Senior IT Project Manager

Overview:

The Senior Project Manager will own and manage IT projects primarily for Accounting and HR systems, but also across various other IT sub-departments, ensuring delivery of high quality projects within time and budget according to a predefined, consistent process. This role will also develop project management best practices and evolve the project management and change management processes as a key member of the Project Management Center of Excellence.

Responsibilities:

• Work with other Project Managers and other IT team members to ensure successful project delivery from project inception through closure.
• Create various project documents, including project charters, project risk assessments and project closure reports.
• Provide project gating presentations to the IT Directors at various stage gates of their assigned projects.
• Report on the project pipeline, budget run, risks, issues and mitigation plans for their assigned projects.
• Resolve resource, timing or other conflicts between projects.
• Contribute to the project management best practices and standards within IT.
• Facilitate the annual IT project budgeting process with accounting and IT portfolio directors for their assigned projects.
• Other duties as required.

Qualifications:

Qualification Requirements: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the Duties and Responsibilities (Duties) above satisfactorily and meet the requirements below. The requirements listed below are representative of the minimum knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Education and/or Experience:
Required:

• Bachelor's Degree
• A minimum of 7 years of experience managing complex, global, enterprise projects including package implementation, client-server, and web development
• Demonstrated experience contributing to process and methodology improvements
• Demonstrated knowledge and execution of project management practices, tools and methodologies, including an appropriate project management tool (Microsoft Project, Workfront, etc.)

Preferred:

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
• Master's Degree in Computer Science, Business, or Management Information Systems
• Legal experience
• Experience with transactional systems, particularly in the accounting, finance or human resources functional areas