Sr . IT Project Manager

Job Description

• The Senior IT Project Manager is responsible for leading teams to deliver project(s) that span across one or more business units.
• Manage resources, schedules, financials and adhere to stage gate quality and SDLC control guidelines throughout the full systems development life cycle.
• This also includes management of issues, risks and project change requests to ensure successful and on-time project delivery.
• Contribute to process improvement initiatives as it relates to improving project delivery.
• The Senior Project Manager has the authority to run the project on a day-to-day basis.
• Verify that the project produces the required deliverables of quality, within the specified constraints of time and cost and to achieve the potential benefits defined in the business case.
• This role will focus on leading projects in the Business Application portfolio within Nuance s IT PMO. This includes, but not limited to ERP (Oracle), CRM (Salesforce), HRM, and other systems utilized by Nuance employees.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop and manage all aspects of project engagement from planning, external vendor relationships, communications, resources, budget, change, risks and issues
• Set and continually manage project expectations while delegating and managing deliverable with team members and stakeholders
• Delegate tasks and responsibilities to appropriate personnel
• Monitor, track and control outcomes to resolve issues, conflicts, dependencies and critical path deliverables
• Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation and presentations to various audiences, including project team, sponsors, CIO and key stakeholders
• Determine the frequency and content of status reports from the project team, analyze results and troubleshoot problem areas
• Define success criteria and disseminate them to involved parties throughout project life cycle
• Identify and develop trusted adviser relationship with project stakeholders, sponsors and university stakeholders
• Coach, mentor, motivate and supervise project team
• Deliver appropriate and effective executive level communication
• Ensure that projects are proceeding according to scope, schedule, budget and quality standards
• Manage project issues and risks to mitigate impact to baseline
• Continue professional development in order to keep abreast of emerging technologies, methods and best practices
• Extensive understanding of project management principles, methods and techniques
• Other duties as assigned
• Proven success in providing on site leadership for project team by building and motivating team members to meet project goals, adhering to their responsibilities and project milestones
• Performance reviews and staff development
• Monitor the performance of staff
• Establish practices, templates, policies, tools and partnerships to expand and mature these capabilities for the organization

Qualifications:

Education: Bachelors Degree in appropriate field of study or equivalent work experience

Minimum years of experience: 8+ years of experience working with business stakeholders within a cross-functional matrix environment

Required Skills:

• 8+ years of project management experience, including tracking and planning projects
• Experience with Business Systems projects. Infrastructure experience a plus
• Experience with full product lifecycle with understanding of development lifecycle and various technology methodologies that support that lifecycle
• Strong experience leading large/complex and visible projects with experience presenting to stakeholders and / or Senior Leadership
• Proven ability to demonstrate a drive for results and accountability of business needs
• Proven ability to work in an ambiguous environment and collaborate across multiple areas in order to achieve a common business objective
• Interpersonal skills to influence and spur change, facilitate and enhance performance within a cross - functional environment
• Demonstrate decisiveness in resolving business problems, making decisions and identifying priorities
• Operates independently with minimal guidance
• Proficiency with project management tools
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects in parallel

Desired Skills:

• Project Management Professional Certification (PMP) preferred

Keyskills :
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