Project Manager

Skills

Description

The Global Technologies Services PMO is searching for a seasoned contract Senior Project Manager who has experience managing medium to large scale projects in a complex environment. The role will vary and can include management of multiple critical workstreams on a major initiative, management of multiple medium projects concurrently, or management of a single large project. This is a front-line, hands-on, role expected to be involved in project details and driving the team to achieve the results required to deliver the project and meet management expectations.

Responsibilities

• • Bachelor’s Degree required in MIS, Computer Science, related field or equivalent experience.
• • Minimum 7 years of experience of managing IT projects in large global organizations.
• • Experience with managing cloud migration projects as part of a data-center exit program.
• • Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• • Strong client facing skills, including proven ability to clearly and effectively communicate to a
• variety of business and technical audiences, from front-line staff to executive management.
• • Thorough knowledge and proficiency in project management methodologies and tools
• • Solid understanding of application development lifecycles; experience with waterfall and
• agile methodologies.
• • Demonstrated ability to develop reliable project timelines and deliver against established
• timelines.
• • Experience creating high quality project plans using Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, or similar
• project management tools.
• • Solid skills in project planning and control, scope management, resource management, issue
• and risk management, quality management, change management, and vendor management.
• • Driven to deliver results and pushes self and team to achieve results despite obstacles.
• • Metrics-oriented; defines & creates metrics, uses those metrics to inform project actions.
• • Curiosity to look past the surface for corroborating evidence, root causes, or hidden issues.
• • Demonstrated strong analytical, problem solving and facilitation / organizational skills.
• • Experience in effectively managing an onshore/offshore implementation model.
• • Strong SmartSheet & Microsoft Project skills including resource management within these
• applications.
• • Strong Excel & PowerPoint skills.