Immediate opening in Tyler, TX for an expanding company to add two IT Project Managers to their team (one Sr Project Manager and one Project Manager). Actively looking for Project Managers who have:
5-10+ years of experience leading various IT project initiatives - ideally around ERP / software / POS system upgrades, Workday / HR system implementations, data platform updates, as well as various data warehouse/IT System projects.
Previous experience working within retail industry customer environments.
Leading projects with deliverables / implementations across multiple locations across the U.S.
Local to the Tyler, TX area.
***Not interested in partnering with C2C partners for this opening.***
Basic Requirements:
Bachelor's Degree in related field and five or more years of information technology or business work experience required.
5-10+ years of experience leading complex projects - leading project management concepts, company policies and procedures, and personal leadership to drive business outcomes.
Utilization of project management scheduling tools such as MS Project, Smartsheet, Jira, etc.
Agile and Waterfall SDLC preferred.
Ability to communicate effectively in written and verbal form with team members, stakeholders, and senior management.
Manage time effectively, meet deadlines, and prioritize tasks.
Identify and resolve problems that arise during project execution.
Ability to learn new technology systems, methods and processes.
Occasionally travel to off-site and out-of-town locations with possible overnight stays.
Ability to work flexible schedules including nights, weekends and holidays.
Responsibilities:
Responsible for overseeing and managing the execution of multiple complex IT projects. Leads and coordinates project teams, ensuring alignment with business objectives, stakeholder expectations, and project deliverables. Manages full project lifecycle from initiation through planning, execution, monitoring, and closure, in compliance with established project management methodologies.
Partners with multiple internal and external technology and business partners to align technology scope and business outcome. Ensures a change control process is followed for scope changes.
Develops and manages project budgets, capital, expense, SaaS expense $1-5+M. Manages project financials according to Company processes.
Leads project teams of matrixed internal and external resources of 20+.
Creates and maintains an integrated project schedule; seeks to understand and mitigate schedule risks.
Manages multiple projects within a portfolio by prioritizing, determining resource allocation, and ensuring alignment with organizational goals. Helps establish and enforce project management standards and processes within the project portfolio.
Manages projects with a moderate to high level of technical complexity that involve more advanced technologies or integrations.
Leads project team meetings, prepares and communicates steering, governance, and stakeholder materials, and facilitates team member communications and alignment.
Collects project data to confirm project status both internally and externally. Communicates project status with the appropriate sense of urgency.
Partners with external vendors while ensuring that projects do not encounter interference from concurrent initiatives.