Project Manager

Senior Project Manager
Bethesda MD

Fulltime

CANDIDATE PROFILE

Required Qualifications Capabilities And Skills

• Undergraduate degree equivalent experience or certification
• 7 years information technology experience including:

• 4 years of Agile Project Management experience using Scrum Kanban and SAFe methodologies
• 4 years creating and delivering project communications including presentations and infographics.
• 4 years in managing large cross-functional program communications

• Strong visual design and storytelling portfolio (PowerPoint infographics etc.)
• Demonstrated knowledge of Organization Change Management (OCM) practices and processes
• Strong knowledge of ITAM governance and processes
• Exceptional communication skills both written and verbal with the ability to effectively engage a wide range of audiences including executives business stakeholders and other IT teams across multiple channels.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver results under difficult conditions particularly when faced with complexity and ambiguity.
• Proven ability to lead and work with diverse cross-functional teams both technical and non-technical teams.
• Experience establishing and managing initiatives epics and underlying stories tasks Jira
• Demonstrated experience facilitating meetings and workshops at multiple levels of an organization.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and take initiative proactively identifying needs and driving projects forward with minimal supervision.

Preferred

• Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum Master (CSM) Certified Scrum Professional (CSP) or PMIs Agile Certified Professional (ACP)
• SAFe certified SAFe Agilist SAFe Scrum Master SAFe Release Train Engineer or SAFe Product Manager/Product Owner
• Asset Management certification IAM or equivalent
• Experience in working under regulatory and compliance programs
• Experience in a leadership role in managing multiple workstreams within large programs
• Strong visual design and storytelling portfolio (PowerPoint infographics etc.)
• Expertise in creating high-impact presentations tailored for executive leadership including the ability to design and deliver compelling PowerPoint decks and one-pagers.
• Ability to define organizational change management strategies
• Demonstrated experience facilitating meetings at multiple levels of an organization and an understanding of facilitation techniques
• Ability to understand and represent both the business and technology
• Thrives in a highly collaborative matrixed complex fast paced environment

CORE WORK ACTIVITIES

Stakeholder Management

• Supports team members stakeholders and leaders with diverse styles abilities motivations and/or cultural perspectives; utilizes differences to drive innovation engagement and enhance results.
• Communicate and champion customer experience considerations to business and global technology partners.
• Builds relationships with teams to understand their practices motivators and detractors.

Strategic Communication

• Meet with stakeholders to understand the key message objectives target audience and delivery requirements for presentations or one-pagers.
• Elicit relevant data information and insights about initiatives and changes to include in communications ensuring the content is accurate and reflects our strategic priorities.
• Translate business objectives and technical initiatives into clear compelling