Position Details:
Title: Project/Program Manager IT 5
Location:
Nashville, TN 37203 -Interim hybrid (1 day a week in office) then Starting in September the
number of days in office will increase, then potential for full-time on-site
Duration: 12 months; potential to be extended
Job
Description:
Role
Definition
• Acting
with servant-leader mindset and project management expertise will be key
enablers as you and the team deliver on our business partners' key business
objectives.
What You will Do:
• Effectively translate a desired business outcome into
an actionable, achievable, and team-aligned plan that delivers per
expectations.
• Oversee project processes and procedures, monitoring the
productivity and performance of project team.
• Managing all aspects of projects. Setting deadlines,
assigning responsibilities, and monitoring and summarizing progress of project.
• Ensuring adherence to project methodologies and best
practices.
• Preparing and presenting program level reporting for
stakeholders.
• Demonstrate strong leadership within the team and assigned
projects, providing excellent support and coaching.
Consideration for Top Candidates:
• Minimum 7 years’ experience leading large and complex
projects with significant technical components and/or ERP implementations,
major upgrades, and/or deployments
• Strong practical understanding of project management
fundamentals, best practices and methodologies
• Strong background in IT systems and processes, with the
ability to communicate technical information to non-technical
stakeholders.
• Previous experience in working with both Agile and
Waterfall mythology teams.
• Project Management Professional certification (PMP)
Position’s Contributions to Work Group:
- Acting with servant-leader mindset and project
management expertise will be key enablers as you and the team deliver on our
business partners' key business objectives.
Typical task breakdown:
- Effectively translate a desired business outcome into
an actionable, achievable, and team-aligned plan that delivers per
expectations.
- Oversee project processes and procedures, monitoring the
productivity and performance of project team.
- Managing all aspects of projects. Setting deadlines,
assigning responsibilities, and monitoring and summarizing progress of project.
- Ensuring adherence to project methodologies and best
practices.
- Preparing and presenting program level reporting for
stakeholders.
Interaction with team:
- Working with other PMs and Project Teams within Client
financial
Work environment:
- Interim hybrid ( 1 day a week in office) then
Starting in September the number of days in office will increase – then
potential for full-time on-site
Education & Experience Required:
- Bachelor’s degree preferred with minimum 5 year exp in
a PM capacity.
- No experience, they will need at least 7 years experience
in a PM capacity
Top 3 Skills
Skill Required:
Project Management: Knowledge of effective project management strategies and
tactics; ability to plan, organize, monitor, and control projects, ensuring
efficient utilization of technical and administrative resources to achieve
project objectives.
Level Expert:
• Champions organization's project management methodology, tools, and
techniques.
• Manages multiple high-risk, high-cost projects involving multiple
stakeholders.
• Coaches others in open communication among project stakeholders.
• Monitors major projects for critical path and actual status versus planned.
• Consults on project planning and management of high-risk, high-impact
projects.
• Monitors industry for fresh approaches and tools for project management.
Planning: Tactical, Strategic: Knowledge of effective planning techniques and
ability to contribute to operational (short term), tactical (1-2 years) and
strategic (3-5 years) planning in support of the overall business plan.
Level Extensive Experience:
• Develops, refines, and communicates tactical plans for own responsibilities.
• Ensures attention to the detail and dependencies of active and planned
projects.
• Plans for allocation of resources in line with portfolio and project needs.
Relationship Management: Knowledge of relationship management techniques;
ability to establish and maintain healthy working relationships with clients,
vendors, and peers.
Level Extensive Experience:
• Maintains productive, long-term relationships with business partners and
delivery teams.
• Creates opportunities to educate delivery teams on business priorities.
• Facilitates effective expectation management.
• Empowers others to establish collaborative, healthy relationships.
Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts,
tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately
interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate
communication behaviors.
Level Extensive Experience:
• Adapts documents and presentations for the intended audience.
• Demonstrates both empathy and assertiveness when communicating a need or
defending a position.
• Communicates well downward, upward, and outward.
• Employs appropriate methods of persuasion when soliciting agreement.
Additional Technical Skills
MS Project, MS Office Suite of products
(Desired)
- Experience working in an Agile delivery model is a
plus.
Soft Skills
(Required)
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent relationship management
Travel Requirement: 0-25%
Export Control Requirements: NO
