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