Senior IT Project Manager

The Senior IT Project Manager is responsible for managing a portfolio of complex projects in a technical environment.

It involves managing/leading key programs and projects required to achieve our business and IT goals.

This role requires a high level of ownership collaborating with key stakeholders, skilled in organizational change management and assume full accountability for managing and delivering projects and programs.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities


* Plans and manages a portfolio of IT programs that are comprised of highly visible, high-profile projects that span the organization and have significant enterprise impact.


* Develops overall program strategy to ensure proper sequencing and integration of large/complex projects within the portfolio and adjusts project scope, timing, and budgets as necessary, based upon the needs of the business.


* Actively work with all involved to mitigate risks by maintaining a project plan.


* Communicates with IT leadership and senior business leadership to review program strategy, direction, and changes.


* Experienced quantifying impacts of risks and issues to scope, schedule, budget and prioritizing and driving resolution.


* Continually evaluates and maintains efficiency in managing the portfolio of programs through planning, scheduling, and budget assessment.


* Lead and support the vision and strategy for assigned area of the program, including project investments, associated business, and functional requirements necessary to achieve defined business needs.


* Develop a deep knowledge of the assigned program technology and business unit, build positive relationships both horizontally and vertically.


* Coordinate the delivery and execution of all projects within the area of the program and prepare the team for the execution of projects.


* Help support the project prioritization process (e.g., ensure proposals get scored, get decision makers the data they need, etc.).


* Support the development of new programs to help achieve the strategic goals of the organization.


* Help support the intake of new project ideas to ensure they are properly vetted and triaged.


* Coordinate cross-project dependencies within a program.


* Help foster project manager compliance around project status reports and ensure portfolio dashboards/reports are current and accurate.


* Perform project QA to ensure required features and function shave been enabled and optimized.


* Gather project requirements (initial and detailed) from project stakeholders.


* Organize and coordinate programs and provide strategic guidance to teams and project managers.


* Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement PMO process improvements.


* Recommend changes that streamline operations, reduce costs, and enhance the quality of services or products.

Organizational Change Management


* Support and drive knowledge of change management principles, m...