Hybrid Role (10% onsite; 90% in person --- no set onsite schedule. This will be mainly remote with the requirement to come into the office for meetings.)
Contract Position
We are currently in the early stages of implementing a new HRIS platform to replace our legacy system. It is anticipated to be a 3 year project for full delivery of the solution with our contracted vendor.
HRD is recruiting a passionate, skilled, committed professional for a Senior Project Manager position to join our HRIS Modernization project team to help manage the full implementation of the solution.
JOB DUTIES:
Serves as project champion embracing and articulating project goals, objectives and outcomes for projects such as cloud technologies, infrastructure modernization, cybersecurity, digitization, enterprise wide applications and managed partnerships
Manage the project team to drive results and successes; Demonstrate strong problem solving abilities
Manages the entire project life cycle from discovery through lessons learned
Facilitates team/stakeholder interactions, meetings and communications
Works with project resources, including procurement and vendor, to assure project health
Ensure the team is working together and step in when needed
Understands, monitors and reports on project tasks, milestones and deliverables.
Document and report on project management activities
Guides project teams to define requirements or stories/sprints/backlogs
Experience drafting and submitting budget proposals and recommending subsequent budget changes where necessary
Balances priorities among multiple projects/subprojects
Plan, budget, monitor and report on the project with project management tools. Present to stakeholders reports on progress as well as problems and solutions.
Report on project success criteria results, metrics, test and deployment management activities
Work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment demonstrating teamwork, innovation and excellence
Define the Statement of Work and Specifications for the requested goods and services
Ensure escalate issues to the program manager or the executive in a timely manner
Responsible for vendor management and to ensure successful project outcome
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs):
Proactive Orientation - Strong ability to identify and resolve risks/issues/changes, Self-motivated, decisive, with the ability to adapt to change and competing demands
Takes Ownership - Commitment to actions that lead to success for self/team/organization
Drives to Results Track record of project results (with increasing levels of difficulty)
Customer Focus - Strong customer service orientation
Excellent Communicator - Strong verbal, written, presentation, and facilitation skills
Personable - Strong team/stakeholder interactions and working relationships; Effective with IT professionals
Delivery - Strong planning, organization and presentation skills
Knowledge Areas - PM methodologies (i.e., Waterfall, Lean, Kanban, Agile, hybrid)
SELECTIVE PREFERENCE(S):
The ideal candidate will have a bachelor s degree and 3+ years in a project management or similar role utilizing PM processes/protocols
1+ years of previous experience with gathering requirements from the client / business and documentation
PMP Certification
Proactive Orientation - Strong ability to identify and resolve risks/issues/changes, Self-motivated, decisive, with the ability to adapt to change and competing demands Takes Ownership - Commitment to actions that lead to success for self/team/organization Drives to Results Track record of project results (with increasing levels of difficulty) Customer Focus - Strong customer service orientation Excellent Communicator - Strong verbal, written, presentation, and facilitation skills Personable - Strong team/stakeholder interactions and working relationships; Effective with IT professionals Delivery - Strong planning, organization and presentation skills Knowledge Areas - PM methodologies (i.e., Waterfall, Lean, Kanban, Agile, hybrid) SELECTIVE PREFERENCE(S): The ideal candidate will have a bachelor s degree and 3+ years in a project management or similar role utilizing PM processes/protocols 1+ years of previous experience with gathering requirements from the client / business and documentation PMP Certification