Sr. Enterprise Project Manager

Sr. Enterprise Project Manager

Long term contract opportunity

100% remote (preference for candidates located in Raleigh, NC or St. Louis, MO) - Must live in the Eastern or Central time zones

SMART IT People has a contract opportunity for a Sr. Enterprise Project Manager with a focus on Product Development, Product Delivery and Product Lifecycle Management.   This position can be worked 100% remote.  Preference for local candidates in Raleigh, NC or St. Louis, MO.

Qualifications:

· 5+ years’ experience in Project Management (managing the project plan, raid log, planning project resources, clarifying project scope and driving high performing work from project team)

· A Project Manager who can really drive a project and take ownership

· Must have above average communication skills who can build professional relationships and be the hub of communication for the team.

· Successful record of keeping the team focused and on track

· Experience working on product development that resulted in product sold to a company's external clients/customers would be ideal

· Managed Service Provider/Cloud Provider experience would be a plus

Other desired skills:

· Experience  managing projects following the full life cycle methodology from inception to transition to production and post-implementation.

· Experience with IT infrastructure related projects, product delivery, product development life cycle and cloud environment infrastructure.  

· Experience at working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment is essential. 

· Reacts to project adjustments and alteration promptly and efficiently.

· Persuasive, encouraging, and motivating.

· Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources, including upper management, clients, and other departments.

· Ability to defuse tension among project team, should it arise.

· Ability to bring project to successful completion through political sensitivity.

· Strong interpersonal skills.

· Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment. 

· Proven experience in delivering IT process and change management.

· Ability to manage and lead without direct authority. Must be a strong leader with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

· Significant adaptability and flexibility; ability to work in a fast paced, changing environment.

· Strong team building skills for project execution and completion.

· Experience in different project methodologies including agile and waterfall. 

· Familiarity with decentralized geographic operational teams. 

· Strong understanding of business functional areas (e.g., order to cash, marketing, customer care, website order fulfillment and reconciliation). 

· Experience with large enterprise deployments impacting multiple functional departments. 

· Capability of executing an IT program with multiple project application development teams and integrated hosted application solutions. 

· Responsible for overall coordination of user acceptance testing and training. 

· Experience managing multiple, geographically dispersed vendors through all phases of the project life cycle.

Job description:

- Plan, execute, and finalize projects according to strict deadlines and within a budget. 

- Manage resources and coordinate efforts of all team members in order to deliver projects according to plan. 

· Define project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.

· Direct and manage complete life-cycle of projects including the planning, design, programming, testing, and implementation of business solutions designed to meet requirements of various departments in the company.

· Develop full-scale project plans and associated communication documents.

· Determines project needs and acquires resources required for the success of the project.

· Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion.

· Ensures delivery of project objectives within prescribed timeframe and budget.

· Identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the project team.

· Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path.

· Develop and deliver progress reports, requirement and other PMO methodology documentation. 

· Facilitate status meetings with project stakeholders.

· Develop best practices and tools for project execution and management.

· Manage resource capacity to align with on-going project initiatives and overall budgetary goals. 

· Help develop training materials as needed for the rollout of new business processes.

· Ensures project document are complete, current, and stored appropriately.

· Delegate tasks and responsibilities to appropriate personnel.

To apply, please send your resume in MS Word format to: alice@smart-itpeople.com with job title in subject line.