Description
*This is a 9-10 month contract role in Chicago, 5 days and 40 hours per week*
*Bachelor's Degree is a must*
Prestigious Fortune 500 Company is currently seeking a Infrastructure Project Manager preferable with some Business Intelligence/Data Warehousing implementation project management experience. Any Oracle and Hyperion systems experience is a plus. Candidate will plan and manage the delivery of information technology solutions and associated technical services in support of the business objectives and ongoing operations. You will be responsible for managing technology and consulting vendor/partner relationships, as well as supervising IT staff. Ultimately, you will proactively utilize your knowledge of principles, practices, standards, terminology and trends in IT project management to optimize our business. In this critical role, you will be responsible for promoting collaboration across teams, departments and business units overall and with specific projects.
As a leader in the organization, you will supervise and mentor IT staff. Inside and outside the organization, you will establish and maintain strong collaborative relationships with strategic partners as well as technology vendors. You'll need to manage multiple projects simultaneously, with occasionally conflicting priorities.
Responsibilities:
Project Management
Leads and manages complex projects lasting
Applies excellent working knowledge of job methodologies, processes and company objectives in completing assignments that are varied in nature and that require the use of creative problem solving to achieve results
Manages timelines, resources, budgets, staff and implementation efforts
Works on business issues and problems of complex nature where analysis of situations requires the evaluation of identifiable factors
Communicates with senior management regarding project obstacles and makes necessary changes to project team makeup and scope in effort to continue progress towards deliverables
Analysis
Applies proven communication, analytical and problem solving skills to help identify, communicate, organize and manage information systems projects and programs to maximize the benefits of IT investments
Exercises excellent judgment in selecting the methods and tools needed to develop solutions
Recognizes the impact corporate culture has on the success of projects and knows how to use the organization to achieve project objectives
Positions projects strategically within overall business unit short and long term goals
Leadership
Drives collaboration across teams and departments
Provides resources and organizational structure to promote collaborative efforts to project modules
Ensures and promotes open communication on the project teams
Mentors junior team members on current standards and best practices
Qualifications:
5-8 years project management experience focusing on the delivery of IT solutions in a complex environment. In addition, you should have a Bachelors Degree in computer science, computer engineering or similar discipline.
Skills
Significant experience managing project work plans
Proven ability in building relationships with broad range of constituencies
Strong technical background
Ability to develop a deep understanding of the business domains of the users involved
Demonstrated ability to direct large teams to successful implementation
Demonstrated organizational skill
Management experience
Ability to work under deadline pressure
Excellent analytic and problem solving skills
Excellent written and verbal communications skills
Ability to instill quality in every aspect of the job function