Job Description

Roles & Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional teams to deliver complex IT projects on time and within budget, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
• Develop comprehensive project plans that outline scope, budget, resources, and timelines, while proactively managing risks and issues.
• Act as the main point of contact for stakeholders, effectively communicating project progress, changes, and expectations throughout the project lifecycle.
• Utilize Agile methodologies to foster collaboration, adaptability, and continuous improvement within the project team.

Desired Candidate Profile

• Qualifications

  Essential:

  • ITIL v4

  • PMP/Prince 2/Six Sigma

  • BS in Computer Science

  Desirable:

  • Masters in Information Systems

  • Yellow Six Sigma

  Years of Experience

  Essential:

  • 5 to 10 years of progressively responsible IT experience, with sensitivity and commitment to business problem solving

  • Five years of successfully managing complex and risky projects

  • Five or more years of BU or BU-facing experience, with sensitivity and commitment to business problem solving

  • Experience in leading diverse teams

  • Experience and ability in using “soft skills” or “people skills”

  Skills

  Essential:

  • Distinctive blend of business, IT, financial and communication skills. This blend is vital because this is a highly visible position with substantial impact.

  • Ability to adapt to new circumstances in a changing business environment.

  • Good understanding of current and emerging technologies, and of how other enterprises are using them to drive digital business.

  • Ability to support a tactical resource plan by mapping future demand to forecast project completions in the project portfolio.

  Desirable:

  • Management of Personnel Resources

  • Reading Comprehension

  • Knowledge of project management methodology and experience or familiarity with major, defined program management approaches (for example, that of the Project Management Institute or PRINCE2 and agile approaches).

  • Significant knowledge of project planning/scheduling tools (for example, Microsoft Project and Open Workbench), with a solid track record of practical application.

  • Exceptional verbal and written communication skills; expertise in setting and managing customer expectations.

  • Effective influencing and negotiating skills in an environment in which this role may not directly control resources.

  • Strong knowledge and understanding of business needs, with the ability to establish and maintain a high level of customer trust and confidence.