*Location: Deerfield, IL* *Description:*
· Leads large complex technology programs containing multiple, interrelated projects targeting an overall business goal · Leads programs from initiation through implementation including phases such as planning, analysis, design development and implementation · Establishes project requirements, priorities, and deadlines · Ensures project is completed in accordance with all Risk, Architecture and other relevant firm-wide guidelines · Coordination of resources (staff, equipment, vendors and consultants) across one or more projects · Manages budget for assigned program, monitors program progress and adjusts resources and priorities accordingly · Responsible for coaching and mentoring less experienced team members as needed · Role may also include people management responsibilities · Issue / Risk Management: Resolves issues through mediation, negotiation with management level, or escalation to sr. management. Manages issues which impact cross-release or cross-project · Escalation Management: Consistently demonstrates sound judgment in knowing when/what to escalate and to whom. Anticipates/Identifies and remediates risks before they become issues · Financials / Budgets: Able to manage all costs (run rate, hardware, readiness, etc.,) as appropriate. Manages contractor needs and obtains funding. Manages external costs as appropriate (procurement, vendor) · Communications: Chooses level of detail appropriate for audience with ability to tailor for sr. management. Demonstrates confidence, effective delivery, poise in sr. management interactions. Ability to influence sr. management level stakeholders. Understands amount of preparedness/achieves necessary SME level to conduct meaningful discussions with sr. management. Anticipates items that could require senior level communication and provides effective advance notice to ensure surprises avoided. Ability to facilitate sessions and deliver to large audiences · Project Planning and Tracking: Integration Management - Ability to integrate timeline, design, quality, generally within LOB, but may begin to extend cross LOB · Resource Management: Assesses resource needs and negotiates to obtain resources required/right size project as appropriate. Ability to understand project metrics, critical path, deliverables, processes, and effectively challenge team members, job families, etc. to ensure correct steps are taken for successful delivery · Business Value Delivered: Ability to understand project nuances to deliver highest benefit to the Business · Scope Prioritization and Recommendations - Ability to assess project and recommend best value approach/challenge appropriately. Ability to lead team to drive towards and develop innovative solutions. Manages business expectations and message to the business on scope decisions. Negotiates trade-off discussions as appropriate · Manage and Support People: Holds team members accountable for assigned tasks. Effectively delegates tasks to team member to ensure workload spread properly. Coaches/mentors team to teach best practices and grow talent pool · Dealing with Ambiguity: Ability to work with unknown. Defines, discovers, documents, or standardizes processes as appropriate. May involve defining oneself or assessing how/who can define and following through to completion. Ability to identify gaps in direction and ownership. Takes into consideration IT and Business needs to ensure that roles and responsibilities are clear and agreed upon. Displays the leadership to communicate and influence team to follow once direction is established · Decision-Making: Understands boundaries for decision-making. Knows when he/she should make a decision vs. who else/what level should make decision. Willingness/Courage to make decisions in appropriate situations when no other leadership is clear. Evaluates past decisions for insights to improve decision making. Willing to make unpopular decisions · Organizational Agility: Understands organizational structure and politics to influence and obtain agreement sr. management. Knows who/where to pursue information within the organization and applies towards removing project obstacles. Leverages existing relationships and builds new ones to deepen or expand agility. Recognizes organizational maturity and effectively considers in assessment of resourcing, program structure, and project planning *7-10 years of experience with the followin*g: · Project Task Estimation · Resource Scheduling · Risk Management · Issue Management · Adherence to Standard Project Lifecycle · Familiarity with AGILE Development Delivery · Budget / Financial Management · Skills & Experience · Self-starter with a proven track record in and experience in dealing with both senior executives and their teams · Style that promotes a culture of collaboration and teamwork · Ability to manage to tight deadlines with a mindset for flexibility · Critical thinking; ability to understand, dissect and analyze information · Strong written and verbal communication skills combined with solid project management ability · Comfortable working in an extremely fast paced environment, meet deadlines and prioritize accordingly · A pragmatic problem solver and “out-of-the box” analytical thinker that is capable of challenging the operating norm and making recommendations · Demonstrated ability to synthesize information, prioritize business goals and drive results with a high sense of urgency and attention to detail · Ability to generate support from a wide-range of stakeholders and create a strong network of relationships among peers, internal partners and external constituencies · Ability to facilitate meetings with SMEs and management -- Please contact me for any further information you might need *Regards,Pavan Kumar* pava...@codeforce.com Work: (770) 410-7770 Ext:370 Gtalk: usrecruiter.p India no: +91 9985111472 https://usitstaffingblog.wordpress.com/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "IT provider" group. 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