Head of Project Management

The Project Manager is accountable for the successful delivery of all projects under their supervision. In working on large-sized technology-related projects which have high complexity and/or high business risk and in collaboration with the project team, perform the following

• Plan, implement and oversee execution of all projects to which they are assigned to deliver intended business outcomes which add value to the business, are on time, within scope and within budget according to agreed to business priorities.
• Facilitate appropriate tradeoffs with project sponsors, executives and teams to mitigate or address any project issues or risks related to scope, schedule, quality or resources throughout the lifecycle of a project while simultaneously identifying project resources needed throughout the project and working with resource owners to secure those resources.
• Lead efforts to train/mentor other Colleagues on project management methodologies, and System Development Lifecycle (SDLC) best practices and in execution of Resource Management & Capacity Planning practices.

Use advanced knowledge of the full spectrum of project management methodologies and work collaboratively to:
Drive tasks to completion and organize work to ensure project(s) and/or project phase(s) managed adhere to appropriate project management methodology and established Technology Standards.
Keep Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) documents current and processes executed per the SDLC requirements.
Develop and maintain a project Business Case, Budget and conduct financial analyses as needed.
Lead elicitation, documentation and management of project risks and issues.
Identify, document and track (both before and after project completion) project-specific Measures of Success, e.g., timely delivery, project benefits, operational metrics, etc.
Assemble and maintain clear, concise and accurate project documentation.
Facilitate transition of project deliverable(s) to relevant technical and operational support team(s).
Conduct post-project lessons learned analysis as appropriate.
Regularly update project stakeholders, customers and team members of project status, e.g., project health assessment, key issues and risks, project milestones, financial / budget reporting, etc.
Lead efforts to train/mentor other Colleagues on project management methodologies, SDLC best practices and in project Investment Management, Resource Management and Capacity Planning practices.
Work collaboratively throughout the enterprise with key project roles including project team members, resource managers, business leads/product owners, technical leads, business analysts, stakeholders, sponsors, and externally with vendors and Customers (i.e., Project identification and intake
Budget creation, variance reporting and management
Risk and issue management Project prioritization Project portfolio management
Project Investment Management, Resource Management & Capacity Planning Business Plan and Business case development and management (ensuring strategic alignment)
Project Portfolio Management (PPM) tool usage Appropriate project management methodology Technology Standards adherence including and especially SDLC

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