Evolve program and project management capabilities, improve delivery of solutions to business clients, and leverage project management knowledge across the Advisory IT organization
Establish positive and collaborative relationships with customers and demonstrate a clear understanding of both internal and external customer requirements and measurement criteria
Consult with internal customers on project initiation statements, project definition reports, business cases and benefits realization estimates
Define project scope; identify, manage & control changes to scope and ensure alignment with product roadmap
Develop and manage project operating costs, request budget allocation and reallocations and ensure project & program is within budget; develop and maintain project artifacts (stakeholder analysis and status reporting)
Develop work plans and work programs, including estimates and resource requirements; develop and execute behavioral change management plan to ensure user adoption of new systems and processes
Develop and maintain project communication plan
Incorporate industry best practices, conduct internal and external benchmarking, and establish standards, key measures, and metrics
Schedule daily stand ups, scrums, and other relevant meetings
Communicate project status and be the project advocate; take responsibility for risk and issue management; integrate and align with other processes and solutions; participate in and facilitate retrospectives/phase reviews to cultivate a learning organization
Develop and build relationships with business partners, peers, and managers across external teams (Ex. Governance, Risk and Security) to aid in moving projects and programs forward as needed.
Ability to understand the strategic initiatives of the business partner and act as an advocate for their technology initiatives as it relates to the long-term prospects for the firm as a whole
Qualifications
An Engineering Degree - B.E/B.Tech plus MBA
8+ years of Technical Program Management experience in a related industry.
Strong project management skills with experience in planning, and executing multiple medium-scale projects from definition through implementation, involving internal personnel and consultants with the ability to manage one to three medium risk projects concurrently, including multi-phase, multi-track projects
Project management/Agile experience that includes application development, package implementation, infrastructure and IT transformation projects
Comfortable working within an existing IT project governance framework
Well versed in Microsoft Office suite of applications and experience with using project planning tools, ex. MS Project, Planview, Jira, Confluence, etc.
Knowledge of full SDLC project management/Agile, software development, and infrastructure deployment methodologies and industry best practices
Familiarity with Agile methodologies and best practices
Experience building collaborative environments, teaming cultures, and customer service mindset among project teams
Strong verbal/written communication, with ability to effectively interact with individuals at all levels of responsibility and authority; able to prioritize, delegate and foster the development of high-performance teams to lead/support an environment driven by customer service and team work; strong trouble-shooting and organizational skills and ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously; ability to participate in resource planning processes based on defined organizational plans
Understanding of Cloud Technologies, preferably Azure, and DevOps a plus
Reporting and/or dashboarding experience such as Power BI, Tableau, etc. a plus
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification desired
Job Classification
Industry: IT Services & ConsultingFunctional Area / Department: Project & Program ManagementRole Category: Other Program / Project ManagementRole: Project ManagerEmployement Type: Full time