Senior Project Manager, AGI

 Requisition #: 17086 

 

Our Mission: Powering Innovation That Drives Human Advancement  

 

When visionary companies need to know how their world-changing ideas will perform, they close the gap between design and reality with Ansys simulation. For more than 50 years, Ansys software has enabled innovators across industries to push boundaries by using the predictive power of simulation. From sustainable transportation to advanced semiconductors, from satellite systems to life-saving medical devices, the next great leaps in human advancement will be powered by Ansys. 

 

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SUMMARY 

The Senior Project Manager, AGI manages large-scale, high impact projects to support the rapid growth of the Ansys Government Initiatives (AGI) business. The Senior Project Manager directs the daily activities of team members on multiple projects to ensure successful project delivery. The ideal candidate should have a strong program management background and demonstrated success managing large, complex programs. This role, reporting to the VP, Strategic Operations, AGI, is an excellent opportunity to impact business unit growth.

This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Direct large-scale, complex projects that involve multiple internal & external stakeholders

• Develop the project charter, integrated project plan, resource plan, contingency plan, and related project management artifacts

• Partner with business sponsors to define success metrics and criteria

• Define and track project milestones

• Directly facilitate program steering committee meetings and conduct periodic briefings/status updates to various levels of the organization for assigned areas

• Ensure all projects adhere to project methodology compliance standards set by the company

• Lead cross-functional meetings & foster teamwork; identify gaps/misalignments and drive escalation/resolution of issues

• Manage program-level risks and interdependencies

• Assess and resolve all high priority project risks as they are encountered

• Provide steady leadership in the face of uncertainty, change, and aggressive deadlines common to a rapidly growing company with an evolving business model

 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree with minimum of 3 years of project management experience

• Experience in B2B technology, preferably with background in the government space

• Strong planning, organizational, and leadership skills, including the ability to mobilize and motivate teams, set direction and approach, resolve conflict, deliver tough messages with grace, and execute with limited information and ambiguity

• Excellent problem-solving and critical-thinking skills, including the ability to remove barriers and enable teams to complete their objectives

• Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate at all levels with clarity and precision

• Strong influencing and negotiation skills, including the ability to navigate in a highly matrixed organization effectively

• Ability to quickly build rapport and strong relationships with team members & key stakeholders

• Self-motivated with a clear sense of urgency

 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• PMP/PMI Certification preferred

 

 

At Ansys, we know that changing the world takes vision, skill, and each other. We fuel new ideas, build relationships, and help each other realize our greatest potential. We are ONE Ansys. We operate on three key components: our commitments to stakeholders, our values that guide how we work together, and our actions to deliver results. As ONE Ansys, we are powering innovation that drives human advancement

 

Our Commitments:

• Amaze with innovative products and solutions
• Make our customers incredibly successful
• Act with integrity
• Ensure employees thrive and shareholders prosper

Our Values:

• Adaptability: Be open, welcome what’s next<