IT Project Manager III

Job Purpose

The role of the IDS Project Manager is to manage Major and/or Complex IT Projects and Programs through the planning, execution, testing and implementation and closure phases ensuring adherence to strict deadlines and budget. This includes working with all IDS Delivery and Business led organizations in the acquisition of resources and coordination of all Project and Program efforts toward the successful and timely delivery of all products and solutions. The IDS Project Manager will define the project’s objectives and oversee quality control throughout its life cycle. The IDS Project Manager will have significant experience of working at executive levels across the organization. This role will also identify process improvement opportunities and contribute to the ongoing betterment of project management practices by contribution to the PMO function.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. without restriction.  For this position we are not sponsoring or taking over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

Job Description

• Plans, Designs and Manages multiple major and complex projects and programs
• Provide regular project status updates directly to CIO and Project/Program Steering committees
• Define the project/program governance in alignment with PMO Practices
• Ensure effective Quality Assurance and the overall integrity of the project/program
• Ensuring allocation of resources and skills within the project/program
• Identify and enroll the project stakeholders.
• Define project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.
• Manage the process of gathering, review and agreement of requirements with stakeholders.
• Effectively communicate project expectations and progress to sponsor, steering committee, team members and other stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion.
• Effective Management and critical analysis of project costs and overall budget
• Plan and schedule project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools.
• Control the flow of work and track project milestones and deliverables.
• Identify risks and ensure control actions are taken.
• Control issues affecting project schedule, budget and resources.
• Determine the frequency and content of status reports from the project team, analyze results, and troubleshoot problem areas.
• Define project success criteria in relation to agreed requirements and disseminate to involved parties throughout project life cycle.
• Conduct project lessons learned and create a recommendation report to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements.
• Contribute to the development of methods, processes and controls, and be an advocate in their application

You are meant for this job if:

• Must have Bachelors Degree
• 15 plus years of direct work experience in a Project Management capacity, including all aspects of process development and execution.
• Strong familiarity across project management methodologies such as Waterfall, Agile, PMI.
• Agile Project Management experience essential with proven demonstrable delivery of Agile based projects
• Experience working within an Enterprise Project Management Office (PMO) structure
• Relies on systematic thinking to create solutions that resolve challenges in the context of the broader organization
• Good understanding of Software Development Lifecycle
• Knowledge IT Domain project management
• Competent and proficient understanding of platforms, such as MS-Office, MS project, etc.
• Solid working knowledge of current Internet technologies, including SharePoint, MS Teams, etc.
• Proven track record of successfully delivering complex projects/programs per original commitment date with a strong focus for On Time Delivery Metrics
• Must have strong scope definition, leadership, and management skills
• Demonstrable experience in personnel management with the ability to effectively lead global and large diverse project teams that are globally distributed
• Demonstrable experience of working at Senior/Executive levels within large scale organizations
• Demonstrates exceptional communication and stakeholder management at all levels
• Excellent team player with ability to working closely with others to deliver results.
• Strong relationship management skills
• Solid project management financial acumen