Project Manager

Required to oversee and coordinate the multiple projects, which comprise a project; Responsibilities of this role originate in the Plan Phase and extend through the Deployment Phase of the Project Management Governance Process; Oversight of Project Management Process from Concept Phase through Deployment

Project Manager initiates the overall structure of the project and its activities, including recommending Project Management requirements, evaluating project plans, identifying and managing issues and risks across projects, overseeing rollout of a multiple projects across multiple sites

Responsible for coordinating project communications, including compiling project information for reviews and promoting Governance compliance with the project management team

Project Manager is responsible for the mentoring of project team members

Participate in business case justification specializing in information technology

Applies analysis and independent judgment to both routine and non-routine information

Able to respond to the majority of situations with limited guidance and formulate alternative courses of action on more complex information with additional guidance from more senior employees

Has subject matter expertise in the tools and processes used to address business issues and reporting needs

Develops new reporting tools and use existing (Enterprise Project Management) tools for use in business management

Manages lifecycle of multiple key information solutions

Decompose project into time-phased projects and prioritize key project deliverables; Assumes full accountability for overall success of a project through deployment

Define project goals and objectives; Identify customer requirements; Identify resource requirements; Develop project/project budget; Ensure headcount and capital dollar resources are identified for all project phases; Track incurred and projected expenses against project plan and report to management

Develop and be accountable for the overall project plan by integrating sub-project plans; Ensure resources are committed and engaged for all project phases

Identify key project metrics/milestones and assess risks

Prioritize resource allocation; Assist with resource negotiation; Manage cost/schedule/resource variances

Produce project documentation; Establish/maintain project information system; Monitor and control project

Review and monitor vendor performance; Assure compliance with Product Operations Governance standards, PSO(Product and Services Operation) strategic plan, and operational priorities

Manage key decision points in project plan; Communicate effectively at the Global, Regional, and Area levels

Manage project to ensure deliverables are produced, and partner to obtain sign-offs; Work with partners to clarify roles and responsibilities so project is well executed

Negotiate within and across IT organizations for resources to support project objectives; Support negotiations with vendors and internal clients on cost, schedule, and scope; Re-negotiate contracts with sponsors to meet change requirements while maintaining benefits

Develop mitigation strategies and steps to eliminate or minimize effects of risk on project IT plans

Review and evaluate project documentation deliverables for completeness and accuracy; Conduct post-implementation review and communicate results to facilitate learning

Establishing ownership of enterprise-wide issues

Organizing and coordinating cross-functional resources

Managing the implementation of global business solutions

Take full ownership of Transaction Services Forecast/OL and EPM updates

Ensure all TS KPI s are met and/or overachieved.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor s degree

6+ years of related experience

Ability to manage global, strategic high-risk projects involving complex cross-project interlock

Ability to work closely with the Business Leaders, IT Partners, and peers for the project, the customer and the development/implementation team within a Project Team environment

Interface with multiple business functions and organizations, as well as multiple specialists, in defining, producing and managing plans for successful project delivery

Ability to to lead/coordinate a cross-functional team, ensuring that projects meet defined scope, time, cost and quality constraints

Ability to deal with organizational influences, ambiguity and continuous change

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Project Management Professional (PMP) Certificate

ITIL

Agile

Prince2

Full time