IT Project Manager

Req

Region:
Americas

Country: USA

State/Province:
Texas

City:
Richardson

Functional Area:

Information Technology (ITM)

Career Stream: IT Project Management (PRM)

Role:
Manager 2 (MG2)

Job Title:

IT Project Manage

Job Code: MG2-ITM-PROJ

Job Level: Level 10

Direct/Indirect Indicator:
Indirect

The IT Project Manager is accountable for the overall execution of project processes and deliverables in-line with the project plan, including planning, budget, communication, stakeholder management, risk and issue management, and scope management.

The Project Manager works closely with IT project teams, development/delivery teams, and business stakeholders to ensure that projects are delivered in a manner that achieves the business objectives, while following a defined project management methodology, thus ensuring that the solution implemented is both supportable and sustainable.

Performs tasks such as, but not limited to, the following:

• Concurrently manage several IT projects and ensure customer satisfaction and solution acceptance by consistently applying project management discipline
• Work closely with IT business partners to ensure delivery of projects meet the approved scope/cost/schedule/quality for the project
• Develop project plans; determine resource requirements and project deliverables; monitor project phases; and prioritize issues and assignments for the project team
• Performs risk identification and mitigation activities, escalating unresolved issues to the Project team and business partners and where applicable, to the Executive and/or Steering Committee to secure their timely decisions/support
• Provides effective and timely communication including status reporting, continual risk/issue assessment/management and escalation, and resolution of issues as they arise
• Facilitates project governance and project gating for projects
• Develop strong and effective working relationships with key areas within the company to ensure initiatives are successfully communicated and managed
• Conduct communications with a high level of interpersonal and negotiation skills
• Creates a positive work environment and ensures optimal individual and team performance by clearly identifying and getting agreement on project objectives, providing recognition and feedback, and motivating project team members
• Supports the consolidation of project information for project summary review and analysis. Provides project planning support for project gating. Gathers information and provides project management metrics on IT projects

• Demonstrated success and a proven track record in managing multiple projects or delivering medium-scale projects ($200K to $1M, 3 to 9 months duration with medium risk and medium complexity)
• Experienced in managing projects with 10 to 25 team members
• Experienced in managing project deliverables of at least 2 third party vendors
• Excellent analytical, verbal and written communication skills
• Detail oriented
• Expertise in conflict/problem resolution
• Excellent project analysis, planning skills, project management skills
• Change management skills
• Strong customer focused orientation
• Demonstrated ability to influence all levels of management and people across divisions to accomplish project objectives

• Duties of this position are performed in a normal office environment.
• Duties may require extended periods of sitting and sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers and other detailed data. Repetitive manual movements (e.g., data entry, using a computer mouse, using a calculator, etc.) are frequently required.
• Occasional overnight travel is required.

• 7 to 10 years of relevant project management experience

• Pos…