Senior IT Project Manager - Agile, SAFe & Budget Management

Required Education

• Bachelor's degree

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience in project management, scheduling, budgeting, forecasting, or project accounting.
• Experience with cost management systems to support project budgeting, forecasting, and expenditure tracking.
• At least 2 years of experience working in large organizations or Fortune 500 companies preferred.
• Demonstrated experience managing large, complex, high-risk, or high-impact projects is expected.
• Expert knowledge of project management principles, methodologies, and practices.
• Proficiency in project management tools such as Microsoft Project, Primavera, or equivalent platforms.
• Strong understanding of project planning, scheduling, budgeting, forecasting, and cost control.
• Knowledge of project risk assessment, mitigation planning, scope management, and change control.
• Understanding of change management strategies, principles, and implementation practices.
• Experience with vendor evaluation, RFP reviews, contract management, and strategic vendor selection.
• Knowledge of resource planning, resource optimization, and organizational demand planning processes.
• Familiarity with PMO frameworks, process improvement, project reporting, and automation tools.
• Project Leadership: Ability to independently lead complex projects and guide teams in resolving challenging issues.
• Strategic Thinking: Ability to align project priorities, resource allocation, and vendor decisions with business objectives.
• Financial Acumen: Strong capability in managing project budgets, forecasts, expenditures, and cost-related risks.
• Risk Management: Ability to anticipate risks, assess potential impacts, and develop effective mitigation strategies.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Excellent communication, coordination, and relationship management skills across multiple organizational levels.
• Change Management: Ability to develop and execute change strategies that support stakeholder alignment and user adoption.
• Problem-Solving: Ability to overcome roadblocks, resolve operational challenges, and improve project delivery processes.
• Servant Leadership: Commitment to empowering teams, removing barriers, encouraging innovation, and promoting continuous improvement.
• Process Optimization: Ability to enhance project management methodologies, tools, workflows, and team productivity.
• Time and Cost Management: Ability to ensure projects are delivered on schedule, within budget, and in accordance with quality expectations.

The role requires an experienced Project Management professional with specialized expertise in managing large, complex, and high-impact projects. The individual will independently lead project planning, scheduling, budgeting, forecasting, resource allocation, vendor management, risk assessment, and change management to ensure successful project delivery within established timelines and budgets.

The role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams, managing stakeholder expectations, removing project barriers, and ensuring team effectiveness through servant leadership. The individual will also contribute to the development and enhancement of Project Management Office (PMO) processes, methodologies, tools, and automation while aligning project outcomes with broader business objectives.

Job Responsibilities

• Independently define, plan, and manage the scope, schedule, and delivery of large and complex projects, including mega-projects.
• Develop project plans and allocate internal and external resources for high-risk, high-impact initiatives.
• Prioritize projects that impact multiple disciplines, departments, or stakeholder groups.
• Apply Waterfall project management methodologies to monitor project progress, quality, schedules, and deliverables.
• Identify and manage scope changes, scope creep, and change control issues throughout the project lifecycle.
• Manage budgets for large and complex projects, ensuring delivery within approved financial constraints.
• Monitor project costs, forecasts, and expenditures to support effective financial planning and control.
• Review and approve invoices for complex projects.
• Identify potential cost overruns and implement appropriate corrective actions to maintain budgetary compliance.
• Proactively identify, assess, and analyze project risks and develop preliminary mitigation plans.
• Anticipate project challenges and implement strategies to minimize risks to timelines, costs, quality, and deliverables.
• Ensure project quality through effective monitoring, coordination, status tracking, and follow-up on action items.
• Maintain transparency and accountability throughout the project lifecycle.
• Review requests for proposals (RFPs), evaluate vendor contracts, and support the selection of appropriate vendors.
• Apply strategic thinking to vendor management and ensure alignment with project requirements and business objectives.
• Develop resource utilization strategies to optimize team capacity and project performance.
• Manage the demand planning process in collaboration with the Demand Planning group and guide others on demand planning practices.
• Facilitate recurring project status meetings with Digital Project Managers, Digital Supervisors, Digital Directors, and other stakeholders.
• Communicate project progress, risks, changes, and business value to relevant stakeholders.
• Prepare stakeholders for project delivery by promoting transparency, adaptability, and alignment with project objectives.
• Explain how large-scale projects contribute to business value and organizational goals.
• Provide leadership and guidance to teams in resolving complex project challenges and navigating roadblocks.
• Adopt a servant leadership approach by proactively identifying and addressing team needs.
• Remove cultural, administrative, logistical, and operational barriers that affect team productivity.
• Encourage innovative thinking, continuous improvement, and full team engagement.
• Support teams in completing project milestones and sprints on time while maintaining productivity and collaboration.
• Develop, implement, and execute project change management strategies, approaches, and plans.
• Deliver internal and customer-facing change management activities to maintain stakeholder and end-user engagement.
• Guide team members and peers on change management roles, responsibilities, and practices.
• Facilitate adaptation to project changes while minimizing disruption to business operations.
• Contribute to the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of PMO processes, methodologies, tools, and automation.
• Optimize project logistics and workflows to improve team efficiency and delivery speed.
• Identify process inefficiencies and implement improvements that support consistent project execution.
• Apply project management best practices and tools to enhance planning, tracking, reporting, and governance.
• **Only those lawfully authorized to work in the designated country associated with the position will be considered.**
• **Please note that all Position start dates and duration are estimates and may be reduced or lengthened based upon a client’s business needs and requirements.**

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