Project/Program Manger

Qualifications:

Provides the required leadership on multiple medium and large internal IT or business projects including financial, scope, schedule and risk management responsibilities. Creates and executes project work plans and revises them accordingly to meet changing needs and adapting the established project management processes and methodology. Responsible for the overall direction, coordination, implementation, execution, control and completion of business projects ensuring consistency with company strategy, commitments and goals. Directs, manages, plans and administers the operational and administrative activities of an Information Technology and Business project teams which are assigned. Works across multiple business areas to manage both IT and business deliverables. Participates in PMO process improvement initiatives and supports PM on-boarding for new staff.

Training requirements

• Preferred PMP and/or equivalent experience

Knowledge and skills

• Strong leadership capabilities, strong judgment, and the ability to work effectively with and influence clients, team members, management and external groups.
• Ability to acquire a thorough understanding of the business/client environment and systems, connectivity and application technological alternatives.
• Strong general business acumen.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Extensive knowledge of project management life cycle and systems development lifecycle (i.e. Iterative, Agile, Waterfall, etc.).
• Extensive knowledge of project management tools, techniques and practices.
• Ability to lead a team and deliver all phases of complex assignments.
• Strong analytical, problem solving and planning ability.
• Ability to interact with senior management.
• Understands basic revenue models and cost to completion projections making decisions accordingly
• Process improvement

Technical Skills

• Master level of proficiency in MS Office Suite of products, (i.e. Visio, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.).
• Understanding of various technologies including, applications, databases, networking, telecommunications and connectivity, and security and compliance.
• Basic familiarity with Clarity or other Portfolio/Program Management Software

Job experience

• 5+ years of experience in a Project Management role with a background in team development.
• 5+ years in an information technology capacity with understanding of various technologies including, applications, databases, networking, telecommunications and connectivity.

Requirements:

- Bachelor s degree in computer science, or a related discipline - 3 to 5 years of experience on system analysis and design or infrastructure design/deployment/support. - 5+ years of experience in a Project Management role with a strong background in team development. - Strong leadership capabilities, strong judgment, and the ability to work effectively with and influence clients, team members, management and external groups. - Ability to acquire a thorough understanding of the business/client environment and systems, connectivity and application technological alternatives. - Strong general business acumen and excellent written and verbal communication skills. - Understanding of various technologies including, applications, databases, networking, telecommunications and connectivity. - Knowledge of Word, Excel, MS Project, Outlook, Visio software programs. Preferred: - Experience leading large application development and/or infrastructure deployment projects. Knowledge of systems development life cycle. Ability to lead a team and deliver all phases of complex systems assignments. - Strong analytical, problem solving and planning ability. - Training on Project Management or equivalent knowledge.

Responsibilities:

• Develops communication plan to provide continuous communication to the project team members, customers, and project sponsors regarding the status of the project.(25% time)
• Identifies resources needed to complete work and collaborates with resource manager(s) to assemble appropriate skills/teams and resources. Manages issues, risks, and changes using appropriate and agreed upon processes and tools established within the Project Management Office. (10% time)
• Determines the project schedules, identifies the critical path and potential risks. Effectively applies the delivery methodology and scheduling standards and enforces them with the project teams. Leads Project Team to maintain project work plans and drafts required deliverables. (15% time)
• Facilitates/participates in project reviews and retrospectives, provides information for audits, status reports, and Executive Review meetings. (10% time)
• Forecasts, manages, and reports on project financials, planned and actual project schedule, and resources utilization. Understands basic revenues models and cost to completion projections making decisions accordingly. (15% time)
• Manages development and processing of funding documentation to meet finance and PMO requirements and process. Works with Strategic Sourcing and Contracts Team to prepare RFPs, MSAs & SOWs. (15% time)
• Participates in process improvement initiatives and PMO onboarding activities. (5% time)
• Performs other duties as needed (5% time)
• Develops communication plan to provide continuous communication to the project team members, customers, and project sponsors regarding the status of the project.(25% time)
• Identifies resources needed to complete work and collaborates with resource manager(s) to assemble appropriate skills/teams and resources. Manages issues, risks, and changes using appropriate and agreed upon processes and tools established within the Project Management Office. (10% time)
• Determines the project schedules, identifies the critical path and potential risks. Effectively applies the delivery methodology and scheduling standards and enforces them with the project teams. Leads Project Team to maintain project work plans and drafts required deliverables. (15% time)
• Facilitates/participates in project reviews and retrospectives, provides information for audits, status reports, and Executive Review meetings. (10% time)
• Forecasts, manages, and reports on project financials, planned and actual project schedule, and resources utilization. Understands basic revenues models and cost to completion projections making decisions accordingly. (15% time)
• Manages development and processing of funding documentation to meet finance and PMO requirements and process. Works with Strategic Sourcing and Contracts Team to prepare RFPs, MSAs & SOWs. (15% time)
• Participates in process improvement initiatives and PMO onboarding activities. (5% time)
• Performs other duties as needed (5% time)

Job Description:

Plans and administers the tactical operational and administrative activities of the Project Office. Directs, manages, plans and administers the operational and administrative activities of an Information Technology project team which is assigned a medium size project or a portion of a larger, more complex project. - Creates /manages PO AFE schedule to ensure final approval within budget allocations (dollars across specified months)- Updates PO Document/Templates to reflect current changes - Functions as a significant contributor to tactical development of PO - Assess impact to PO of organizational or process changes - Develops/implements tactical PO process changes - Participates in Project Reviews - Monitors Project Review Schedule - Assesses requests for PO Resources - Monitors PL Resource Allocation - Schedule - Maintains Skills Matrix - Functions as back up to other Project Leaders as available Project Manager (PM) - Executes all tasks as a part of a project team with up to 12 FTEs, or $500.000 to $1.000.000 expenditure, or equivalent smaller sized projects. - Applies appropriate methodology tools and templates for completing assigned project. - Maintains project work plans and drafts required deliverables. - Develops and sustains relationship with business partners - Manages risk to the business - Manages changes to scope of the project - Understands and consistently manages the customer expectations within the scope of the project role - Provides input to performance appraisal on the project activities for participating team players. - Manages development and processing of AFE document for project approval/funding. Prepares RFPs. - Manages the project expenditures (capital budget). - Provides direction and guidance to other project team players across multiple teams as appropriate.