Project Manager Expert

The Expert IT Project Manager (PM) is responsible for planning, leading, organizing, and motivating agile and hybrid project teams with a focus on achieving business results.

Job Requirements

Project Planning and Management: Define project scope and schedule while focusing on regular and timely delivery of value; organize and lead project status and working meetings; prepare and distribute progress reports; manage risks and issues; correct deviations from plans; and perform delivery planning and operational readiness for assigned projects. As a Senior or expert level, the PM may be responsible for complex, highly visible projects that require significant oversight.

Project Team Management: Assist in team development while holding teams accountable for their commitments, remove roadblocks to their work; leverage organizational resources to improve capacity for project work; and mentoring and developing team members; facilitate the efficient use of resources across multiple projects and monitor trends to ensure use aligns with strategic goal.

Product Owner Support: Support the Product Owner in managing customer expectations for project deliverables, managing stakeholder communications, and help with an effective system of project governance

Communication and Documentation: Keeping stakeholders informed, resolving issues, and maintaining project documentation utilizing project management tools

Leadership: Promotes empowerment of the team, ensuring that each team member is fully engaged in the project and understands how to motivate members to make a meaningful contribution.

Vendor Management: Monitor and report on vendor performance metrics. Drive vendors delivery against a specific contract deliverables.

Skills Required

Effective interpersonal skills including the ability to manage conflict, listening, collaborating, and team building

Strong analytical, planning, and organizational skills with an ability to manage competing demands

Ability to use critical thinking to make complex decisions

In-depth knowledge and understanding of business need with the ability to establish/maintain high levels of customer trust and confidence

Solid understanding of and demonstrated experience in using appropriate tools:

o Project Management tools

o Jira/Confluence, Workfront, Monday.com or equivalent

o Microsoft Project, Visio, and all Office Tools

Excellent oral and written communications skills and experience interacting at all levels including the executive level

Full transparency and communication of project progress, risks, and vendor performance

Ability to work creatively and analytically to solve business problems and propose solutions

Ability to see the big picture and quickly comprehend the impact of new technologies, systems and/or teams on changes to business processes

Ability to drive projects and take initiative to keep things progressing forward

Ability to provide leadership to business analysts, program managers, coordinators, and collaborate with customers and develop strategies and solutions of high business value

Required Credentials and Experience:

Bachelor s degree or higher

At least 7 years of medium to large-scale project experience in a project management or similar role

At least 7 to 10 years of strong experience with project or program planning, resource planning, work plan development, and project management processes

Preferred Credentials and Experience:

PMP certification

Demonstrated prior experience with blended methodologies at the enterprise-level of an organization

Experience working within the public sector, specifically health and human services agencies

Organizational change management experience