Job Overview
- Company:
- Terra Verde LLC
- Title:
- Sr. Project Manager
- Skills:
- PMP certification desired Oracle experience preferred
- Date Posted:
- 12-20-2012
- Location:
- Scottsdale, AZ
- Area Code:
- 480
- Employ. Type:
- FULLTIME
- Pay Rate:
- DOE
- Job Length:
- Position ID:
- 060583
- Dice ID:
- RTX14a538
- Travel Required:
- 25%
- Telecommute:
- no
Contact Information
- Address:
- 7400 E. Pinnacle Peak
- Ste 100
- Scottsdale, AZ 85255
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Essential Responsibilities
Implement project management best practices throughout functional organization
* Lead high-visibility, business-critical application projects
* Report and advise Management on any changes affecting client or project implementation
* Develop & apply repeatable process methodologies through documented processes and procedures
* Establishes and maintains a close-working relationship with all project stakeholders and technical staff to ensure alignment between solutions being delivered to business
goals
* Effectively communicates with customer particularly in the development of business functional requirements and testing cycles and script development.
* Work with appropriate audit groups to ensure meeting compliance requirements such as SOX, SAS70, and others as applicable.
* Organize and transition the care, custody and control of project works to operational support teams upon project completion
* Establish and nurture a culture of Continuous Improvement - streamlining and implementing improvements to ensure processes are scalable for growth and utilize
resources in the most effective manner possible
* Perform hands-on project management, to include:
o Develops and maintains project and resource plans, maintains quality and focus, monitors and controls project expenditures against approved budget and successfully
manages end to end solution delivery process for one or more larger scale IT projects or oversees multiple small to large sized projects with minimal direction
o Organizes and delivers project related communications as determined during project governance formation. Responsible for ensuring all project stakeholders based on the
level of interest and authority are well informed of project progress and decisions
o Coordinate information gathering and defines resources and schedules for project/program implementation
o Creates strategies for risk mitigation and contingency planning
o Plans and schedules project deliverables, goals and milestones
o Obtain stakeholder agreements and appropriate internal approvals
o Adjust to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving techniques
o Facilitate project planning sessions and document output of the facilitation
o Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential crises, and devise contingency plans
o Collaborate with business and technical resources to report project status.
o Ensure thorough, timely, and consistent communication is disseminated to the appropriate teams, internally and externally
o Efficiently identifies and solves project issues
o Maintain and report status of project portfolio
o Escalate issues that may impede project delivery
Position Requirements:
* Bachelor's degree, preferably in an IT-related discipline, or the equivalent of education and experience
* Minimum of 10 years relevant experience (applications development, SDLC, solid testing methodologies)
* 8-10+ years experience leading and managing a team
* 8-10+ years managing medium/large-scale technical projects
* In-depth knowledge of Project Management Methodologies and SDLC.
* Strong knowledge of application architectures and technologies
* Critical thinking and problem solving skills
* Strong communication skills
* Ability to influence and lead
* Effective delegation skills
* Team building skills
* Demonstrated negotiation skills
* Conflict management skills
* Able to adapt to change and tolerate stress
Travel Required: Yes
Travel Percentage: 25%
Relocation Assistance: No
Please do NOT apply if:
You do not meet the certification and experience requirements
Job Description
- Sr. Project Manager
- Scottsdale, AZ
Essential Responsibilities
Implement project management best practices throughout functional organization
* Lead high-visibility, business-critical application projects
* Report and advise Management on any changes affecting client or project implementation
* Develop & apply repeatable process methodologies through documented processes and procedures
* Establishes and maintains a close-working relationship with all project stakeholders and technical staff to ensure alignment between solutions being delivered to business
goals
* Effectively communicates with customer particularly in the development of business functional requirements and testing cycles and script development.
* Work with appropriate audit groups to ensure meeting compliance requirements such as SOX, SAS70, and others as applicable.
* Organize and transition the care, custody and control of project works to operational support teams upon project completion
* Establish and nurture a culture of Continuous Improvement - streamlining and implementing improvements to ensure processes are scalable for growth and utilize
resources in the most effective manner possible
* Perform hands-on project management, to include:
o Develops and maintains project and resource plans, maintains quality and focus, monitors and controls project expenditures against approved budget and successfully
manages end to end solution delivery process for one or more larger scale IT projects or oversees multiple small to large sized projects with minimal direction
o Organizes and delivers project related communications as determined during project governance formation. Responsible for ensuring all project stakeholders based on the
level of interest and authority are well informed of project progress and decisions
o Coordinate information gathering and defines resources and schedules for project/program implementation
o Creates strategies for risk mitigation and contingency planning
o Plans and schedules project deliverables, goals and milestones
o Obtain stakeholder agreements and appropriate internal approvals
o Adjust to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving techniques
o Facilitate project planning sessions and document output of the facilitation
o Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential crises, and devise contingency plans
o Collaborate with business and technical resources to report project status.
o Ensure thorough, timely, and consistent communication is disseminated to the appropriate teams, internally and externally
o Efficiently identifies and solves project issues
o Maintain and report status of project portfolio
o Escalate issues that may impede project delivery
Position Requirements:
* Bachelor's degree, preferably in an IT-related discipline, or the equivalent of education and experience
* Minimum of 10 years relevant experience (applications development, SDLC, solid testing methodologies)
* 8-10+ years experience leading and managing a team
* 8-10+ years managing medium/large-scale technical projects
* In-depth knowledge of Project Management Methodologies and SDLC.
* Strong knowledge of application architectures and technologies
* Critical thinking and problem solving skills
* Strong communication skills
* Ability to influence and lead
* Effective delegation skills
* Team building skills
* Demonstrated negotiation skills
* Conflict management skills
* Able to adapt to change and tolerate stress
Travel Required: Yes
Travel Percentage: 25%
Relocation Assistance: No
Please do NOT apply if:
You do not meet the certification and experience requirements