Project Manager

Description : Hybrid

Hybrid

Although local candidates are strongly preferred, out-of-state candidates working 100% remote will be considered.

The Sr. HCM Project Manager will be responsible for the overall strategy, planning, management, and completion of projects supporting Human Resources functionality within the core ERP solution and any supporting ancillary applications and / or solutions.

You will partner with project team members across state agencies and vendors to develop project scope and use your project management skills to manage project roles, identify resource requirements, define project deliverables and execute.

You will ensure effective communications and relationships between stakeholders and project team members.

The ideal candidate should have a successful track record in project management, technology delivery, and operations.

• The ideal candidate should be able to lead process improvement initiatives and IT projects to improve productivity, quality and employee experience.
• Building the project plans, identification of HCM business requirements, process and functional design, prototyping, testing, training, defining support procedures
• Overall management, tracking and reporting of project schedule and activities, ensuring that the projects are delivered on time, within budget
• Work closely with leaders, project teams and various stakeholders to ensure projects effectively mitigate risks, resolve issues, and deliver as planned.
• Facilitate cross-functional meetings and implementation plans and schedules, working with other project managers, functional experts, and business partners.
• Prepare communications to stakeholders, project artifacts, working documents and project schedules.
• Review and maintain project financials, evaluating projects against their approved financial targets and benefits goals, and ensuring the creation of action plans to address variances, effectively manage change controls and escalate issues as appropriate.
• Build and deliver project plans, status reports and metrics on test case development, test execution progress, track and monitor defect corrections, identify project dependencies and constraints.
• Identify improvement opportunities for the organization and be an advocate for change
• Plan, execute and monitor HCM Technology projects with an eye on customer experience, supportability and successful operational transition into production.
• Lead coordination for the training and other events that help share knowledge and skills with other team members.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise :

• Experience managing HCM on ERP Cloud Solutions products such as Workday, Oracle Cloud HCM, Infor, SAP S4 / HANA
• Thrive in a diverse, fast-paced environment.
• Experienced in use of project management tools and methodologies
• Working knowledge of Agile methodology and practices
• Think critically and analytically and can effectively apply logic to solve problems
• Effective interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate with others.
• Excellent analytical, presentation, interpersonal, organizational, and facilitation skills
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, and can clearly articulate complex messages and requirements to stakeholders, functional teams and vendors
• Ability to mentor other Project Managers on Project Management methodologies

Skills and Competencies :

• Ability to confidently present to C-Suite executives
• Skilled at conflict resolution
• Highly skilled at managing competing projects, risks, and issues.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated knowledge and aptitude of project management tools, techniques, and methodology.
• Ability to accurately and adequately translate business requirements to technical requirements.
• Skilled at conflict resolution

Required / Desired Skills

• Meet skills in job description (Required 5 Years)
• Proven working experience as a Project Manager that project managed HCM ERP implementations and / or upgrades (Desired 5 Years)
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, Project Online, and Visio, (Required 5 Years)
• Bachelor's degree in a related field from an accredited college or university AND five years of recent relevant project management experience with a progression in responsibility AND eligibility to sit for Project Management Professional (PMP) certification. (Required 4 Years)
• PMP certified (Desired 2 Years)
30+ days ago