Project Manager

Role: Project Manager

Duration: 12 Months

Location: Remote (Needs to be local at Arizona)

We hope your company can help us find an experienced IT PROJECT MANAGER to fill a need in our City of Phoenix IT PMO. We are looking for an experienced Project Manager to help lead a high-visibility project for our Privacy Office and will interact with our growing team of 35 PMs and BAs, and our Privacy Manager.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Adherence to the Governance process by engaging stakeholders, preparing status reports and briefings
• Conduct project planning exercises to successfully deliver the project
• Vendor Management tasks including deliverable acceptance, milestone payment, contract adherence, and escalations
• Budget Management and tracking
• Create, track, and deliver project timelines, tasks, and metrics

IDEAL CANDIDATE

• Previous experience in a privacy office capacity (familiar with PII, global data regulations, domestic data regulations, APRA, GDPR, CCPA, IAPP)
• Ability to influence stakeholders and manage conflict
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Ability to communicate effectively and ability to influence stakeholders to action the plan and encourage collaboration and adherence to project deliverables
• Project Management Professional (PMP), Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP), or other project management certifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Five (5) years as project lead with experience in driving privacy projects
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer information systems or a related field.
• Other combinations of experience and education that meet the minimum requirements may be substituted.
• All finalists for positions are subject to a criminal background check applicable to the department or position.
• Ability to be on-site as required by the project needs and project team activities?

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS - The minimum qualifications listed above, plus:

• Project Management Professional (PMP), Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP), or other project management certifications.
• Masters degree in business/Public Administration, Information Technology, or a related field
• Experience in IT program or project management?
• Experience leading IT project management teams
• Experience with vendor management
• Experience with software implementation/upgrade
• Experience working with, or for, public sector organizations
• Experience with project and portfolio management tools
• Excellent customer service and business relationship communication skills

Some additional details of the position are as follows

• Interview process: 1 round remote, possibly 1 round onsite
• Role is non-supervisory
• Remote model; must be in the US and within commuting distance to the Phoenix area
• City-approved background check required
• Work is typically weekdays 8-5; could be nights/weekends (e.g., go-live)