100% Remote
As a Project Manager, you’ll be expected to support several projects, within one of the *** International Global Technology and Knowledge Programs. Project Managers are expected to ensure that their projects deliver on the required outputs detailed in their Project Charters, within the specified time and financial constraints. There is a strong focus on financial management, coordination of delivery team resources, and closely monitoring and maintaining detailed project plans. It is expected that status reporting, issue and risk management is undertaken on a timely basis and adheres the reporting cycles within their individual portfolio’s and executive reporting mandated by the GPMO PMO team.
- Project Managers will be expected to follow the in-house project lifecycle from inception to completion using standard project lifecycle practices and artifacts.
- Responsibilities and Tasks
- Coordinate and facilitate amongst project resources to ensure project execution
- Ensure project is delivered on-time, within scope and within budget
- Develop project scope and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility
- Develop detailed project plan to track progress
- Manage changes in project scope, schedule and costs and follow a formal CR process
- Report and escalate issues / risks to management as needed
- Manage the day to day relationship with the client and stakeholders
- Perform risk management to minimize project risks
- Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation
Required Skills
- Solid Project Management expertise
- Strong background in IT Infrastructure, Cloud-based technology projects and/or IT Security projects.
- Organization, follow-up and strong attention to detail
- Ability to manage various deliverables from different teams/individuals
- Solid understanding and ability to manage:
- Assumptions
- Risks
- Action items
- Issues
- Change
- Scope
- Analytic and decision making skills - Ability to analyze and document a situation/scenario and propose options, recommendations and cost impact
- Project financial management
- Forecasting of resources and cost
- Validation of forecast against budget
- Tracking of project spend, and justification for change requests
- Project planning and monitoring
- Definition of key milestones
- Development of detailed plans
- Approach/forum to facilitate gathering of status information, and surfacing of progress limiting issues
- Communication/presentation skills
- Clear, concise status reporting
- Ability to craft leadership / executive level communications
Minimum of 5+ years’ experience in project management disciplines, with experience planning and executing projects and programs. Strong experience managing both IT and Business projects preferred.
Strong project management skills with experience in organizing, prioritizing, planning, and executing projects from definition through implementation, involving internal personnel and third-party contractors
Requires excellent communication skills, analytical ability, strong judgment skills, strong organizational skills, and the ability to work effectively with project team members, project sponsors, functional leads, and senior management in a matrixed environment
Self-motivated, enthusiastic and passionate
Flexibility to travel as required to regional locations
Drive and demonstrated success working independently in a virtual environment
Capable of strategic thinking and of moving strategic plans into action
Capable of managing multiple projects simultaneously
The Company is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit and business needs. The Company will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, citizenship, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, veteran or marital status, or any other class protected by law. To comply with applicable laws ensuring equal employment opportunities to qualified individuals with a disability, the Company will make reasonable accommodations for the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified individual with a disability who is an applicant or an employee unless undue hardship to the Company would result.
