Sr. Project Manager

The GCS Sr. Project Manager ensures that their assigned projects and programs are well managed and that the project goals are delivered via the established OneIT Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Project Management Life Cycle (PMLC).  This role may manage multiple high dollar, high risks projects across brands.  They ensure that the projects meet or exceed expectations in regards to scope, schedule, budget and quality. This position manages relationships with multiple stakeholders across brands.  They identify risks and issues and drives to resolution and/or escalation.  They collect, measures, reports and communicates project status with a variety of leaders/groups throughout IT and the business.

Essential Functions:

• Oversees all aspects of project planning, management and execution (scope, schedule and budget). Encourages collaboration and ensures that all viewpoints are represented and explored. Responsible for maintaining complete and accurate health, status, risk, and financial project data in our portfolio management tool and conducting effective meetings where the objectives are met, and the project is moving forward. Responsible for proactive management in areas such as risks, budget/forecast, dependencies, etc.            
• Responsible for proactive management in areas such as risks, budget/forecast, dependencies, etc. 
• Works with the team and leadership to document and resolve people, schedule, technical and financial conflicts. Communicates business and technology issues and solutions.                         
• Works with the business to ensure the business case and ROI are documented.                     
• Works with IT to ensure the technical solution meets the business objectives.               
• Ensures the project team creates and maintains appropriate deliverables while following the OneIT PMLC and SDLC.                                                                 
• Leads budget creation and management with business, technology and finance.                      
• Facilitates contracts and contractual changes and coordinates preparation of proposals, plans, specifications, and financial conditions of vendor contracts where appropriate. 
• Reports on project status to increase visibility and proactive monitoring.                              

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree required. An undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field is preferred. Master's degree a plus
• Minimum of 5 years of experience as a technical project or program manager, preferably with a background in security, governance, risk and/or compliance.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to communicate project status including issues and risks. 
• Good verbal and written communications in U.S. English.
• Ability to effectively manage a project (scope, schedule, budget).
• Ability to manage a team to identify and resolve project issues and risks.
• Holding teams accountable.
• Managing vendors in the execution of their statement of work and holding them accountable.
• MS Office Suite, Visio and an enterprise PPM tool such as Daptiv. 
• Application or database development, security, release management, infrastructure and/or quality engineering. Broad knowledge in a variety of technologies such as:
  • Windows, Unix, and mainframes
  • Application development languages such as .net, C, SQL, JavaScript, Java 
  • Databases such as Oracle and SQL and tools such as OBIEE, Hyperion, Hadoop, Tableau 
  • Storage technologies such as Dell Compellent, EMC VNX/Unity/Vmax
  • Networking devices such as core switches, wireless controller, satellites and/or wireless networks such Cisco Access Points.

Physical Demands: Work primarily in a climate-controlled environment with minimal safety/health hazard potential.

Travel: Work primarily in a climate-controlled environment with minimal safety/health hazard potential.

Work Conditions: Work primarily in a climate-controlled environment with minimal safety/health hazard potential.

This position is classified as “in-office.” As an in-office role, it requires employees to work from a designated Carnival office in South Florida Tuesday through Thursday each week. Employees may wor