It Project Manager Jobs

POSITION SUMMARY

The primary purpose of the IT Project Manager role is to lead the successful delivery of software development releases including, but not limited to, major capital projects, medium-sized system enhancements, and regular support patches. The Project Manager must accomplish this with well-coordinated stakeholder management, and within scope, to a high degree of quality, and within time and cost constraints.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

• Project sponsor and key stakeholders
• Identify and schedule deliverables, milestones, and required tasks.
• External service providers’ and consultancies’ project manager(s)
• Business Unit (BU) management and executives
• Enterprise architects
• Create project documentation using input from cross-functional teams, including but not limited to Project Charters, detailed functional requirements, and project plans.
• Direct and coordinate the activities of project personnel to ensure projects progress on schedule and within budget.
• Control scope to limit scope creep and drive change control through proper channels if scope adjustments are necessary.
• Subject matter experts (such as in security or compliance)
• Provide leadership and motivation to project team members throughout the project lifecycle to ensure timelines are met.
• Coordinate and work with the following primary stakeholders:
  • Project sponsor and key stakeholders
  • Project team/staff (including designated users or customers)
  • Business Unit (BU) management and executives
  • Enterprise architects
  • Subject matter experts (such as in security or compliance)
  • Infrastructure and operations staff
  • Business analysts
  • User/customer product owner
  • External service providers’ and consultancies’ project manager(s)
  • Quality Assurance (QA) testers
• Ensure project delivery by overseeing project UAT planning and execution.
• User/customer product owner
• Ensure that project goals are aligned with business objectives.
• Assign duties and responsibilities to project personnel and define the scope of their authority.
• Infrastructure and operations staff
• Quality Assurance (QA) testers
• Establish work and staffing plans for project activities, iterations, or phases, and arrange for project personnel recruitment or assignment.
• Business analysts
• Ensure project quality by overseeing project QA planning and execution.
• Monitor project activities, ensuring the currency, quality, and integrity of information while providing consistency in content and form across the organization.
• Design and implement project communication plans.
• Establish standards and procedures for project reporting and documentation.
• Review status reports prepared by project personnel and modified schedules or plans as required.
• Benchmark project management performance continuously to identify the potential for improvements and increase project and portfolio management capability.
• Perform risk assessment and implement mitigation plans.
• Ensure that project goals are achieved.
• Project team/staff (including designated users or customers)
• Analyze project proposals to assess project timeline, budget, and necessary activities to achieve desired results.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Gains clear agreement and commitment from others by persuading, negotiating, and using political processes to influence them.
• Well-developed time management skills with a strong ability to multitask.
• Board management experience using tools such as Azure DevOps, Jira, etc.
• Expertise in setting and managing customer expectations.
• Effective influencing and negotiating skills in an environment where this role may not directly control resources.
• Ability to lead and motivate others, empathize, and know personality types.
• Ability to develop and execute a project resource plan that ensures that the right people are in the right place doing the right things at the right time.
• Takes responsibility for project success and project problems.
• Knowledge of project-planning tools such as MS Project.
• Incorporates end-user feedback appropriately to refine scope and address shortcomings throughout the life cycle.
• Seeks feedback continually from stakeholders, responds quickly to it, and incorporates it
• Familiarity with both waterfall and agile project management methodologies.
• Sensitivity to working in a political environment and interacting with senior leadership.
• The ability to ask questions and determine downstream implications of project decisions.
• Experience in leading teams.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Distinctive blend of business, IT, financial, and communication skills. This blend is vital because this is a highly visible position with substantial impact.
• Promotes ideas on behalf of self or others.
• Experience in leading projects.
• Strong “soft skills” or “people skills.”
• Strong knowledge and understanding of business needs, with the ability to establish and maintain a high level of customer trust and confidence.
• Good understanding of current and emerging technologies and how other enterprises use them to drive digital business.
• Determines the effect of organizational changes on project teams, anticipating associated challenges and creating workable solutions for them.
• Understands the business benefits of a project and connects project objectives to broader organizational goals.

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE / CERTIFICATIONS

• Three or more years of IT experience, with sensitivity and commitment to business problem solving
• Three or more years of BU or BU-facing experience, with sensitivity and commitment to business problem solving
• Willingness to acquire project management certifications (PMP, CSM) within 12-months of hire.
• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent applied experience).
• A minimum of two years of demonstrated competency in management roles involving the execution of multiple projects or a large project
• Background in property and casualty insurance, financial services, or other relevant industries preferred.
• Master’s degree is preferred.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Physical demands are that of an office environment, climate controlled, with minimal physical exertion. This position requires prolonged sitting, the ability to utilize a computer and interactions with others in meetings or via phone.