Senior IT Project Manager (Hybrid/Atlanta)

Welcome to Manhattan. Every day, our supply chain commerce technology connects two billion people to 20 billion consumer choices. In the warehouse, on the road and in the store, we make what was once impossible, possible. If you want to tackle complex problems and redefine markets, you’ve come to the right place.

PRINCIPLAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manages multiple small, medium and/or large sized projects in both business application and infrastructure area
• Initiate a project by first understanding the business problem and solution goals, then defining project objectives working closely with key stakeholders. Create a holistic project charter which may include multiple phases
• Lead and create project work breakdown structure working closely with project team members.  Oversee creation of requirements. At times, may need to assist in documenting requirements. Manage scope throughout the project lifecycle
• Create and manage end to end comprehensive detailed project schedule with task dependencies, milestones, and resource assignments
• Manage project budget and mitigate variance against baseline
• Plan, organize and manage testing activities. Effectively and efficiently orchestrate testing execution and defect management.  At times, may need to assist in creating test cases
• Identify and manage project risks and issues. Perform ongoing risk analysis and apply appropriate risk mitigation strategies.
• Understand the impact of the issues and resolve in a timely manner. Escalate risks and issues as necessary with potential resolution options
• Plan and manage project change control process. Lead change impact analysis and manage Change Control Board (CCB) for change decision
• Plan and manage implementation and user go-live. Create and execute a detailed comprehensive implementation plan with medium to high dependencies. Identify, orchestrate and manage training and communication required for a successful user go-live
• Regularly distribute project status to all stakeholders. At times, may include C-level leadership
• Set clear expectations with all stakeholders, and continually manage expectations. Where needed, realign if expectations are different
• Build and grow business relationships vital to the success

ADDITIONAL CHARACTERISTICS

• Highly proficient in understanding, analyzing, planning and synthesizing project details, both technical and business aspects, in a clear and meaningful manner; and articulating concisely to all levels of stakeholders. Able to dive into technical details if required
• Highly proficient in proactively discovering, ascertaining and mitigating gaps, plan variances, impacts and risks to the project and, at times, across the organization by asking thought provoking questions and influencing others
• Highly skillful in collaborating with business to develop and articulate business case. Extensive experience in leading the discussion with stakeholders to collect and synthesize information
• Highly skillful in evaluating project estimates to yield realistic and achievable goals
• Highly skillful in rationalizing project costs and identifying potential ways to minimize costs
• Highly skillful in leading and eliciting cooperation from others to take appropriate actions to resolve issues in a timely manner
• Highly proficient at performing what-if scenarios on scope, schedule and budget to determine project impact.
• Highly proficient at clearly articulating and tailoring the communication content appropriately based on audience
• Strong knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodologies and processes. Must be able to learn, understand, and apply new technologies
• Highly skillful in conforming to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Highly skillful in interpreting communication styles of others who come from a broad spectrum of disciplines; and can tailor the style accordingly
• Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills with an ability to be influential, persuasive, encouraging, and compelling.
• Strong analytical, problem solving, and communication (written and oral) skills
• 3+ years of experience with IT Project Management software (i.e. JIRA, MS Project)

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• 5+ years direct work experience in IT project management capacity, including all aspects of project planning and execution.
• Experience managing projects within MS Office, Workday, Salesforce, ServiceNow, or other end user applications is required.
• Project management experience with applications used within HR, Legal, Finance, Sales, Professional Services is highly preferred.