The Project Manager reports into the Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO) and will provide overall project management of critical projects primarily for SEI Information Technology projects and products. Core responsibilities include project initiation, planning, control, execution, and communication activities pertaining to technology and business solutions. This role works closely with leadership and project teams to ensure goals are accomplished within time and budget goals, in line with business objectives and stakeholder expectations, and within quality and integrity parameters. This role will indirectly manage project teams while working within a matrix organization.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Direct projects from Proposal to Implementation, effectively applying appropriate EPMO methodology and upholding project standards.
- Partner with business owners and stakeholders to define project vision, review and gain approval of scope including objectives, measures of success, schedule, costs, risks and issues.
- Act as primary customer contact and ensure customer expectations are understood and managed.
- Along with Business and IT Owners, identify resources/staffing requirements.
- Identify key requirements needed from cross-functional teams and external vendors.
- Develop and maintain project plans and communicate milestones.
- Ensure proposed solution fulfills agreed-upon outcomes including functional, technical, performance, security, scalability, process, and total cost of ownership.
- Manage day-to-day details of the project including the plan, schedule, resources, task assignments, scope, budget, issues and risks.
- Ensure team members understand expectations, timelines, and scope.
- Monitor all project activities to ascertain, track and control progress.
- Manage appropriate change controls to appropriately revise project plans to meet changing needs, requirements and project team workload.
- Create strategies for and proactively advise management of interim plans, potential issues, risks, and implications of requested scope, timeline or resource changes.
- Proactively eliminate roadblocks in the project's critical path to help ensure successful delivery of the solution.
- Lead the effort using creative approaches to problem-solving and quality deliverables supporting business needs.
- Plan and lead project status meetings and report schedule, budget, and delivery details to project ownership, steering committees and the project team.
- Design and maintain high-level project documentation, ensuring documents are complete, current, appropriately stored and aligned with EPMO project methodology.
- Contribute to the development and maintenance of tools and resources to support SEI project management methodologies and processes.
Job Skills:
- High level of business and organizational aptitude.
- Strong presence and interpersonal skills; able to manage indirectly.
- Highly motivated self-starter.
- Demonstrated ability to manage/lead multiple projects concurrently and successfully prioritize multiple tasks with good judgment and in an effective and productive manner.
- Proven track record of driving results.
- Excellent leadership, organizational, communication, and customer service skills.
- Demonstrated ability to remain calm under pressure and maintain a professional demeanor.
- Must be open, adaptable and able to operate with degrees of ambiguity.
- Experience in using Microsoft Project to track and manage tasks, resources and project costs.
- Working knowledge of project management concepts, tools, and techniques.
- Working knowledge of the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
- Experience with custom web development projects and/or Peoplesoft and Salesforce implementations.
- Comfortable working within the parameters of a project methodology.
- Comfortable working with geographically diverse teams.
- Strong knowledge and experience with Microsoft Office Suite, and Visio preferred.
- Proven ability to work under limited supervision.
Work Experience:
- 3+ years of direct project management experience with complex technical projects.
- 5+years of overall business / IT experience.
- Experience in formal project delivery methodologies; PMP (Project Management Professional) certification or CSM (Certified Scrum Master) preferred.
- Experience in an IT organization or online training department preferred.
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution; Masters degree from an accredited institution desired.
Other:
- Must be able to travel 0/10% of the time.
- Must be able to lift 20lbs.
- Typical office setting.
- Mobility within the office includes movement from floor to floor.
- Travel via plane, car, and metro may be required to perform this job.
- Must be able to work more than 40 hours per week when business needs a warrant.
- Access information using a computer.
- Effectively communicate, both up and down the management chain.
- Effectively cope with stressful situations.
- Strong mental acuity.
- Regular, dependable attendance and punctuality are essential functions of this job.
- Other essential functions and marginal job functions are subject to modification.
The selected applicant for this position may be required to work onsite and attend onsite or offsite meetings and events. As such, the selected applicant must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Proof of vaccination will be required during the background check. We will consider requests for exception from this requirement under our process for disability accommodation or religious exemption.
SEI is an Equal Opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive community. We welcome applications from all. While it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top end of the pay range at SEI, we offer a competitive salary and benefits package. The actual base pay offered to the successful candidate may vary depending on multiple factors including, but not limited to, job-related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, geographical location, and internal pay equity. Our Talent Acquisition Team is ready to discuss your interest in joining SEI. The expected salary range for this position is below.
$82,800.00 - $124,200.00 - Salary
If you require reasonable accommodations to complete our application process, please contact our Human Resources Department at Careers@strategiced.com.
PDN-9c9c923f-aa22-4500-844d-2a7c6d6eda49