Senior Project Manager

Key responsibilities:

• Establish project scope, objectives, business value, delivery methodology, and deliverables to support project goals in collaboration with senior management and project stakeholders
• Define, monitor, and report project progress against deliverables
• Define project success criteria, risks, issues, and decisions, and manage the delivery of the project to effectively address them
• Facilitate the creation of the appropriate project documentation to support effective delivery, integration, and support
• Proactively manage changes in project scope, schedule, and cost
• Contribute to the planning and execution of key PMO initiatives

Personal Skills:

The successful candidate will have an entrepreneurial spirit in finding appropriate creative solutions to project delivery obstacles, and be highly self-motivated and take initiative in a dynamic environment.  Critical are strong written and oral communication skills, keen attention to detail, and demonstrated analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Required Knowledge and Experience: (must have at least 4 of the following)

• Undergraduate or Graduate degree in a related field from an accredited university
• Certifications a plus  (PMP, PgMP, PfMP, CSM, or PMI-ACP)
• Minimum of 8 years of hands-on, full time performance in a project management role
• Minimum of 6 years of IT software project delivery experience and SDLC lifecycles
• Working knowledge of both traditional (waterfall) and agile methodologies

Additional Skills:

• Functional knowledge of the Google suite of applications (Gmail, Docs, Spreadsheets, Presentation, Draw, Forms, Drive, Sites, etc.)
• Familiarity with Innotas Project Portfolio Management or other project management tools