Offer summary

Qualifications:

8+ years of IT project management experience, particularly in creating project deliverables., Strong understanding of Agile and Waterfall methodologies., Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, with experience communicating at all levels., Proficient in project management software tools, including Jira and Microsoft Office Suite..

Key responsabilities:

Manage multiple work streams and collaborate with other project managers on complex programs.

Document project scope, timeline, resource plans, and stakeholder information.

Identify and manage project issues and risks, ensuring tasks and deliverables remain on track.

Communicate project progress and decisions through regular meetings and status reports.

Job description

Title: Sr. Project Manager
Start Date: ASAP
End Date: 03/31/2024
# of Openings: 1
Location: Irving, TX or REMOTE
Description:

Client needs Identity Governance and IAM/security project management exp.

Job Description:
The Sr. Project Manager will support the ISRM team's Access Centralization efforts for our client. This role will require a seasoned Project Manager that can manage multiple work streams, collaborate with other project managers on complex programs and work closely with both the Product Manager and Delivery Leader on detailed project status.
Project Management Duties:
Support the McKesson Delivery Leader through all duties to support the overall execution of the project/initiative. This includes driving collaboration, alignment and integrated delivery for a given project/initiative.
Document scope, timeline, resource plan, and stakeholders
Lead the project team through each phase of the project.
Identify and manage all issues and risks on the project; escalate items timely.
Ensure that all the project tasks and deliverables remain on track and within cost.
Manage the project folder and related documentation, ensuring decisions and status updates are captured timely.
Communicate and maintain project progress and decisions via meetings and status reports on a regular basis and on demand based on stakeholder need.
Establish and manage realistic and committed project schedules; taking into consideration deadlines, dependencies, resources, and costs when making changes and decisions to schedule
Ensure that the Project Team shares a common understanding of the project, that adequate resources are being applied consistent with the set timeframe.
Secure acceptance and approval of deliverables from the Project Sponsor and Stakeholders, as required for the given project
Establish a project site and organize and maintain project documentation to support needs
Track financial spend against budget on third party purchases where needed
Maintain stakeholder list, develop communication plans, and assist with creating communications deliverables as needed
Use the following technologies: Microsoft: Teams, SharePoint, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint; Jira
Measure project performance to identify areas for improvement
Adjust project management approaches as needed, based on industry best practices and professional judgement.
Facilitate discussions to drive decision making, share information and collect information, as required by the project
Proactively manage change control and communicate impact in project scope, identify risks/issues, and devising contingency plans.
Deliverables for each Project to be created and/or maintained
Lean Business Case (justification, deliverables, milestones, level of effort by resource type, budget, schedule)
High level Gantt chart and detailed project workplan/Schedule
Stakeholder List
Communications Plan
Resource Schedule
Weekly Status Updates
Executive Updates (e.g. PPTs) as needed (frequency TBD)
Issue/Risk Log
Project budget/forecast
Others as required, based on business need
Must have experience:
8+ years of IT project management, especially with creating deliverables outlined above
Experience at communicating at all levels (team to executive)
Understanding of Agile and Waterfall methodologies
Proven working experience in project management through all facets of project lifecycle
Proven track record to drive results and navigating challenges successfully
Sr. PMs should have experience coordinating work across PMs in a matrix environment, able to provide roll up of status and metric reporting, have exceptional issue management skills, and have experience defining roles and responsibilities on projects to bring clarity on the accountability of work across team members.
Key Preferred Skills:
Prefer candidates with former experience around active directory, IGA or centralizing access type of projects. Knowledge of identity access is preferred
Planview experience and be familiar with managing project resources, financial planning, etc. Not a must and can be trained.
Excellent Communication – oral and written
Ability to lead teams through planned schedules and proactively address issues/risks
Proficient in creating effective PowerPoint presentations
Flexible to be in details and at summarized/high-level
Strong familiarity with project management software tools, methodologies, and best practices; McKesson uses Jira, Smartsheet, Teams, O365
Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multitasking skills
Effective resource estimating skills
Self-starter with a strong work ethic, who sets high standards for self and others and demonstrates enthusiasm for the mission of the team.

Remarks:
• Sr. PM Access Centralization
• 100% remote
• Specific skills needed: Ideally has experience around active directory, IGA (Identity Governance & Administration) or centralizing access type of projects. Knowledge of identity access is preferred.
• Duration: 7/3/2023 – 3/31/2024 (checking to see if it will extend beyond)

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