Senior IT Project Manager

JOB SUMMARY

The IT Project Manager will be a detailed oriented, pragmatic, analytical professional with excellent communication skills. The ideal candidate is a self-starter who can drive, influence and collaborate with a multitude of stakeholders, sponsors and technical teams to meet project goals. He/she is a well-rounded, project manager with proven experience in managing multi-year, multi-phase enterprise software development projects.

The PM will lead planning and/or implementation of assigned enterprise IT projects through the full life cycle from project definition and approval through implementation; and all project deliverables in parallel. The PM will facilitate the definition of project missions, goals, tasks, and resource requirements; resolve or assist in the resolution of conflicts within and between projects or functional areas; develop methods to monitor project or area progress; and provide corrective supervision if necessary. She/he will advocate on behalf of customers and represent customer needs as appropriate to all levels of the project teams, while concurrently maintaining cost, schedule and requirement baselines and adhering to strict change control processes. The candidate will work cross-functionally to solve problems and implement changes. The ideal candidate will present oral and written reports defining plans, problems, and resolutions to appropriate levels of project team members, and stakeholders.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

Manage all project life cycle process groups: Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoringunderstanding and efficiently managing cross-dependencies.
-Outstanding grasp of IT concepts and methodologies including SDLC, Agile/Scrum.
-Vendor management (on/off-shore) experience is a definite plus.
-Ability to influence and build coalitions among the various stakeholders; and negotiates authority to move the project forward.
-Exceptional communication skills and ability to present ideas in user-friendly manner.
-Proven analytical and problem solving abilities.
-Track record of successful leadership with project management, business analyst, quality assurance, compliance, and software development staff in an enterprise IT organization.
-Strong understanding and experience in cultivating and applying project change management.

EDUCATION

-An Undergraduate degree is required; MBA or advanced degree in Computer Technology preferred.
-PMP certification is a plus.