Sr Project Manager PMO MVH

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Summary and Qualifications:

The Sr. Project Manager independently drives the complete life cycle of complex projects including approvals, planning, execution and maintenance to ensure results are achieved on time.

Develops budgets, timelines, and ensures progress to plan as well as tracking critical project achievements. Works with necessary stakeholders to establish and achieve goals.

Acts as the driving contributor in an evolving environment. Will need to influence across all levels of the organization.                                                                                                                     Works closely with the Manager of EPMO to create and improve process workflows and acts as a mentor to less senior members of the team.

Essential Responsibilities and Tasks:

• Live and exemplify the Five Principles of Mars, Inc. within self and team.
• Through utilization of best practices and standard tools deliver projects on time, on budget and within scope.                
• Prioritize project resources, contractors, cost, and timelines of projects according to plan to ensure on-time and on-budget delivery.
• Manage the work plan and track progress for multiple large projects and initiatives, as needed.
• Act as a cultural ambassador for Mars Veterinary Health IT and be a change management guide to peers as they join the Mars Veterinary Health family.   
• Create and deliver appropriate and customized Change Management Plans within the MVH EPMO standards for each assigned project. 
• Champion changes, including changes in the technical environment.  
• Develop project scopes and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility.
• Provide project/program management oversight, training and improvements through the application of change management, continuous improvement, implementation, influencing and communication methodologies.
• Measure project performance using appropriate systems, tools and techniques.  Make appropriate recommendations based on results.
• Ensure identification, logging and resolution of project/program risks, issues, actions and decisions, assessing their impact and elevating to key stakeholders and leadership to guarantee project/program deliverables are met. Manage the relationship with the client and all stakeholders. 
• Establish and maintain relationships with North America and International Business Units and third parties/vendors. Build and maintain positive cross-functional relationships to efficiently deliver high-quality products. Continuously identify project/program risk through assessment and risk reduction/mitigation plans to ensure team members are driving toward mitigation of risks.
• Create and present project communication visuals to sponsors, leaders and other key stakeholders for each phase of the project, as well as, weekly status reports. Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation. Translate business needs into appropriate technical actions.
• Other job duties as assigned.

Special Working Conditions:

• Ability to work at a computer for long periods of time. 
• Project timelines and work volume/deadlines may often require more than 40 hours per week to complete essential duties of this job.
• Must have mental processes for reasoning, remembering, mathematics and language ability (reading, writing, and speaking the English language) to perform the duties proficiently.
• Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form and to solve problems involving several variables.
• Ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and climb as well as manipulate (lift, carry, move) up to 50 pounds.
• Requires good hand-eye coordination, arm-hand-finger dexterity with the ability to grasp, and visual acuity to use a keyboard and operate necessary equipment.
• The noise level in the work environment is normally moderate.
• Environment where pets are present.

Experience, Education and/or Training:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Services, Business, or Project Management, or the equivalent experience and knowledge is preferred.
• Health care background (veterinary or human healthcare, pharmaceutical, etc.) is preferred.

Required skills, knowledge, or experience:

• Experience managing multiple tasks and large, complex projects simultaneously within a fast-paced and entrepreneurial-type work environment.                                                                                                                         
• Multi-unit and/or global IT project management experience.                                                                                                        
• Solid understanding of the Change Management philosophy.                                                                                                       
• Senior Project Manager experience delivering projects through Hybrid Project Management (including Sprint Delivery Model).                                 
• Sound working knowledge of Smartsheet, ServiceNow and Microsoft Office Tools (specifically Excel and PowerPoint).                                                                                          
• Quick-learning and people agility; comfortable with ambiguity and constant change, able to methodically work through complex problems, set priorities and execute on commitments.                                                                                        
• Effective communicator and presenter with the ability to lead and influence colleagues, cross-functional teams and leaders.
• Multi-unit and/or global project management experience.

Salary: $100,000 – $150,000

What We Offer – The Good Stuff:

• Competitive salary with paid time off & holidays so you can spend time with the people you love.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your loved ones.
• Fertility and family-building assistance.
• Paid Parental leave.
• Practice Paid Basic Life Insurance.
• Practice Paid Short- and Long-Term Disability.
• Competitive referral program – join our team, bring your friends, and get paid.
• Automatic enrollment 401(k) Savings Plan after 60 days of employment with generous company match.
• Commuter Benefits.
• Legal Plan.
• Health Savings Account & Flexible Spending Account.
• Mental health support and resources.
• Paid Volunteering.
• Optimum Wellness Plans® for up to three pets.
• Continuing Education allowance & MED hours for eligible positions.
• Student Debt Relief (for full-time DVMs).
• A Variety of discounts including Mars, PetSmart, Royal Canin, fitness, cellular and so much more.

WE ARE A DRUG-FREE, SMOKE-FREE, EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.

Mars Veterinary Health (MVH)® strongly supports and values the uniqueness of all individuals and promotes a work environment where diversity is embraced. MVH is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, genetic information, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability. MVH complies with all applicable federal, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every MVH location.