IT Asset Manager jobs in Arlington, MA

This position reports to the Director of IT Project Management and functions as an individual contributor.

Key Responsibilities

• Manages the full life-cycle of the project and applies the appropriate project management methodologies/tools to define and execute: scope management, schedule management, cost tracking/management as appropriate, resource management, issue/risk management, communications management, change management, and quality management. Ensures on-time and on-budget delivery of projects through organizing, developing and forecasting project plans to ensure delivery meets the needs of the business; Works closely with IT Department Resource Managers with respect to project resource allocation, issue resolution, and risk management; Also interfaces with IT Business Partners and clients across multiple OUs.

• Ensures adoption of change, builds strong partnerships, and communications plans with all project stakeholders and project team members; Adheres to IT Project Life Cycle, IT Governance, and other relevant processes as necessary. Actively prepares for/participates in project reviews and reporting.

• Leads and engages cross-functional teams that are accountable for design, development and implementation of defined solutions and/or processes as appropriate; Ensures alignment of all project roles and responsibilities and that these are articulated to each team member, modified as required, and accomplished through-out the project; Provides clear feedback – both routine feedback (ad hoc discussions based on project activities) and formal feedback (including Lessons Learned). Provides project updates and conducts status meetings; Liaises between business, technology and support teams. Creates, maintains, and updates project plans as appropriate.

• Working closely with the appropriate Resource Manager, monitors and measures resource assignments against project/task goals and accountabilities. The IT PM I also recommends and identifies opportunities for process improvements, collaborates with developers and subject matter experts to support technical vision

• Develops and maintains effective rapport with vendors; Collaborates with vendors as appropriate to understand products/services; Gathers relevant metrics to determine and measure overall vendor quality. Provides feedback on vendor performance; Promotes and ensures knowledge transfer from vendors/contractors to staff

• Stays current with emerging project management methods, industry norms, and applies project Lessons Learned; Contributes to the development of the most current, relevant, and innovative project management practices/standards for the IT Project Management Team; Shares knowledge of emerging industry methods, practices, and standards with the IT Project Management team and across the larger PM/BA community IT through informal communities of action; Commits to evolving management of projects to proactively address business and project needs, change management challenges, and communication requirements for a successful project; Contributes to building a community of growing • capabilities through personal development, knowledge-sharing, and cross-departmental collaboration to promote agility, efficiency, and innovation • Provides consistent, concise, relevant, reliable, and timely information to all internal and external audiences through a variety of media; Strives to provide accurate information to enable effective business decisions; Frames messages in line with audience experience, background, and expectations using terms, examples, and analogies that are meaningful to the audience; Seeks input from audience, confirms/checks understanding and presents messages in different ways to enhance/foster understanding • Together with the IT PM team, promotes the IT PLC, the IT Governance process, standard use of the WorkOtter PPM Tool, use of Project Management Lessons Learned Tool, and the use of the InsideIT Centralized Documentation Repository across IT • Performs other related duties as assigned; Manages small to medium sized projects with simple to semi-complex operational processes; Project team sizes vary

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience Computer Science, Mathematics or other technical field or equivalent experience

• 4-7 years experience in Information Technology, preferably in the area of s project management in a complex business and systems environment.

• Experience with complex processes, cross-functional teams, and external partner team members. Req

• Experience working with cross-functional teams that include third party expertise

• Ability to exercise initiative, produce desired results, and achieve objectives in a matrixed environment.

• Well-developed communication skills and the ability to maintain positive and cooperative working relationships

• Strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills, ability to present findings and conclusions in a clear and concise manner

• Strong organizing, problem solving, and negotiation skills

• Must be able to proactively identify, process and break down the assigned projects and possess the aptitude to build execution-focused plans •

Must be a team player, excellent collaborator, and have excellent judgement

• Expected to outline, mediate and/or resolve complex challenges involving technology, integrated, and architecture based solutions

• Must be capable of investigating and resolving issues that may arise during the implementation process to help reconcile with minimal downtime

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: From $55.00 per hour

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Experience:

• IT project management: 10 years (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• PMP (Preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Boston, MA 02109