Sr. Project Manager

• Manage a portfolio of complex initiatives that span one or multiple lines of business.
• Communicate with all stakeholders with an emphasis on the client, the status, objectives,
• and obstacles of each project.
• Provide on-site leadership for the project design team by building and motivating team members to meet project goals and adhere to their responsibilities and project milestones.
• Full project life cycle ownership: successful project delivery will include full implementation from initiation to deployment for one major or several minor initiatives simultaneously.
• Manage all aspects of multiple related projects to ensure the overall program is aligned to and directly supports the achievement of our strategic objectives again with a strong emphasis on client relationships.
• Work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment demonstrating teamwork, innovation, and excellence.
• Participate in establishing practices, templates, policies, tools, and partnerships to expand and mature these capabilities for the organization.
• Prepare estimates and detailed project plans for all phases of the project. Procure adequate resources to achieve project objectives in planned timeframes.
• Manage the day-to-day project activities and resources and chair the project management team meetings.
• Monitor staff performance and complete performance reviews.
• Provide status reporting regarding project milestones, deliverables, dependencies, risks and issues, communicating across leadership.
• Understand the interdependencies between technology, operations, and business needs.
• Demonstrate a functional acumen to support how solutions will address client goals while maintaining alignment with industry best practices.
• Manage project scope and changes.
• Act as an internal quality control check for the project.
• Manage ongoing quality control and participate in quality issue resolution.
• Assist in dispute, negotiation, arbitration, or litigation, as needed.
• Set and continually manage project and program expectations while delegating and managing deliverables with team members and stakeholders
• Delegate tasks and responsibilities to appropriate personnel.
• Monitor, track, and control outcomes to resolve issues, conflicts, dependencies, and critical. path deliverables.
• Define success criteria and disseminate them to involved parties throughout the project and program life cycle.
• Deliver appropriate and effective executive-level communication.
• Ensure that projects and programs are proceeding according to scope, schedule, budget, and quality standards.
• Manage project and program issues and risks to mitigate impact to baseline.
• Continue professional development to keep abreast of emerging technologies, methods, and best practices.
• Establish practices, templates, policies, tools, and partnerships to expand and mature these capabilities for the organization.
• Other duties as assigned.

• 7+ years of experience working with business stakeholders within a cross-functional matrix. environment
• 1+ years of previous experience with gathering requirements from the client/business and documentation
• 3+ years of experience with full product lifecycle with an understanding of the development lifecycle and various technology methodologies that support that lifecycle.

• Proven ability to demonstrate a drive for results and accountability of business needs.
• Proven ability to work in an ambiguous environment and collaborate across multiple areas to achieve a common business objective.
• Interpersonal skills to influence and spur change, facilitate, and enhance performance within the cross-functional environment.
• Demonstrate decisiveness in resolving business problems, making decisions, and identifying priorities.
• Strong leadership, diplomatic, and motivational skills including the ability to lead, across and down multiple business and technology organizations
• Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment. demonstrating teamwork, innovation, and excellence
• Build and maintain relationships by engaging business leaders to establish credibility, solve problems, build consensus, and achieve objectives.
• Excellent leadership, communication (written, verbal, and presentation) and interpersonal skills.
• Self-motivated, and decisive, with the ability to adapt to change and competing demands.
• Research best practices within and outside the organization to establish benchmark data and use continuous process improvement disciplines to achieve results.
• Experience in successfully leading projects and programs to on-time, on-schedule and within budget close.
• Experience leading, motivating, and managing various project and program team sizes, including internal and external resources, while holding the team accountable for performance
• Experience influencing and gaining buy-in from executives’ sponsors, team members, stakeholders, and peers
• Team-building skills with technical and non-technical staff
• Experience working both independently and, in a team, -oriented, collaborative environment.
• Flexible with a proven ability to conform to shifting priorities, demands, and timelines analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Technically competent with various software programs, including but not limited to Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access)
• Adept at conducting research into project-related issues and products.
• Must be able to learn, understand, and apply new technologies.
• Support a diverse and inclusive work environment.

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