This position is fully remote. Project meetings kick-off at 8:00 AM (EST) Monday - Friday. Candidates should be based in Eastern time zone.
Overview
Our client is seeking a Senior IT Project Manager who will lead, plan, execute, monitor, control and close projects for the Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO). This role oversees and directs complex $5M+ enterprise-wide corporate initiatives involving 15-50+ stakeholder groups across several organizational work streams utilizing Agile methodology to deliver results.
Responsibilities
Actively plans and manages large scale Waterfall or Agile projects holistically around scheduled program increments and milestones, scope, cost, resource health and risks while collaborating with stakeholders in key meetings resulting in successful project delivery.
Plans and owns project finances which includes timing implications and key payment dates while proactively reporting status, scorecard creation and fulfilling project analysis requests by using critical and creative thinking.
Leads and contributes to vendor selection and procurement activities under program manager guidance while identifying, producing and fulfilling resource and go-live operational plans to ensure project success.
Prepares key documents, presents business cases, and produces other reports as needed while collaborating with stakeholders to bring projects through project funding conversations and initiation ceremonies.
Required Skills & Experience
Proven experience working in highly intense, highly visible project management positions.
Bachelor's Degree and 8+ years of project management experience in enterprise environments running complex workstreams/projects.
Highly skilled in core project management to include providing budget oversight.
Experienced leveraging a project management tool to build out project plans.
Knowledgeable of Waterfall and/or Agile project management methodologies.
Experience utilizing Microsoft Suite.
Strong written and verbal communication skills with the confidence to interface with the C-Suite.
Ability to successfully lead in a matrixed environment.
Ability to be self-sufficient with the ability to identify and handle tasks and stakeholders proactively.
Preferred Skills & Experience
Certified Project Management Professional (PMP).
SAFe Scrum Master Certification.
Healthcare and/or health insurance industry experience