Senior Project Manager

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Leads projects beginning-to-end.
• Leads multiple, cross-functional business and IT projects and technology initiatives and applies innovative solutions to systems, hardware, software, networking, programming, and/or applications problems.
• Mentor associates on the project teams including, but not limited to hiring, training, evaluating, and coaching.
• Maintain and foster internal client relationships. Take ownership of the relationship and ensure that clients' objectives are met and gain understanding when the objectives are not feasible.
• Analyze customer requirements, evaluate new or existing technology, present recommendations, and determine test and implementation schedules for introduction of new or enhanced systems, networks, hardware, software, or applications.
• Plan and manage resources ensuring all projects meet obligations and budget expectations.
• Provide technical guidance to ensure effective systems' utilization and integration.
• Maintain current knowledge of industry practices, trends and applications. May perform an advisory role to senior management on potential new business developments and programs.
• Ensure that projects adhere to the project approval process as dictated by the Portfolio/Project Management Office (PPMO), track time and provide quarterly reports to the PPMO.
• Establish and maintain best practices and consistent project management policies and guidelines in line with IT project management methodologies.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS) or equivalent experience.
• 10+ Years experience in project management, resource management, programming, or systems analysis.
• Highly advanced project management skills. Demonstrates ability to evaluate project objectives and scope feasibility, gain understanding, schedule resources, and manage budget to plan.
• Ability to lead, facilitate and drive to decisions with Executive Management.
• Previous experience managing large international/global projects. Effectively managed projects leading Virtual teams.
• Proficient in software development methodologies.
• Highly advanced level of people management skills, demonstrating the ability to lead, mentor, and develop associates; including the ability to delegate key areas of responsibility.
• Highly advanced oral and written communication skills, demonstrating the ability to convey business terminology that is meaningful and well received.
• Highly advanced level of investigative, analytical and problem solving skills.
• Expert ability to balance detail with departmental goals/objectives.
• Advanced skills in customer relationship management and change management.
• Highly advanced ability to translate business needs and problems into viable/accepted solutions.
• Highly advanced ability to manage multiple projects and/or teams simultaneously.

Nice to Have

• Master's degree in Arts/Sciences (MA/MS) and/or LOMA certification.

Benefits & Perks

• Annual salary range of $104,350.00 - $155,350.00, depending on experience and market location.
• Annual bonus plan.
• Participation in long-term equity incentive plan for some positions.
• Full range of health, retirement, and other employee benefits.