Senior Project Manager - The Panther Group

Sr. Project Manager

SUMMARY OF POSITION:
The Sr. Project Manager is responsible for planning, organizing, directing and controlling complex Strategic and High Priority projects crossing multiple domains/areas. Each complex project require extensive cross team organization, collaboration and creative problem solving skills. Projects will be executed utilizing Project Methodology based on Agile principles and the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) Standards.

Task and Schedule Management:
The Sr. Project Manager is expected to be able to create written plans to manage and track tasks across multiple initiatives. When planning the work, the Sr. Project Manager must use their technical knowledge, as well as, solicit input from the technical staff, business units and other IT support areas to assure the time-frames and expectations are realistic. It is expected that the Sr. Project Manager will develop resource plans necessary to complete projects and work with the Managers to provide those resources.

Communication & Stakeholder Management:
It is expected that the Sr. Project Manager frequently polls the project team for status of activities, providing that status to business and IT management in a timely and accurate manner, while reviewing the tasks to ensure completeness, validity of results and compliance with Project methodology. Interface with project stakeholders to ensure all involved are aware of status and potential issues. Develop a positive partnership with the user community and project stakeholders. Any issues that could or will impact the overall project milestones need to be communicated immediately.

Accountability:
It is required that the associates assigned to project tasks understand what they are to do, what their priorities are and that they are accountable to complete the tasks with a high degree of quality within the timeframes established. Unacceptable levels of performance must be communicated to appropriate management. Ensure that the users you interact with are accountable for their actions and decisions that impact these projects.

Leadership:
Sr. Project Managers are expected to be a true leader for their project staff. Establish the vision for the project team as it relates to achieving the goals and objectives of the Project Sponsor and the company. Be proactive in anticipating and securing the resources needed to achieve the established goals and objectives.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop project plans to minimize cost and implementation risks
• Provide communication, documentation and everyday management of projects, while    ensuring that all risks, timelines, budget and scope are managed
• Initiate, plan, execute, monitor/control and close projects
• Perform quality assurance and risk management
• Project budget and scheduling estimation and management
• Manage project team members
• Engage with stakeholders and manage internal, external and third party relationships
• Conduct status review meetings with team members and clients
• Provide reports and documentation on project stage and progress
• Perform other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS

• Requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, and/or related field
• Requires a minimum of 7 years related work experience, with at least 5 years of experience in a project management role
• Must be proficient with Microsoft Project
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Demonstrated stakeholder management skills
• Experience managing resources in a matrix organization
• Experience in vendor sourcing and management preferred
• Experience with Agile Methodologies
• Scrum Certification desired
• PMP Certification desired