Senior IT Project Manager

Illinois  ‐ Onsite
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Description

Prestigious Financial Services Organization is seeking a Senior IT Project Manager to drive their IT Infrastrcuture and Application Development projects.

The candidate will have experience handling large scale projects, and must have a great track record in a visible role, with heavy interaction with the business.

The role is required to manage across IT and the business functions depending on the strategic initiative. They must have the ability to manage complexity, learn quickly and apply learnings to manage the work. The Sr. PM role must lead project initiatives and is responsible for the day-to-day operation, direction and control of the project. This includes creating and managing the project plan, issues and risks, as well as, developing and implementing a communication plan that includes reporting of status to all stakeholders and coordination of information. The role will also demonstrate change leadership and take a global/enterprise view on how projects can support the organization's growth.

Major Responsibilities

  • Overall project and program coordination and management for one or more cross-functional projects or programs including: Scope Management, Budget and Cost Management, Project Work Plans, Project Interdependencies, Project Resource Management, Project Issues and Risks
  • Responsible for ensuring on-time, on-budget high quality delivery of various technology projects, associated with stabilizing and enhancing current mission-critical business applications
  • Work with Executive Project Sponsors and project teams to drive project execution.
  • Show leadership within the project team to ensure the right level of collaboration between the business/IT and deliver the strategic projects. Help build and enterprise approach through the projects.
  • Build team morale and manage interpersonal conflicts
  • Manage communication (including status reporting) with all areas of the organization that impacts scope, budget, risk and resources
  • Develop and implement project management processes and methodology
  • Negotiate agreements and commitments to help drive the project from initiation to closure.

Candidate Characteristics

  • Strong project and program management
  • Team leadership skills to establish, monitor, and achieve project goals with minimal supervision.
  • Ability to manage complexity
  • Critical thinking
  • Review project proposals and assist in creation of business cases
  • Ability to manage ambiguity in a developing organization
  • Excellent written communication skills, including the demonstrated ability to clearly, concisely, and persuasively compose correspondence and narrative reports, which communicate messages consistent to both internal and external audiences, using appropriate tone, grammar, and word usage.
  • Excellent verbal communications- including the demonstrated ability to listen and to communicate
  • Work effectively in team environment
  • Analytical and negotiation skills
  • Effective time management
  • Advisement and mentoring
  • Multi-tasking
  • Operational Excellence
  • Solid understanding of current technologies
  • Business Analysis
  • Confident self-starter who requires minimal supervision, comfortable with ambiguity and very adaptable
  • Flexibility
  • Ability to establish, monitor, and achieve project goals with minimal supervision
  • Effectively and persuasively communicate with individuals and groups.
  • Excellent presentations skills.

Qualifications

  • BS in Computer Science, Business Administration or Management Information Systems or related field.
  • A minimum of 12 years of technical and business work experience.
  • A minimum of 10 years of IT experience including 8+ years of experience in an IT project management role.
  • PMP Certification.
  • Ability to travel when required (approximately 10% of the time)
  • Merger and acquisition experience a plus
Start date
n.a
Duration
1 year +
(extension possible)
From
Request Technology - Stephanie Baker
Published at
04.11.2016
Project ID:
1232624
Contract type
Freelance
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