Sr. Project Manager

]Overview:[

]Responsibilities:

• Assist IT Business Partner or Business Analyst with the Project Brief, Objectives and Scope with Leadership Sponsors.
• Identify stakeholders and assign appropriate resources, including on-boarding vendor resources.
• Plan and organize the project using Agile methodology.
• Develop the kick-off, the training plan and/or change management plans, the test plan, and the deployment plan.
• Identify project risks with leadership sponsors and perform risk analysis
• Anticipate potential obstacles and take action to overcome them
• Direct and manage project execution in using Agile methodology
• Manage stakeholder and project team expectations
• Distribute project information (communication) to the project team, leadership sponsors, and executive management; including status reports
• Coordinate, integrate all areas of the project
• Verify and control scope
• Perform quality control; drive continuous improvement
• Monitor and control project schedule, cost, project risks-take proactive correction action.
• Obtain stakeholder and leadership sponsor approval for all deliverables
• Support roll-out of system
• Obtain feedback from the project team
• Adhere to all IT PMO department policy, processes and procedures
• Effectively identify and address project related issues or conflicts
• Ability to effectively work under pressure when deadlines are tight and/or when priorities change

Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree or equivalent work experience
• Minimum 5 years Project Manager experience
• PMP Certification is a plus. Prior SAP experience is a plus.
• Experience with SDLC, Agile and an understanding of business strategy, goals, and operational processes
• Experience with Microsoft Azure Dev Ops or a similar tool such as JIRA
• Proven Track record of successful projects (on-time, on-budget, on-benefit)
• Work independently on projects of any size, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Consult with reporting manager on complex or unusual situations
• Lead, motivate, and inspire project team to commit and succeed in a matrix environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Negotiating and conflict management skills – mediates conflict between individuals and groups; can hammer out tough agreements and settle disputes equitably; can find common ground and obtain cooperation with minimum noise
• Presentation Skills – Is effective in a variety of formal presentation settings: one on one, small and large groups, with peers, and with senior management
• Sense of Urgency – Acts with the realization that efficiency is vital to success, and makes decisions and drives activities to meet deadlines
• Analytical Skills – Has the ability to visualize, articulate, and solve both complex and uncomplicated problems and concepts, and make decisions that are sensible and based on available information
• Business Results orientation – Ensure the project and efforts are consistently focused on delivering value
• Decision making and problem solving – Is able to forecast the outcome of each option, and based on these items, determine which option is the best for that particular situation
• Teamwork – works collaboratively with a group of people to achieve a goal

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