1 year contract + extensions/conversion

Onsite (Hybrid in Dunwoody GA) Tues-Thurs

Sr. Project Manager

Required Skills & Experience

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily:

• Plan, schedule and track project timelines, resources, milestones and deliverables using program/project management tools and best practices.

• Define project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.

• Develop and manage full-scale project plans and associated communications documents for all assigned projects.

• Set, communicate and continually manage project expectations with team members and other stakeholders in a timely, clear and concise manner.

• Conduct project closing and create lessons learned documentation identifying successful and unsuccessful project elements.

• Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path issues/risks.

• Proactively manage changes in project scope, schedule, resources and budget.

• Identify any issues/risks to program/project success and develop mitigation plans to manage them throughout the project life cycle.

• Coordinate the efforts of all project team members and contractors, influencing them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work.

• Coordinate with IT Product Management to ensure that all program/project deliverables align with and support the strategic business goals of the applicable products.

• Build, develop, and grow business relationships vital to the success of the program and any related projects.

• Other duties as assigned by management.

• Strong familiarity with project management software, such as Clarizen, Microsoft Project, etc.

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

• Flexible in conforming to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities.

• Reacts to project adjustments and alterations promptly and efficiently.

• Ability to read communication styles of team members and contractors who come from a broad spectrum of disciplines.

• Persuasive, encouraging, and motivating.

• Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources, including upper management, clients, and other departments.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Management Information Systems, Computer Science or equivalent technical Degree

• Experience working in complex, distributed business preferred

• Project Management Professional (PMP) preferred

• CSM – Certified Scrum Master preferred

• Six Sigma, Lean or other TQM certification a plus

Job Description

The Senior Project Manager is a self-directed team leader that manages the more complex and technical projects within the PMO. They will lead planning and/or implementation of assigned enterprise IT projects through the full life cycle from project definition and approval through closing and all project deliverables in parallel. The Senior Project Manager will facilitate the definition of project missions, goals, tasks, and resource requirements; resolve or assist in the resolution of conflicts within and between projects or functional areas; develop methods to monitor project or area progress; and provide corrective supervision if necessary. She/he will advocate on behalf of customers and represent customer needs as appropriate to all levels of the project teams, while concurrently maintaining cost, schedule and requirement baselines and adhering to strict change control processes. The candidate will work cross-functionally to solve problems and implement changes. The ideal candidate will present oral and written reports defining plans, problems, and resolutions to appropriate levels of project team members, and stakeholders.

The Senior Project Manager will be a detailed oriented, pragmatic, analytical, professional with excellent communication skills. The ideal candidate is a self-starter who can drive, influence and collaborate with a multitude of stakeholders, sponsors and technical teams to meet project goals. He/she is a well-rounded, Senior Project Manager with proven experience in managing multi-year, multi-phase enterprise software development projects