Senior Project Manager, Enterprise Technology Programs

Requisition 37066: Senior Project Manager, Enterprise Technology Programs 

 

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Job Description

Norfolk Southern Corporation is currently seeking a strategic project manager of Enterprise Technology programs. The role requires an innovative communicator with strong interpersonal skills in order to establish relationships with business partners at all levels of Norfolk Southern. Responsible for stewarding critical enterprise investments and driving the delivery of strategic and transformational change by providing leadership and direction on assigned programs.

Responsibilities

 

• Provide overall program leadership, guidance, and manage all aspects of a given program, including planning, requirements definition, business case and implementation.
• Communicate program goals and scope to all program team members and ensure clear expectations of each project and/or workstream.
• Ensure coordination across multiple projects and/or workstreams and ensure the scope of the projects within the program align with program goals and business priorities.
• Manage all program resources including internal program/project team members and multiple 3rd party vendors ensuring on time and on budget delivery.
• Lead team of 10-20+ internal resources and work with Resource Managers to appropriately staff program team as needed. 
• Set performance expectations and help project managers and subordinates manage expectations of delivery and requirements.
• Manage program budget including estimating all program costs (labor/non-labor/vendor) and accurately forecast and report program cost variances.
• Review and manage program change requests obtaining applicable approvals.
• Prepare and manage a consolidated program management plan using MS Project or similar PM tool.  
• Ensure all required project information is maintained within PPM tool on a timely basis and adherence to PMO standards and reporting, as defined by PMO and senior management. 
• Track and manage program-level risks, issues and interdependencies driving towards resolution and escalating as needed.
• Set and manage stakeholder expectations, collaborating with various levels of stakeholders across multiple departments with differing needs.
• Provide relevant domain and technical expertise for effective program execution.
• Create and manage Program deliverables including Business Case, Program Charter, Program Plan, Communication Plan, Risk and Issue Logs and Status Reports
• Manage all Program communications including recurring status updates to Executive Management team.
• Provide steady leadership in the face of uncertainty, change, and aggressive deadlines common to a large-scale program.

 
Skills Required

• 10-15+ years experience as a Senior Project Manager or Program Manager in corporate technology enterprise environment. 
• 10-15+ years’ experience of large-scale complex software development projects or programs. 
• Extensive experience preparing and presenting effective presentations to executive level leadership. 

 
Skills Preferred 

• PMP, PgMP, Agile, Agile Coaching, SAFe Certifications
• Experience with OnePlan, Jira, or Jira Align 
• Experience with public cloud implementations or migration projects. 
• Experience leading project or programs in Fortune 500 environment. 

 

Education 
Bachelor's degree preferred in computer science, business administration, engineering or a related discipline with an information technology.

 

Work Conditions
Environment: Office Remote, but the ideal candidate must be based within 60 miles Atlanta.
Shift Work: No
On-Call: Yes
Weekend Work: Yes
 

Company Overview

Since 1827, Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) and its predecessor companies have safely moved the goods and materials that drive the U.S. economy. Today, it operates a customer-centric and operations-driven freight transportation network. Committed to furthering sustainability, Norfolk Southern helps its customers avoid 15 million tons of yearly carbon emissions by shipping via rail. Its dedicated team members deliver more than 7 million carloads annually, from agriculture to consumer goods, and is the largest rail shipper of auto products and metals in North America. Norfolk Southern also has the most extensive intermodal network in the eastern U.S., serving a majority of the country’s population and manufacturing base, with connections to every major container port on the Atlantic coast as well as the Gulf of Mexico and Great Lakes. Learn more by visiting www.NorfolkSouthern.com.

 

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