Responsibilities include, but are not limited to : - Management of project timeliness, quality of effort, monitoring scope, budget, resource assignment, and escalation of issues.
- Manages and leads project teams. - Facilitates project meetings, elicits requirements and group collaboration, sets agendas, and provides project status reports as outlined within the communication plan.
- Responsible for developing / coordinating the project plan, monitoring vendor delivery efforts, timelines, and milestone completion efforts.
- Ensures continuous communication throughout the project with stakeholders. - Manages all aspects of the project within the defined budget.
- Liaises with and updates progress to the portfolio owner. - Works closely with the sponsor and business representatives to ensure that the project meets the identified business requirements.
- Defines and manages user acceptances testing (UAT). - Identifies user training needs and works with transition manager to coordinate user training.
- Integrates the transition management plan into the implementation work plan. - Reports on transition management activities, deliverables, and status.
Top Required Skills & Years of Experience : - 5+ years of leading large-scale, complex projects involving numerous competing stakeholders- 5+ years of experience managing technology (software / system / product) implementation projects- 3+ years of experience with Agile / Hybrid project management methodologyNice to Have Skills : - 5+ years of experience with vendor management- 3+ years of experience managing interconnected projects within a larger program- Strong understanding of SDLC (software development life cycle)- Ability to effectively interact with business areas (soft skills) and technology areas (technology skills)- PMP certification (or equivalent) is strongly preferred but not required