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IT Project Manager

Avacend, Inc.

IT Project Manager

Decatur, GA +1 location
Paid
  • Responsibilities
    • Manage project from concept through completion through the project life cycle while meeting scope, schedule and resource targets while achieving the desired business results

    • Guide work streams on project delivery methodology while aligning to overall Integrated Project Plan

    • Drive strategy and planning activities with members from project teams and various partner team members who support this delivery

    • Manage track level and integrated project plans and associated dependencies while working closely with various project teams to ensure overall alignment

    • Responsible and accountable to drive the project activities to ensure achievement of milestones to plan

    • Track and manage dependencies within and across work streams, and the overall program (inclusive of Business and IT dependencies)

    • Responsible to track, manage and drive resolution of risks / issues / action items, complete analysis and mitigation planning with the help of the broader project team

    • Oversee the tracking and reporting of project progress and status, analyze and provide overall program status on a weekly basis or as needed

    • Manage project changes (scope, schedule & resource) working through the Change Control Board

    • Maintain detailed project documentation in the repository while ensuring project documentation meets compliance needs (SOX, Information Technology (IT), InfoSec, Human Resources (HR))

     

    Qualifications

     

    • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Management Information System, or related field

    • Successful end to end project management of a large scale ERP implementation required; Track record of successful project delivery

    • Large, cross functional project management experience required

    • Minimum of 10+ years of increasingly responsible IT Program, project management experience

    • Strong organization skills with ability to lead virtual teams

    • Strong analytical and problem solving skills

    • Highly self-motivated and strives for perfection

    • Ability to build relationships across stakeholders

    • Ability to manage multiple priorities in parallel in a fast-paced environment

    • Able to manage in a cross functional and matrixed role working across the business and IT in a multi-vendor environment

    • Excellent verbal and written communications skills

    • Knowledge and experience of using Scum process and tools

    • Strong expertise on using Scrum/Agile tools, MS Project for project management and - PowerPoint for strong presentation skills

    Required Skills

    • Successful end to end project management of a large scale ERP implementation required; Track record of successful project delivery

    Minimum of 10+ years of increasingly responsible IT Program, project management experience

    Strong expertise on using Scrum/Agile tools, MS Project for project management and - PowerPoint for strong presentation skills

    Required Experience

  • Locations
    Decatur, GA • Atlanta, GA