Project Manager Assistant

Basic Qualifications for consideration

1. Ensure predictable, consistent, and successful project delivery

2. Provide a complete view of the overall project to all stakeholders

3. Exhibit proactive behavior by engaging in project planning activities, including but not limited to: Defining the overall scope of the project; Creating and maintaining a consolidated timeline highlighting the major milestones and associated dates for project activities; Identifying and communicating project dependencies and impacts; Putting mechanisms in place to set expectations and ensure on-going control of the project (E.g., Kick off meeting, overall Project Management Approach, Risk Management, Issues Management, Change Control, etc.);

4. Define project governance outlining roles and responsibilities and decision rights

5. Ensure success criteria defined upfront to promote alignment.

6. Keep all stakeholders (internal & external) engaged in the project.

8. Proactively communicate the project's progress on an on-going basis, ensuring transparency throughout project lifecycle.

9. Maintain project artifacts throughout the life of the project. Support all related project tracking methods and systems to ensure accurate project information is available and is reported on time.

10. Lead project team in brainstorming, root cause analysis, or similar problem solving techniques to assist in resolving issues, architecting solutions, or defining process improvements.

11. Performs other duties as required

Type of work experience required:

• 5+ years of professional experience as a Project Manager or equivalent position responsible for defining and managing project scope, timelines, profitability, and effective delivery of solutions

• At least 1 year experience working with a PPM tool such as HP PPM, Clarity, or Planview

• Proficient with Project Management tools such as MS Project

• Knowledge of and demonstrated experience in project management processes and methodologies, as well as, project lifecycle

• Experience in driving medium - large size projects within an organization

Preferred skills/experiences/education:

• Master s Degree in Business, Engineering, Technology or related field

• ITIL, Lean, or Six Sigma

• Experience managing IT projects including data center migrations, conversion and application migration projects.

• Financial industry experience and/or manufacturing

• Experience managing application development and infrastructure projects

Additional Skills/Knowledge:

• Strong communicator able to identify and clearly communicate the impact of project risks to budget, timeline and scope to relatively non-technical co-workers and key business stakeholders with excellent presentation skills

• Ability to direct internal and external resources and build strong relationships

• Solution oriented mindset creative use of technology and alternative approaches. No is not in your vocabulary

• Strong attention to detail and commitment to high quality deliverables

• Able to work with teams to balance solution vs. budget, schedule, and tools

• Appreciation of high quality visual design, marketing strategy, business strategy, and user experience disciplines

• Cool under pressure, able to manage many details and priorities

• Ability to work independently and as a team member

• Enthusiasm to learn new technologies, and ability to do so quickly, on the job

• Professional demeanor and comfortable working with C-level executives