MATRIX has partnered with a premier client in filling an urgent Direct-Hire role where you will work onsite 3 days a week in a beautiful office located in Downtown Chicago (2 days remote).
Are you a Global IT Project Manager who is frequently looked upon as a trusted advisor? Do you have experience working on complex IT projects in an Agile environment? Have you put together and evaluated RFP/RFI's? Ever worked within a global PMO - do you enjoy that type of environment?
Do you work well in an unstructured scheduled environment?
If the answers are yes, this job is yours!
- Managing projects -will be managing 1-5 projects simultaneously depending on size and scope
- 0 direct reports
- Types of projects: Microsoft Stream project, MS Exchange, Moving from On Prem to Hybrid model, Peoplesoft System of Record upgrade, Refreshing Globalnet (intranet)
- RFI / RFP Development experience - Required, at least 1-2 projects (some exposure)
- PPM Pro for time tracking and resource utilization
- Understand risk and compliance analysis for a project and how to mitigate project risk
- Experience Agile or DevOps - some exposure is highly preferable
- Pluses – PMP, Prince 2, Masters, CSM
- Previous PMO environment experience - Preferred
Required Skills
- 8 years PM experience
- 12 years IT
- Experience managing complex IT projects (not people manager)
- Must have Agile or DevOps experience (one or other - both is plus)
- Must have experience with RFI and RFP Development
- Strong plus if have previous PMO environment experience
- Must have strong MS Office / Project skills
- Need to understand risk and compliance analysis for project and how to mitigate project risk
- Looked upon as a trusted advisor (not just as a global project manager)
Personality traits – Very important
- True Customers of the client
- Speak the language of the stakeholders and proactive
- Doesn’t get overwhelmed by unstructured time
- Heads down research and analysis
- Excellent time management skills
- Won’t get deterred by first roadblock – willing and open to ask questions to seek out solutions and additional information (True problem solvers), will figure things out, resourceful
- Balance between being assertive and confidence, taking a white glove approach
- Must have excellent communication skills
- Critical thinkers
- People to see the larger picture (not get lost in the details)
- Champion of the PMO organization
Pluses:
Power BI, Power Apps, Power Automate
Jira / Rally
Azure DevOps
Title: Global IT Project Manager
The Global IT Project Manager's overall responsibility is to deliver projects that are on-time, on-budget, within scope, and fulfill the business requirements. To do this, the Global IT Project Manager will need to work closely with the Business Sponsor, the project team members, and IT Management to ensure the timely completion of the agreed upon deliverables. The Global IT Project Manager will at times manage multi-year projects with budgets in excess of $1 million, and a resource effort in excess of 2,500 hours.
Responsibilities
Essential Functions:
- Accountable for the overall management of assigned projects through the Project Delivery Framework phases: initiate, plan, execute, and close
- Develop and maintain project documentation, including the project brief, project plans, communications plans, project team status, executive status reports, project roles & responsibilities, and maintain the document repositories
- Participate in occasional calls and meetings outside of normal US business hours to accommodate international team member schedules when necessary
- Accountable for coordinating project activities with domestic and international team members, including establishing schedules, assigning tasks, monitoring, and resolving conflicts
- Accountable for the project Risk, Issue, and Change Management processes, analysis, reporting, and escalation
- Facilitate executive status meetings with business sponsors and other firm leadership as necessary during which the project progress will be reviewed, issues discussed for resolution, and any material changes to scope, budget, or schedule should be raised
- Provide regular status progress reports to the Project Management Office to assist with the overall tracking and management of the Project Portfolio
- Program Management oversight including mentoring of staff in project management best practices
- Responsible for managing multiple large and complex projects at one time
- Responsible to work closely with the business functional areas, vendors, and other IT teams in defining project priorities, scope, approach, resource requirements, schedule, deliverables, and budgets; facilitate cross project coordination and communication
- Obtain stakeholder buy-in and proactively manage expectations throughout the project
- Responsible for vendor relationships throughout the project ensuring outsourced tasks meet contract expectations, firm standards, and are delivered on time
- Assist with the development of RFIs and RFPs as required to enable third party solutions and IT services
- Assist the Global Director of the Project Management Office with Portfolio planning and process improvements
- Adhere to and promote PMO standard project management tools, procedures and best practices
- Responsible for the definition of project business requirements, analysis, and design; facilitate decision making sessions for project specific architecture, business strategy, operational processes, business processes, and organizational requirements
- Meet with project stakeholders to clearly capture business requirements, critical milestones, and dependencies – may require travel to other offices
- Coordinate the creation and follow up of project related surveys and end-user communications that clearly explain technical concepts using non-technical language
- Provide the initial risk and compliance analysis the project may pose to the firm
- Act as a liaison between IT stakeholders to strengthen understanding of business-aligned goals
- Challenge the status quo
- Perform other duties as assigned or required to meet Firm goals and objectives
Qualifications
Education/Training/Certifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field. An equivalent combination of education and/or experience may be considered in lieu of the degree when the experience has been directly related to the functions of the job
Professional Experience:
- A minimum of 8 years successfully managing large and complex IT projects from inception to completion, overseeing direct / indirect reports and vendors. 12+ years of IT experience
- Legal Industry experience preferred
- Agile OR DevOps experience required (must have one or other)
Technical Skills:
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office products
- Strong understanding of project management principles and methods; preferred current Project Management certification such as PMP, Prince 2, Master’s Certificate, CSM or other certification / degree in project management
Performance Traits:
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, able to communicate effectively and in a professional manner with all levels of the Firm and outside vendors
- Ability to work in a diverse team environment and effectively support the demanding needs of the Firm
- Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines with shifting priorities
- Must be a self-starter with a high level of initiative
- Strong client-service orientation and skills, able to anticipate needs and exercise independent judgment
- Strong attention to detail, organizational skills and the ability to handle multiple projects
- Maintains confidentiality and exercises discretion
- Exercises solid strategic thinking and problem-solving skills
Management Accountabilities:
- Demonstrated leadership and supervisory experience
- Participation in the recruitment process
- Able to determine and implement change processes to improve workflow efficiencies
- Process- and service-oriented with strong leadership and project management skills
- Able to set priorities and delegate in an efficient manner