IT Project Manager

JOB SUMMARY

This IT Project Manager position provides leadership and oversight for multiple concurrent high‑complexity products, efforts, and delivery teams executing implementations in multi‑discipline business areas. The role focuses on delivering Information Technology solutions to internal business groups through new or improved practices, procedures, techniques, or systems. Implementation is facilitated through cross‑functional teams that are not direct reports and are shared resources, composed of individuals from multiple departments, business units, and geographical locations. Efforts may involve coordinating and integrating teams in a Waterfall or Iterative manner, leveraging influencing skills and the ability to execute. The Project Manager is expected to be self‑driven and manage the overall project with minimal direction or supervision.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Focus on delivering Information Technology solutions to internal business groups involving new or improved practices, procedures, techniques or systems. Implement solutions through multiple small to large cross‑functional teams which are not direct reports and are shared resources. Coordinate, integrate, and work with teams in a Waterfall or Iterative manner. Facilitate workshops with SMEs and Product Owners to contribute valuable work items to a product backlog for delivering prioritized features/capabilities. Ensure teams incorporate feedback from customers, end users, and key stakeholders to continually increase value. Develop estimates for schedules, effort, and cost using established estimating models, best practices, and past experience, and provide continual improvement guidance. Work with internal and external technology suppliers and Product Owners to ensure an accurate product/solution budget and manage to it. Identify capacity‑related risks, recommend potential mitigation, and elevate and remediate appropriately. Manage scope, communicating risks to scope, timeline, and budget, and resolve issues. Identify, elevate, and assist in the resolution of resource constraints, conflicts, and impediments. Build strong partnerships with business stakeholders to meet program and project deliverables and benefit cases. Prepare, present, and review delivered features and capabilities regularly with Product Owners and stakeholders.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's degree or equivalent years of directly related experience. 5+ years of experience working in an Agile environment as a Scrum Master. 5+ years of experience working with 3+ teams simultaneously. 5+ years of experience managing 3 to 4 implementation projects. 5+ years of experience in all facets of the software development life cycle (requirements gathering, system design, development, testing, release cycle, support). 5+ years of experience with Agile execution is preferred. 5+ years of experience working with Product Owners. 5+ years of expertise running story workshops that create product backlogs and story maps. 5+ years in sprint and program increment planning that produces consistent metrics and frequent delivery of working product. 5+ years of experience using Azure DevOps or similar applications for project tracking.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Certification(s) in PMP, SAFe, and/or CSP or PMI‑ACP. Knowledge of IT infrastructure (Network, Database, Server) technologies and concepts. Mastery of Office 365 applications (MS Project, Outlook, Teams, Visio, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Skype, etc.). Great knowledge and demonstrated expertise in applying Agile best practices, Scrum ceremonies, and scaled Agile practices. Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate in a highly collaborative fashion. #J-18808-Ljbffr Compunnel, Inc.