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

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

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

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

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE / CERTIFICATIONS

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

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.