Sr. Project Manager

Senior IT Project Manager, HR Technology

• Hiring near our Irving, Texas Center of Excellence - hybrid work environment.

Commutable distance from Irving, Texas

About Gartner IT :

Join a world-class team of skilled associates who build creative digital solutions to support our colleagues and clients.  We make a broad organizational impact by delivering cutting-edge technology solutions that power Gartner.  Gartner IT values its culture of nonstop innovation, an outcome-driven approach to success, and the notion that great ideas can come from anyone on the team.  
 

About this role:

Our HR Technology team is seeking a Senior Technical Project Manager who can consistently lead technology projects and programs that enable Gartner’s talent strategy. As trusted technology partners to the HR organization, we propel Gartner’s success through innovation, operational excellence and exceptional user experiences in Workday and other third-party HR products, back-office integrations, and NextGen data engineering solutions.

You will be responsible to drive successful technology implementations, manage project schedule & budget, effectively communicate project outcomes, and consistently promote an Agile mindset. You will work closely with technology teams to build and deliver technology solutions, grow strategic business partnerships, and help cultivate a thriving IT organizational culture. Expertise in the HR Technology domain and with advanced technical concepts is critical to the role.

What you'll do:

• Manage activities associated with complex IT projects of varying types and sizes, applying project management principles and techniques to ensure timely and quality delivery of projects.
• Collaborate and engage with cross functional IT groups to identify resource, task, and project interdependencies. Communicate across related areas of Gartner IT and business stakeholders to ensure alignment and leverage shared capabilities.
• Analyze and rationalize requirements to determine agreed, achievable project objectives that align to organizational goals and strategies. Drive estimates for all components of the projects.
• Review and integrate multiple work streams of projects into a structured, cohesive project plan.
• Manage day to day activities for agile teams including sprint management, sprint metrics and backlog management.
• Effectively communicate and maintain relationships with project team participants and project’s business stakeholders.
• Identify issues/problems that have impact beyond project; resolve issues partnering with teams across projects.
• Demonstrate leadership skills. Especially communication (written & verbal), collaboration, people management & influencing skills.

  Must Have:

• Working knowledge and understanding of Agile Software Development Methodology and incremental delivery.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical information in a condensed manner to various product owners verbally and in writing.
• Strong people and project management skills.
• Coaching skills and ability to motivate teams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Preferred experience with HR business processes, Workday & other HR applications

Who you are

• 4-year degree (Computer Science, Information Systems, or relational functional field) and/or equivalent combination of education or work experience.
• 5+ years of experience working in technical project & program delivery.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Able to work independently or within a team proactively in a fast-paced agile-scrum environment.
• Owns success – Takes responsibility for the successful delivery of the solutions.

Who are we? 

At Gartner, Inc. (NYSE:IT), we guide the leaders who shape the world.

Our mission relies on expert analysis and bold ideas to deliver actionable, objective insight, helping enterprise leaders and their teams succeed with their mission-critical priorities.

Since our founding in 1979, we’ve grown to more than 20,000 associates globally who support ~15,000 client enterprises in ~90 countries and territories. We do important, interesting and substantive work that matters. That’s why we hire associates with the intellectual curiosity, energy and drive to want to make a difference. The bar is unapologetically high. So is the impact you can have here.

What makes Gartner a great place to work? 

Our sustained success creates limitless opportunities for you to grow professionally and flourish personally. We have a vast, virtually untapped market potential ahead of us, providing you with an exciting