Project Management Specialist

Project Management Specialist

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Summary:

The Project Portfolio Manager (PPM) centralizes coordination of processes, methods, and technologies necessary to collectively oversee and support management of a set of current or proposed projects or programs that are grouped together to meet strategic business objectives.  Manages change control and prioritization for moving investments into the mainstream program execution workflow by grooming project and epic backlogs.  Determines the optimal resource mix with functional managers for project execution and manages roadmap activities to best achieve an organization’s operational and financial goals while honoring constraints imposed by customers, budgets, strategic objectives, or external real-world factors. Works with leadership, business and operations to define, govern, and control incremental project work.  Provides decision support to product portfolio leaders by performing analysis and reporting project portfolio performance, dependencies, risks and opportunities.  Works to mature the enterprise portfolio management process, adhere to enterprise portfolio management requirements, and adhere to the integrated planning process and Solution Lifecycle Management requirements of the organization. 

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Acts as the primary interface between business and service units.
• Establishes partnerships and relationships with internal customers, stakeholders and peers to ensure results are achieved
• Ensures transparent, professional communication of project portfolio execution status on a regular basis with details broken down as requested by stakeholders
• Collects relevant metrics that help Digital Aviation leaders make decision on work priority and timing

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Knowledge of Digital Aviation policies and procedures that typically affect individual contributors. Basic knowledge of financial management skills.  Knowledge of project/program management skills and business analysis/portfolio management best practices.
• Problem Solving: Develops solutions to a variety of problems of high scope and complexity. Knowledge of internal and industry practices and procedures is engrained.  Participates on problem solving activities with teams.
• Discretion: Works under limited direction.  Requires no instruction for routine work, new lines of work or special assignments.  Participates in determining details of assignments to accomplish a wide range of objectives.
• Liaison: Frequent contacts with internal personnel and partners to align operations, schedules, resources or specific phases of projects or contracts.   Requires advanced networking and communications skills.  
• Typical Education/Experience: Bachelor’s degree or higher in business or equivalence in progressively more responsible leadership roles with PMP certification, or the equivalent knowledge and experience. Minimum of 5 years of experience in a Portfolio Management discipline or equivalent position

Factors that will make the candidate successful in this position:

• Thorough organization skills and time management
  • Ability to prioritize requests/workload or ask for help prioritizing when needed
  • Persistence in following up
• Strong relationship building skills
• Ability to synthesize a lot of information and then determine what’s important to report out and/or escalate when needed
• Strong facilitator skills
• Knowledge of Jeppesen systems and products to better support product managers and their upcoming requests
• Basic understanding of project budgets, resource allocation, risks and issues, and program management best practices
• Familiarity with the Data Solutions portfolio management process
• Knowledge of GNST and GNS working organization

Relocation is not authorized for this position.  Candidates must live in the immediate area or relocate at their own expense.

All information provided will be checked and may be verified.

Please apply ASAP for this role as recruitment may commence before the end date.

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Applicable and appropriate educational/certification credentials from an accredited institution and/or equivalent experience is required.

Qualifications:

Manages  Navigation Data Solutions Portfolio project pipeline

Tracks and manages financial cost and prioritization of projects

Manages backlog of new product and enhancement requests

Manages the estimation backlog and follow associated with products and enhancements

Manages the consolidation and capture of weekly status reports

Reports status to management on Data Solutions Portfolio associated activities