Sr. Project Manager
Location: Frisco, TX.
Contract role.
The work you will do varies depending on the project, as well as your capabilities and experience.
• Project Managers are critical contributors to our team, and handle a combination of: Driving project scoping definition, schedule planning, budgeting tracking, working in Smartsheet, managing all aspects of meetings and deadlines scheduling and deliverables, and leading high performance project teams.
• Manage projects within scope, quality, time, and cost constraints, and build strong relationships with Global Cybersecurity partners and project teams in IT and in the BUs.
• Create and execute project work plans and revise as appropriate to meet changing needs and project demands.
• Form strong project team relationships by leading and motivating team members, identifying and resolving blocks and conflicts.
• Coordinate efforts of team members, ensure project documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately and up to date in File shares and Smartsheet.
• Manage project scope by ensuring any changes are documented and approved through established change control process.
• Proactively identify project issues and risks and create successful action plans for resolving issues and mitigating risks.
• Track and report on project milestones and provide weekly status report updates to Cybersecurity team and leadership.
• Continually seek opportunities to increase client satisfaction and strengthen relationships.
WHAT YOU HAVE DONE:
• BS degree in a related technical field.
• 5+ years of experience managing large, complex and transformative programs and projects such as software development, data center migrations or cloud computing strategies.
• PMP certification and prior experience in professional services working with enterprise clients a plus.
• In-depth experience with key practices, processes and methodologies applicable to project management.
• Strong business acumen, with experience working in a variety of industries and business areas.
• Must have demonstrated aptitude to understand a variety of technical domains and strategies regarding opportunities, challenges, risks and business impact.
• Strong facilitation skills with demonstrated experience leading project sessions, partnering with geographically dispersed teams, and identifying/resolving project and team risks and conflicts.
• Highly organized with proven ability to handle multiple, competing priorities simultaneously and make things happen in fast-paced, dynamic environments.
• Demonstrated experience in working in unstructured environments, excellent attitude and teamwork skills with the ability to motivate and work well with others.
• Agile approach in personal work style, with ability to be flexible and adept in dealing with and resolving ambiguity.
• Track record of building successful relationships, internally and externally.
• Detailed oriented with a flair for problem solving.
• Excellent verbal, presentation and written communication skills including creating usable documentation and tools.