IT Project Manager

Acara Solutions is looking for IT Project Manager for our Client located in Reading, PA

• Monthly Program board - Support an Enterprise Program
• Mgr. or the Project Executive Sponsor in reporting on progress.
• Monthly Functional Steering Committees - Attend and Report to your Project Executive Sponsor progress and risks so they are prepared for the Program Board.
• Go / NoGo - Lead meeting to obtain approval to move to the next stage of the project (such as pilot to launch) by demonstrating delivery against clear acceptance criteria.
• Deep Dives / Stakeholder Reviews - When requested / you will lead deep dives into the project progress and status.
• Weekly / Daily Team Meeting - Lead Project team meetings / standups to manage the day-to- day delivery and tracking of projects.
• Investment Committee - Attend investment committees to support your business lead when obtaining project funding / funding addendums.
• All other meetings to facilitate the successful delivery of the project(s).
• This individual will also be expected to uphold IT Governance processes, based on the ITIL framework
• Abide by Change Control and Test & Release processes
• Ensure that projects follow formal stage gate progression and approvals
• Formally close and, where appropriate, subsequently review projects, documenting lessons learned
• Deliver Results
• Ambition to achieve goals/objectives and the discipline, organisation and perseverance to deliver outstanding customer service.
• Set and meet stretching goals.
• Set high standards and objectives linked to strategy in order to exceed performance deliverables.
• Lead a team to address unfamiliar or new problems.
• Specify and manage key milestones to achieve long term objectives.
• Persevere to deliver expected outputs in multi-faceted and challenging assignments, managing multiple stakeholders.
• Think ahead (12-24 months) to initiate changes to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of processes.
• Ability to gather and make sense of large amounts of information and apply it to make business and customer focussed decisions.
• Simplify complexity.
• Gather and make sense of disparate business inputs from a variety of internal & external sources.
• Analyze relevant industry information to spot trends and predict opportunities and threats.
• Influence others by making very complex business issues simple.
• Boil down ideas and complex analyses into simple commercial messages.
• Target actions to maximise business benefit using a thorough commercial understanding
• Make tough decisions in new or unknown situations.
• Manage Self
• Manage emotions to remain calm, focused and optimistic while dealing with a constant stream ofdemands.
• Resilient in tough times.
• Demonstrate an understanding of own emotions and how feelings impact on behaviour.
• Remain objective and withstand pressure from a variety of sources.
• Maintain perspective and can "bounce back' from difficult circumstances.
• Maintain clarity, enthusiasm and confidence through periods of intensive effort.
• Coach and Develop
• Encourage long term development of others to build capability.
• Act as a coach.
• Coach individuals over a period of time to help them identify and work on their development gaps.
• Ask a series of questions to get people to their own answers.
• Use a good understanding of what interests, motivates and drives
• others to help shape their development.
• Review progress regularly of his/her team members to support their development.
• Encourage people to take risks and make mistakes as part of learning.
• Recognize and assess the ability and potential of team members.
• Build relationships and collaborate with others (e.g. customers, colleagues, partners & suppliers) to achieve our mission.
• Have a broad view.
• Empower colleagues and peers.
• Build relationships to promote collaborative work internally and with customers, suppliers and external parties.
• Work effectively across boundaries e.g. across regions and divisions to align to a common goal.
• Create consensus amongst key stakeholders with different views to establish a shared approach within RI.
• Make decisions and plan actions in the wider context of the RI Group.
• Display Leadership
• Ability to inspire others to achieve client Initial's objectives and to hold them accountable for high standards of performance.
• Take care of team.
• Gain the hearts and minds of others to gain loyalty to the vision.
• Highlight the successes and achievements of the team.
• Develop confidence, presence and influence across the team and wider business.
• Protect and promote the team and its reputation within the larger organisation.
• Take active steps to obtain the necessary personnel, resources, training, and information for the group.

Pay and Benefits:

• High school diploma or GED
• Minimum of 5 years' experience as IT Project Manager
• Minimum of 5 years' experience Agile Methodology
• Minimum of 5 years' experience IT Project Management
• Minimum of 5 years' experience PMP
• Minimum of 5 years' experience Waterfall Methodology

• ITIL
• PRINCE2 methodology
  
• Proven working experience in project management with knowledge of various methodologies (e.g.,agile/scrum)
• Proven leadership skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to agree project approach with stakeholders and prepare realistic plans
• Ability to make important decisions under pressure
• Ability to manage resources and delegate effectively
• Ability to multitask effectively
• Solid organizational skills with attention to detail
• Willingness to call a red project red and ask for help when needed
• Drive Office Relocations to completion
• Ensure the relocation of the office is delivered to the agreed time, cost and quality criteria
• Ensure the project is correctly structured with an overall plan, realistic timelines, and
• To work with the workstream leads to ensure they are structured and supported in line with the timescales
• Throughout the project lifecycle, the colleague in this role will be develop and maintain documentation to effectively manage and report on projects, including the below:
• Business Case
• Project Register
• Project plan, Agile Sprint log or other project relevant planning tool
• Project Status Report (PSR) for reporting progress to stakeholders
• RAID with detailed mitigation plans / updates
• Budget logs detailing Capex and Opex spend to date and anticipated spend vs. budget
• RACI Log

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