Sr. IT Project Manager

Must be PMP certified and possess a minimum of 7 years PM experience within an IT environment, leading large complex projects.

Under the direction of the Director, IT Project Management Office, the Sr. IT Project Manager:

• Possesses overall accountability for the planning and successful execution of multiple, simultaneous application and infrastructure large scale projects, employing varied technologies across business units.
• Ensures project delivery is in accordance with the requested deliverables and within the required standard of quality including the specified constraints of time and cost.
• Proves that project delivery consistently results in added business value and the achievement of the benefits as defined in the Business Case.
• Oversees large scale program consisting of numerous related projects utilizing appropriate Systems Development Lifecycle (ie, waterfall, iterative, agile).
• Secures and manages strong professional relationships, enabling necessary support and commitment to managed projects.
• Understands business goals and develops and manages of appropriate application software to suit both business and technical requirements within the confines of architectural parameters, supporting a wide assortment of technologies (Web Systems, Legacy Systems, and Systems Infrastructure).
• Works with business managers to fully understand business requirements and uncover additional needs, resolve project roadblocks and manage/mitigate risks and issues.
• Determines required resources per project based on skill needs and obtain resources through strong interpersonal skills and negotiating tactics.
• Provides leadership, mentoring, guidance and motivation to project team members throughout the IT project delivery life cycle while managing project plan and all deliverables.
• Ensures the right level of project stakeholder ownership/involvement and removes barriers to enable successful project delivery.
• Captures and integrates key project metrics related to scorecard and status reporting.
• As a key player in the IT PMO, works to further institutionalize PM methodologies and promote initiatives for process improvement, innovative thinking and re-engineering.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree required (Master ' s Degree preferred). PMP Certification required
• 7+ years experience in professional project management within IT environment.
• Demonstrated success in leading and executing large complex projects. Superior communication skills with the ability to communicate easily at all levels of the organization.
• Solid understanding and strong working knowledge of industry best practice project management methodologies (PMBOK).
• Expert knowledge of structured life cycles supporting the delivery of various technologies (Web and Legacy systems).
• Competencies in problem solving, building effective teams, and conflict management.
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite: Powerpoint, Word, Project, Excel, and Visio.
• Must be comfortable working in a team environment, as well as independently.

Required Skills:
PROJECT MANAGER, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, PMP, PROJECT MANAGEMENT. PROFESSIONAL, SDLC, DEVELOPMENT, SOFTWARE, INFRASTRUCTURE.