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IT Project Management Senior AdvisorOpen to 100% remote (may be limited travel if remote, at most 4 times a year). Full-time, 40 hours per week, core hours are 8am - 5pm CST, Monday-Friday.Provides counsel and advice to top management on significant IT Project Management matters, often requiring coordination between organizations. Responsible for managing, directing and planning multiple complex projects, or occasionally one highly-complex project, consisting of one or more project teams. Responsible for coordinating, scheduling and assigning project tasks, team building, maintaining working relationships with client functional areas outside of IT. Applies project development methodologies and reporting techniques to indicate project status. May manage and direct one or more project teams of project managers, specialists, analysts and programmers to meet complex project objectives. Reviews, evaluates and formulates project plans, schedules and budgets. Allocates staff and budget resources to meet changing corporate needs. Identifies and negotiates schedules, milestones and resources required to meet project objectives. Organizes and guides project operations through the use of methodologies accepted by the industry. Evaluates progress and reports progress in terms of quality and performance metrics common to IT projects. Modifies schedules as required. Works with client departments to coordinate systems testing, installation, training and support. Keeps informed of technical and managerial advances in IT. Focuses on providing thought leadership and technical expertise across multiple disciplines. Recognized internally as the go-to person for the most complex IT Project Management assignments.Responsibilities:
- Demonstrated leadership skills in creating team oriented culture
- Problem solving; identifies effective and efficient solutions for complex problems and looks beyond the obvious and uses critical thinking to drive superior results. Ability to identify problems analytically, develop solutions and implements an effecitive course of action
- Assertive and hands on professional, who thrives in a fast paced, change-rich environment
- Must have proven work experience as an "influencer". Ability to coach, counsel, and motivate others.
- Interpersonal skills: help negotiate priorities and resolve conflicts among project stakeholders, product owners, and technology.
- Ability to plan, manage work, and organize effictively while managin risk and issues.
- Ability to think critically and constructively about complex business and technology problems, clearly communicate analysis and present solutions.
- Executive presentation skills a must. Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Bright, energetic, assertive, and hands-on professional.
- Scrum Master Certification or other relevant Agile certification REQUIRED Formal Education and/or Training:
- Bachelor s degree is REQUIRED
- ideally in computer science, project management or related field Years of Experience: 8-12 years relevant experience, or Master s degree and 6-10 years of relevant experience Licensures/Certifications: Project Management Professional (PMI-PMP), or Agile Certified practitioner (PMI-ACP) certification preferred.