Responsibilities :
As a Project Manager 3, you will be in a highly collaborative position responsible for working with program sponsors to deliver technology projects that optimize value for the business. In this role, you will partner with sponsors and stakeholders to understand business objectives and strategy to effectively structure projects and align on project goals. Building strong trusted & advisory relationships will be key as you will also collaborate to ensure the project remains strategically aligned and on track to hit major milestones.
The position will report to a Senior Manager within the PMO. The Project Manager 3 maintains expert knowledge of project management tools and methodologies to lead activities of project teams. The Project Manager 3 will be responsible for the finalization of project / program scope and quality, anticipating and identifying risks and leading the implementation of recommended solutions in partnership with senior leadership.
Additional responsibilities include :
- Oversees the entire project or program life-cycle, discovery through closeout, for highly complex
projects or simple programs. Responsible for the planning process, including creation of the project or program plan.
Leads the collaboration with stakeholders to define and finalize scope for highly complex projects or simple programs. Identifies scope changes, issues, risks and dependencies. Communicates issue resolution recommendations to decision makers; may implement when needed.Collaborates with IT Managers to determine project resource needs and time requirements; requests resources as needed. Responsible for project resources and delegates tasks between projects and / or programs, ensuring resources are being fully utilized; identifies and escalates resource constraints and skill gaps.Creates and delivers accurate information to the executive-level, stakeholder and project team to make decisions. May interact with internal and / or external customers or business partners.Builds, analyzes and communicates executive-level, stakeholder and project-level status reports;provides executive-level readouts on report findings. Coaches others to more effectively build and analyze reporting.
Prepares ad hoc stakeholder and senior leader communication in partnership with Program SponsorManages integration of vendor tasks, including monitoring deliverables and vendor accountability; escalates vendor issues and participates in resolutions. Participates in vendor selection and creation of proposals for evaluation.Coordinates measurement and monitoring of key performance indicators (KPIs) and return on investment (ROI) for programsLeads internal reviews of program risk analysis, risk logs, and adherence under defined risk and program management standards and escalates as necessaryAnticipates issues and identifying dependencies and interdependent projects to successfully deliver programs and associated projectsOversees quality assurance audits and serves as an internal quality control check forprojects / programs. Conducts interim and post- project reviews, logging lessons learned.
Manages change requests in accordance with change control guidelinesDemonstrates expert functional acumen to support how Enterprise Mobility best practices address sponsor and company goals, while maintaining a focus on our culture & values. Challenges status quo when changes are needed for individual project success.Required Qualifications :
Must reside in St. Louis, Missouri, or immediate surrounding area, with the ability to work at one of our St. Louis campus locations semi-regularly7 years of experience in project managementProven experience managing large scale, transformational IT application development projectsAdvanced level of proficiency in knowledge of project management tools & concepts, from planning and inception, through implementation, change management and supportAbility to drive discussions about initiatives and their associated campaigns to create effective deliverables and outcomesExceptional written and verbal communication skills when interfacing with all levels of management, including c-suite leadersStrong meeting facilitation skills with the ability to effectively communicate with any level of senior leader participantsAbility to foster and maintain strong partnerships with business stakeholders, leadership and project team membersSuperb relationship management skills, specifically around leading projects with the ability to create a non-adversarial atmosphere and be viewed as a partner across all levelsDemonstrated high degree of collaboration; works well with others in team environments as it relates to delivering projects and programsDemonstrates decisiveness and balanced judgment in complex decision-making and in ambiguous situationsProven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment demonstrating teamwork, innovation and excellence; diligent in unblocking problems to maintain delivery momentumAbility to work in a fast-paced environment with the demonstrated ability to juggle multiple competing tasks, deadlines and demandsProtect our customers, employees and brands with security and compliance in all decisions; ensure security policy and procedure requirements are met; continuously identify opportunities for improving security and implement strategies to improve our security posturePreferred Qualifications :
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Management Information Systems, or related field preferredExperience and knowledge in data strategy and analyticsExperience in agile methodology and CI / CD principlesAdditional Locations available to Candidate
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