Sr. Project Manager

extra holidays - extra parental leave
Work set-up: 
Full Remote
Contract: 
Salary: 
135 - 135K yearly
Experience: 
Senior (5-10 years)
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Offer summary

Qualifications:

5+ years of experience with Agile methodologies and project planning., 6-12 years of IT project management experience, including creating deliverables., Strong communication skills across all organizational levels., Proficiency with project management tools like Jira, Smartsheet, and Planview..

Key responsibilities:

  • Manage high-profile system development and integration projects.
  • Coordinate with cross-functional stakeholders and teams in a hybrid environment.
  • Track project scope, schedule, budget, and deliverables, escalating issues as needed.
  • Support project documentation, reporting, and stakeholder communication.

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Job description


Company Overview:
Req ID: 336930
NTT DATA strives to hire exceptional, innovative and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. If you want to be part of an inclusive, adaptable, and forwardthinking organization, apply now.
We are currently seeking a Sr. Project Manager to join our team in REMOTE, Texas (USTX), United States (US).

Job Description:
Sr. Project Manager – Transaction Profitability
Project Overview
Our client is looking for a strong Intermediate to Sr. PM to manage a system development and integration project.
Role Description – Sr. Technical PM
Candidates need to have experience managing highprofile high visibility systems development projects in a matrixed enterprise setting within a complex context of systems and crossfunctional stakeholders. PM will manage project scope, schedule, budget, and deliverables. PM will exhibit proactive behavior troubleshooting schedule issues within a week of going off track andor escalating to leadership in order to facilitate troubleshooting and remove blockers. Excellent communication skills and emotional intelligence required. Must be able to work in a hybrid waterfall agile environment and coordinate with product owners, scrum masters, as well as other PMs (business and 3rd party).
Prefer Scaled Agile experience but Agile is also fine.
Project Management Duties
  • Support the Delivery Leader through all duties to support the overall execution of the projectinitiative. This includes driving collaboration, alignment and integrated delivery for a given projectinitiative.
  • Document scope, timeline, resource plan, and stakeholders
  • Lead the project team through each phase of the project.
  • Identify and manage all issues and risks on the project; escalate items timely.
  • Ensure that all the project tasks and deliverables remain on track and within cost.
  • Manage the project folder and related documentation, ensuring decisions and status updates are captured timely.
  • Communicate and maintain project progress and decisions via meetings and status reports on a regular basis and on demand based on stakeholder need.
  • Establish and manage realistic and committed project schedules; taking into consideration deadlines, dependencies, resources, and costs when making changes and decisions to schedule
  • Ensure that the Project Team shares a common understanding of the project, that adequate resources are being applied consistent with the set timeframe.
  • Secure acceptance and approval of deliverables from the Project Sponsor and Stakeholders, as required for the given project
  • Establish a project site and organize and maintain project documentation to support needs
  • Track financial spend against budget on third party purchases where needed
  • Maintain stakeholder list, develop communication plans, and assist with creating communications deliverables as needed
  • Use the following technologies: Microsoft: Teams, SharePoint, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint; Jira, Planview, and Smartsheet.
  • Measure project performance to identify areas for improvement
  • Adjust project management approaches as needed, based on shifting stakeholder priorities, industry best practices, and professional judgement.
  • Facilitate discussions to drive decision making, share information and collect information, as required by the project
  • Proactively manage change control and communicate impact in project scope, identify risksissues, and devising contingency plans.
    • Must Have Skills Experience
      • 5+ years experience with Agile methodologies, project planning, risk tracking and mitigation, financial tracking (Capex and Opex), stakeholder engagement, Smartsheet and Planview expertise.
      • 6 12 years of IT project management, especially with creating deliverables outlined above
      • Technical and nontechnical project management, Executive presentation (written and verbal), Senior stakeholder management, Execution oriented with a track record of getting things done under tight deadlines and limited resources.
      • Ability to manage committed deadlines implementation commitments.
      • Ability to hold business and technical team members accountable for commitments.
      • Ability to gain alignment and consensus regarding management of competing priorities.
      • Superior communication skills across all levels (team to executive).
      • Experience managing projects in a hybrid methodology project execution environment.
      • Proven working experience in project management through all facets of project lifecycle.
      • Proven track record to drive results and navigating challenges successfully.
      • The senior PM should have experience coordinatingworking in a multivendor matrix environment, experience working with a business side PM, able to provide roll up of status and metric reporting, have strong issue management skills, and have experience defining roles and responsibilities on projects to bring clarity on the accountability of work across team members.
      • Planview, Clarity, ServiceNow PPM or other enterprise PPM tool experience
      • Standard Deliverables
      • Business Case and or Charter
      • High level Gantt chart and detailed project workplanSchedule
      • Stakeholder List
      • Communications Plan
      • Resource Schedule
      • Weekly Status Updates
      • Executive Updates (e.g. PPTs) as needed (frequency TBD)
      • IssueRisk Log and or RAID
      • Project budgetforecast
        • Key Preferred Skills Experience
          • Excellent Communication – oral and written
          • Scaled Agile experience is nice to have. Agile experience is a must.
          • Ability to lead teams through planned schedules and proactively address issuesrisks
          • Proficient in creating effective PowerPoint presentations
          • Flexible to be in details and at summarizedhighlevel
          • Strong familiarity with project management software tools, methodologies, and best practices; our client uses Jira, Smartsheet, Teams, O365, Planview
          • Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multitasking skills
          • Effective resource estimating skills
          • Selfstarter with a strong work ethic, who sets high standards for self and others and demonstrates enthusiasm for the mission of the team.
            • About NTT DATA:

              NTT DATA is a $30 billion trusted global innovator of business and technology services. We serve 75% of the Fortune Global 100 and are committed to helping clients innovate, optimize and transform for long term success. As a Global Top Employer, we have diverse experts in more than 50 countries and a robust partner ecosystem of established and startup companies. Our services include business and technology consulting, data and artificial intelligence, industry solutions, as well as the development, implementation and management of applications, infrastructure and connectivity. We are one of the leading providers of digital and AI infrastructure in the world. NTT DATA is a part of NTT Group, which invests over $3.6 billion each year in R&D to help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. Visit us at us.nttdata.com

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              Where required by law, NTT DATA provides a reasonable range of compensation for specific roles. The starting hourly range for this remote role is ($65$75hour). This range reflects the minimum and maximum target compensation for the position across all US locations. Actual compensation will depend on several factors, including the candidates actual work location, relevant experience, technical skills, and other qualifications. This position may also be eligible for incentive compensation based on individual andor company performance.

              This position is eligible for company benefits that will depend on the nature of the role offered. Company benefits may include medical, dental, and vision insurance, flexible spending or health savings account, life, and AD&D insurance, shortand longterm disability coverage, paid time off, employee assistance, participation in a 401k program with company match, and additional voluntary or legally required benefits.

Required profile

Experience

Level of experience: Senior (5-10 years)
Spoken language(s):
English
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Other Skills

  • Team Leadership
  • Communication
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Multitasking
  • Time Management
  • Communication
  • Problem Solving

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