IT Project Manager - Infrastructure

The IT Project Manager is responsible for leading projects and programs while meeting delivery dates and keeping on budget. The Project Manager partners with project stakeholders to develop requirement and handles timelines and budgets closely, provides coaching and mentorship to functional/technical managers leading smaller projects, supports the development of portfolio materials and reports for Business and IT leaders, and is an active member of the PMO Community of Practice. This role is encouraged to recommend solutions, lead impact business capabilities, and chip in both to the project as well as the overall solution.

Responsibilities:

• Lead multiple projects from business case development to final product delivery
• Lead cross-functional project teams by prioritizing and coordinating all aspects of project execution
• Works closely with business sponsors, partners, and functional owners as needed to ensure well-defined cases, strategies and project plans
• Monitors, identifies, and responds to project risks and issues while helping the project owners and sponsors prioritize risk/issue mitigating actions
• Handle budget and benefit realization, including risk and opportunity management
• Partners with other project managers to coordinate interdependencies among the portfolio/program
• Ensures reporting cadence is followed and communication needs of the project/program are appropriately met
• Performs vendor management as it relates to program/project
• Provides project management advice, leadership, and direction to junior project managers for outstanding delivery
• Collaboratively works with other functions like Finance, Change Management, HR, Procurement, towards IT portfolio delivery excellence
• Ensures accurate change and release management and adoption approach is considered for each project

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in business, technology or related field and/or equivalent experience
• 6+ years of experience as a project manager of large and sophisticated projects
• Broad understanding of project and program management methodologies
• Experience running budgets and benefit realization
• Ability to make data capturing specific and relevant to drive insights
• Ability to build and maintain effective partnerships
• Ability to interact positively with a diverse group of individuals, recognize key stakeholders, and develop tactics to successfully implement change
• Authentic curiosity and learning agility to deeply understand business needs
• Desire and ability to mentor staff and project teams
• Ability to find innovative ways to connect with others and in problem resolution
• Experience managing 3rd party vendors, including [technical specificities]
• Consultative skills, such as workshop facilitation, synthesizing information into presentations with practical recommendations, and business case development
• Strong negotiation skills with ability to work within a matrix-run organization
• Must be independent, self-motivated and detailed oriented

Preferred:

• Project Management Professional (PMP) or Program Management Professional (PgMP) Certification
• Agile certification (i.e., SCRUM Master)
• Six Sigma green belt or black belt preferred
• ITIL certified preferred
• Experience in Retail and/or Consumer Product Goods preferred

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