Job#: 3020381
Job Description:
Description: Responsible for planning, leading, organizing, and motivating agile and hybrid project teams with a focus on achieving business results.
Job Requirements
Project Planning and Management: Define project scope and schedule while focusing on regular and timely delivery of value; organize and lead project status and working meetings; prepare and distribute progress reports; manage risks and issues; correct deviations from plans; and perform delivery planning and operational readiness for assigned projects. As a Senior or expert level, the PM may be responsible for complex, highly visible projects that require significant oversight.
Project Team Management: Assist in team development while holding teams accountable for their commitments, remove roadblocks to their work; leverage organizational resources to improve capacity for project work; and mentoring and developing team members; facilitate the efficient use of resources across multiple projects and monitor trends to ensure use aligns with strategic goal.
Product Owner Support: Support the Product Owner in managing customer expectations for project deliverables, managing stakeholder communications, and help with an effective system of project governance
Communication and Documentation: Keeping stakeholders informed, resolving issues, and maintaining project documentation utilizing project management tools
Leadership: Promotes empowerment of the team, ensuring that each team member is fully engaged in the project and understands how to motivate members to make a meaningful contribution.
Vendor Management:Monitor and report on vendor performance metrics. Drive vendors delivery against a specific contract deliverables.
Skills Required
· Effective interpersonal skills including the ability to manage conflict, listening, collaborating, and team building
· Strong analytical, planning, and organizational skills with an ability to manage competing demands
· Ability to use critical thinking to make complex decisions
· In-depth knowledge and understanding of business need with the ability to establish/maintain high levels of customer trust and confidence
· Solid understanding of and demonstrated experience in using appropriate tools:
o Project Management tools
o Jira/Confluence, Workfront, Monday.com or equivalent
o Microsoft Project, Visio, and all Office Tools
· Excellent oral and written communications skills and experience interacting at all levels including the executive level
· Full transparency and communication of project progress, risks, and vendor performance
· Ability to work creatively and analytically to solve business problems and propose solutions
· Ability to see the big picture and quickly comprehend the impact of new technologies, systems and/or teams on changes to business processes
· Ability to drive projects and take initiative to keep things progressing forward
· Ability to provide leadership to business analysts, program managers, coordinators, and collaborate with customers and develop strategies and solutions of high business value
Required Credentials and Experience:
· Bachelor’s degree or higher
· At least 7 years of medium to large-scale project experience in a project management or similar role
· At least 7 to 10 years of strong experience with project or program planning, resource planning, work plan development, and project management processes
Preferred Credentials and Experience:
· PMP certification
· Demonstrated prior experience with blended methodologies at the enterprise-level of an organization
· Experience working within the public sector, specifically health and human services agencies
· Organizational change management experience
EEO Employer
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Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click here for more details.
Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Apex team member can provide.
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