignment: 12 months with possible extension.