IT Project Manager PMP

***We are unable to sponsor for this permanent full-time role***

***Position is bonus eligible***

Prestigious Global Firm is currently seeking a Senior IT Project Manager with strong Microsoft technologies experience. Candidate will oversee a variety of IT projects across the IT Organization for the PMO. This individual will be responsible for ensuring the successful delivery of high-quality projects on time and within budget, following established processes. The role involves managing cross-functional projects related to business operations, application lifecycles, networking, hosting, disaster recovery, cybersecurity, and other IT domains. The Senior Project Manager will coordinate with system architects and business stakeholders from various departments, requiring strong project and program management, communication, organizational, and leadership skills.

Responsibilities:

• Work with other Project Managers, Solutions Delivery Team, other IT and business stakeholders, and vendors to ensure successful project delivery from project inception through closure.
• Create various project documents, including project charters, project plans, status reports, project risk assessments, project gating, and leadership presentations. Work with project team to ensure relevant project documentation is created.
• Provide project gating presentations to the IT Directors during the various stage gates of their assigned projects.
• Report on the project pipeline, budget run, risks, issues and mitigation plans for assigned projects.
• Resolve resource, timing or other conflicts between projects.
• Contribute to the project management best practices and standards within the IT PMO.
• Other duties as required.

Qualifications:
• Minimum of 7 years of project management experience, 5 of those years focused on IT related projects.
• Experience with various types of enterprise related IT projects to include enterprise software implementations, infrastructure, stand-alone applications, mobile or web development.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred, or equivalent work experience
• Ability to manage 4–7 projects simultaneously
• PMP certification preferred
• Experience in law firms or top IT/professional services environments preferred
• Demonstrated experience contributing to process and methodology improvements
• Demonstrated knowledge and execution of project management practices, tools and methodologies, including an appropriate project management tool (Smartsheet, Asana, Planview, Microsoft Project, etc.)
• Experience with transactional systems, particularly in the accounting, finance or human resources functional areas as well as core IT functions

Preferred Skills:

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
• Bachelors or Masters Degree in Computer Science, Business, or Management Information Systems
• Legal experience
• Consulting experience
• Experience with transactional systems, particularly in the accounting, finance or human resources functional areas or experience in infrastructure, IT security, and core IT functions.