The successful candidate will demonstrate previous experience and success leading medium to large software development projects along with Agile/SCRUM teams.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Directs and monitors all activities for large, high risk, major software technology-based projects from initiation to delivery; projects cross platforms, applications, and/or business lines
Works with stakeholders to develop technology concepts, requirements, design alternatives, project schedules, and costs for new systems initiatives
Plans and directs complex program schedules and budget, monitoring project status in comparison to cost/time projections
Provides consistent and comprehensive status reports, project updates, and ongoing cost analyses, significant issue management and resolution, communication with business lines and technology management, often at senior management levels
May act as an internal consultant within technology and business groups to re-engineer technical processes for greater efficiency
May serve as a lead by providing direction to less experienced technical project management staff while serving in a project leadership role
Manages and drives multiple projects involving software development, data integration and management, manages deliverables to aggressive time lines while maintain high quality, cost efficiencies, and defined scope
Analyze and manage all phases, dependencies, risks, and strategy to meet project and account objectives from concept to post implementation support
Analyze and manage project performance including all phases, dependencies, risks, and strategy to meet project and account objectives from concept to post implementation support
Delivers work effort and project artifacts that demonstrate a commitment to transparency and traceability
Define, analyze, and interpret all project metrics, track project issues and risks and drive issue resolution to closure
Assess impact to cross-functional teams internal to as well as external to IT Department team
Facilitate project reviews and working sessions; document and communicate status, decisions, actions, and issues internally to Senior Management to align for customer communications and project stakeholders
Directs the activities of project support staff and sub-contractors and is responsible for ensuring appropriate resources are allocated and maintained to facilitate the successful completion of the project
Continuously ensuring resource planning matrix is reviewed and updated to support ongoing Scrum projects
Ensures the ongoing process/system capability associated with projects and manages any changes required to meet or exceed the expectations established in project designs
Works with product owner to coordinate training plans for newly released functionality
Works with system users to capture system deficiencies and work with product owner to manage change control
Identify/recommend process improvements when gaps are uncovered
REQUIREMENTS
BS Degree CS or MIS or equivalent
5+years’ experience in project management roles
PMP, Six Sigma, Agile certification strongly preferred
Proficient in project and program management techniques, understands multiple software development methodologies, and uses current tools and techniques to monitor and measure project and program performance
Ability to use technical knowledge and analytical skills to identify solutions and workarounds to impediments
Aligns tactical project and program objectives with ADE’s strategic goals
Listens, asks appropriate questions, and respects the viewpoints of others
Builds mutual trust and encourages respect and cooperation among team members; builds morale and team productivity by recognizing and praising the efforts and achievements of the team
Works effectively across team boundaries; develops and maintains constructive and cooperative working relationships with others
Demonstrated ability to use discretion and make sound decisions
Ability to excel in a collaborative and distributed team environment
Ability to work with a minimal amount of direction while being pro-active in keeping their management informed of project related issues
Ability to work under pressure
Ability to respectfully question ideas and share a point of view with others in support of the business requirements and needs
Ability to effectively communicate with various levels of employees ranging from entry level to senior leadership
Ability to manage multiple projects at the same time and shift priorities quickly
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong aspiration to learn new technologies
Position Description
Proven strong relationship-building and communication skills with team members and business users