IT PMO Project Manager – Software Development

Overview

The EBIT PMO is looking for a highly motivated individual to join the team as an IT Project Manager – Applications and Software Development. The successful candidate must be able to work well in a team setting, effectively communicate, and be willing to drive project, program, and/or portfolio performance.

Responsibilities of the IT Project Manager – Applications and Software Development Projects include: 

• Lead projects with complex IT initiatives, including but not limited to managing full project lifecycles of projects.
• Create and maintain integrated, detailed project plans addressing application dependencies, vendor deliverables, risks, testing plans, and deployment plans.
• Lead cross-functional teams across IT (system engineers, developers, infrastructure engineers), application owners, business stakeholders, IT vendors and more.

 Additional Responsibilities include: 

• Scope Definition:Works with the IT Project Team to determine the project’s goals and deliverables, ensuring they meet stakeholder expectations.
• Team Leadership: Serves as the communication hub between project team members (internal and external to EBIT) to ensure resources are aligned.
• Project/Program/Portfolio Planning: Develops detailed project scopes, timelines, resource plans, and budgets within the IT project, program, or portfolio.
• Project Execution & Technical Oversight: Leads project / program team resources to complete deliverables, on time and within budget.  Utilizes software development and/or IT hardware (networking, server, etc.) technical knowledge and experience to manage software and hardware deployments.  Works closely with IT technical staff to ensure feasibility and smooth integration of systems and/or applications.
• Reporting: Tracks key performance metrics and regularly reports project/program/ portfolio status, risks, and milestones to various audiences.
• Collaboration with Technical/Engineering Teams: Serves as a liaison between technical stakeholders (for projects with technical customers) and IT technical staff to ensure both groups remain aligned throughout the project lifecycle.
• Risk Assessment and Mitigation: Anticipates technical challenges (task dependencies, pre-requisite steps, schedule constraints, system and partner resource availability, etc.) and develops contingency plans.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor degree or higher
• 5+ years of IT project management experience, including experience with Oracle-EBS or ERP applications or HCM software
• Prior experience managing high-risk, high-visibility projects with multiple dependencies and stakeholders
• Prior experience working within a PMO and adhering to governance and delivery standards

Preferred: 

• Prior IT roles with Software Development, Cloud Computing, Data Management, Networking, or Server Administration responsibilities
• Project experience with Finance, Supply Chain and Human Capital Management (HCM) software implementations

Skills

• Must have strong communication skills to effectively engage technical staff and non-technical stakeholders, and ensure project deliverables meet objectives
• Must be able to utilize problem solving skills to troubleshoot technical issues while managing project schedule and deliverables
• Must have the ability to manage complex IT cutovers, migrations, and business continuity planning.
• Must have strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills, including executive-level reporting.
• Must have the ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, highly regulated, and continuously changing environment.

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