Project Manager

The ideal candidate for this position will have run projects for cross-functional teams, with a working knowledge of both business and IT project requirements. Projects may span infrastructure, application development, security, and business process. Oftentimes, if not most of the time, soft skills will out-prioritize technical skills.

Requirements

Lead large cross-functional projects within budget and committed timeframes through direct management or via on-site and remote project managers

Be comfortable using a variety of project management tools, techniques, and processes. Projects may be agile, waterfall, or hybrid. Tools used include JIRA, Smartsheet, Confluence, and MS Project.

Coach scrum masters, project leads, and project managers for cross-functional teams to mentor / evolve them to be highly productive self-organized teams that deliver innovative applications with the highest quality (both inside / outside IT)

Develop and support independent, self-organizing teams to enable scalable delivery

Collaborate with business units to prioritize projects related to different initiatives, effectively communicate target completion dates and progress of all projects and deliver them on time.

Identify interdependencies between projects and departments removing interdependencies when possible and effectively managing / addressing them when required.

Recognize and remove constraints within teams.

Recognize and remove roadblocks needed for project and project team member success.

Create project/program plans spanning over multiple agile teams, IT departments, and business units.

Communicate effectively with stakeholders on the project status, changes involved, and key dates.

Brief executives on the plans and progress of key initiatives regularly.

Act as Product Owner for smaller projects / services / capabilities and define the requirements / prioritize features / build roadmaps accordingly

Ensure effective collaboration with multiple vendors to coordinate