IT Project Manager 2

The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints

Job Location:

Riverton, NJ - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

The IT Project Manager 2 is an experienced professional position that collaborates with a project team of solution managers engineers project managers analysts quality assurance engineers and designers to:

1. Deliver high quality solutions for customers andpartners associated with the Finance-Human Resources portfolio.

a. Projects assigned will be of medium complexity and have a medium scope and time frame.

b. Responsible for seeing projects through from initiation to delivery.

c. Responsible to plan and direct project schedules while managing budgets/resources andworking with responsible Solution

Managers technical employees and functional personnel associated with these projects.

2. Support the Elevate project involving the replacement of the Church Financial Information System (CFIS) created in PeopleSoft Finance to the new Elevate Oracle Finance solution.

a. Assigned to support one or more Solution Managers who have responsibility for different technical aspects of the Elevate project.

b. Act as a liaison between the PMO and assigned Solution Managers.

c. Responsible for managing Releases through from initiation to delivery while coordinating responsible Solution Managers technical employees and functional personnel associated with the effort.

This role will:

Interact with customers stakeholders partners leadership and strategic vendors to ensure an excellent experience while delivering technical solutions:
Represent the PMO to portfolio client and vendor personnel ensuring that PMO processes and policies are followed andthat recommendations for improvement are reported back to PMO leadership.
Represent the client to the PMO portfolio and vendor ensuring business needs are being met so the final deliveredproduct represents the best solution for the client organization (Finance/HR).
Represent the portfolio to Church business and vendor personnel to ensure best planning/development standards are being followed while being delivered within reasonable (and agreed upon) timeframes.

This individual works with divine guidance to provide or support technology that furthers the mission of the Church and reflects the eternal impact of the gospel.

We value early mid and late-career candidates and encourage all applicants with the posted skills and abilities to apply.

Responsibilities

Assists with/leads the day-to-day technical project work of the team leveraging agile methodologies.
Forecasts mitigates and manages risks actions issues and decisions.
Develops and executes project plans that ensures all deliverables are developed and released on time and within budget while maintaining the highest quality possible.
Generates weekly reports complete with metrics showing the status of each assigned project/area of responsibility.
Aligns follows and helps generate standard PMO processes to improve quality and consistency of portfolio products delivered.
Works with the Solution Manager/Product Manager/PMO to ensure risks are identified logged and appropriately addressed.
Ensures IT risks (including security compliance business continuity etc.) are identified and appropriately addressed
Addresses complex problems and effectively escalates them as necessary

Qualifications

Bachelors degree in related field or equivalent professional experience
Six years in Technical Project Management or Technology Management experience
Strong broad technology backgroundwith understanding ofIT industry best practices for Project Management
Demonstrated expertise in building and maintaining productive working relationships
Proven success in leading multiple teams in a complex matrix organization
Exceptional written and verbal communications skills
Ability to demonstrate project planning
This job operates in a professional office environment
To successfully perform the essential functions of the job there may be physical requirements which need to be met such as sitting for long periods of time and using computer monitors/equipment
Must obtain PMP Certification or other recognized project management certification within the time frame specified by manager
Preferred:
Experience in a global IT organization
Scrum certifications

Required Experience:

DescriptionThe IT Project Manager 2 is an experienced professional position that collaborates with a project team of solution managers engineers project managers analysts quality assurance engineers and designers to:1. Deliver high quality solutions for customers andpartners associated with the Fina...