Project Manager

POSITION SUMMARY & KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY:

• Responsibilities of this role originate in the Plan Phase and extend through the Deployment Phase of the Project Management Governance Process; Oversight of Program Management Process from Concept Phase through Deployment. Required to oversee and coordinate multiple projects.
• Program Manager initiates the overall structure of the AWO program and its activities, including recommending Project Management requirements, evaluating project plans, identifying and managing issues and risks across projects, overseeing rollout of a multiple programs across multiple sites
• Responsible for coordinating program communications, including compiling project information for reviews and promoting Governance compliance with the project management team
• Program Manager is responsible for the mentoring of project team members across all geographys
• Applies analysis and independent judgment to both routine and non-routine information
• Able to respond to the majority of situations with limited guidance and formulate alternative courses of action on more complex information with additional guidance from more senior employees
• Has subject matter expertise in the tools and processes used to address business issues and reporting needs
• Develops reporting tools for use in business management
• Manages lifecycle of multiple key information solutions
• Decompose program into time-phased projects and prioritize key program deliverables; Assumes full accountability for overall success of a project through deployment
• Define project goals and objectives; Identify resource requirements; Ensure headcount and capital dollar resources are identified for all project phases;
• Develop and be accountable for the overall program plan by integrating sub-project plans; Ensure resources are committed and engaged for all project phases
• Identify key program metrics/milestones and assess risks
• Produce project documentation; Establish/maintain project information system; Monitor and control project
• Manage key decision points in program plan; Communicate effectively at the Global, Regional, and Area levels
• Manage program to ensure deliverables are produced, and partner to obtain sign-offs; Work with partners to clarify roles and responsibilities so program is well executed
• Develop mitigation strategies and steps to eliminate or minimize effects of risk on program
• Review and evaluate program documentation deliverables for completeness and accuracy; Conduct post-implementation review and communicate results to facilitate learning
• Establishing ownership of enterprise-wide issues
• Organizing and coordinating cross-functional resources
• Managing the implementation of global business solutions

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor’s degree

12+ years of related experience

Ability to manage global, strategic high-risk programs involving complex cross-program interlock

Ability to work closely with the Business Leaders, IT Partners, and peers for the project, the customer and the development/implementation team within a Project Team environment

Interface with multiple business functions and organizations, as well as multiple specialists, in defining, producing and managing plans for successful project delivery 

Ability to to lead/coordinate a cross-functional team, ensuring that projects meet defined scope, time, cost and quality constraints

Ability to deal with organizational influences, ambiguity and continuous change

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Project Management Professional (PMP) Certificate