Sr Project Manager

Title: Senior Project Manager (Enterprise Systems) - P4

Location: Remote US

Reports To: Project Director

 

The Role:  

The Senior Project Manager is responsible for managing Enterprise Systems project progress, managing risk and escalation of issues that cannot be resolved by the team, and, in general, ensuring the project is delivered on budget, on schedule, and within scope.

 

The Impact You Will Have in This Role: 

This role involves collaborating closely with technical teams to provide oversight on project deliverables. It includes the development and management of comprehensive project plans and effective communication strategies. The successful candidate will be responsible for logically organizing tasks, ensuring that they are executed efficiently and within the designated timeline. This includes continuous monitoring and adjusting of schedules to meet project milestones, facilitating smooth workflow, and maintaining clear, consistent communication among all team members and stakeholders. Additionally, this role requires proactive problem-solving to address any issues that may arise, ensuring that the project remains on track and objectives are met

 

What You'll Be Doing in This Role: 

• Develop/manage full-scale project plans and communication documents using appropriate tools provided
• Working on security projects portfolio: Deliver enhancements, migrations, and implementation projects with a focus on IT security.
• Logically organize the work, so it is executed effectively and managed to the schedule
• Initiate resource requests and update as required. Make optimal use of resources
• Track, manage, update and control issues. Understand how to assess, document and manage internal and external project risks; develop contingencies and mitigation plans
• Maintain focus on budget, and communicate or escalate if estimated costs are at risk. Understand and manage potential budget impact per contractual obligations and SLAs. Understand how to use project management tools and techniques related to cost planning and estimating. Understand and explain the root causes for variance
• Clearly understand the scope, identify changes early, and execute change approval procedures
• Set achievable project objectives; maintain a positive outlook; take responsibility; make decisions; and provide constructive feedback. Can strategize, inspire and motivate team members to achieve a common goal
• Work on multiple projects simultaneously with teams located in different time zones
• Ensure project documents are completed, labelled and stored
• Coach, mentor, motivate and supervise project team members and contractors and influence positive action and accountability. Within a team structure, understand and know how to share information and best practices, delegate responsibility and promote support and interaction. Maintain a high level of trust with team members
• Project status reports are prepared and reviewed as required with appropriate details and distributed weekly
• Consistently communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders
• Operational management in ensuring quality planning, delivery & execution of the project
• Manages key relationships with internal & external executives, business, procurement and vendor teams

  

Qualifications of this Role: 

• Degree in Computer Science or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• 5+ years of experience as a Senior Project Manager overseeing the implementation of cyber security projects in a complex environment.
• Strong working knowledge of new security tools implementation, network security and Audits
• Experience managing projects which involve 3rd party managed services.
• Having a CISSP, CISM and/or GSEC certificate is a desirable asset.
• Experienced with hybrid (Waterfall and Agile) project, management principles along with a demonstrated ability to lead distributed teams consisting of technologists and business representatives toward increased agility over time
• Experience as a member of a high performing team working in a fast-paced enterprise software development environment while demonstrating a strong ability to balance multiple priorities and respond to urgent issues and changes in product priorities.
• Ability to understand the line of business, product/project domain and its relationship to the overall client portfolio. Strong understanding of development process (full SDLC), including an understanding of applicable IT Infrastructure and regulatory directives
• Superior analyt