This role will be a HYBRID ONSITE / OFFSITE role with the person needing to be in the office in Long Beach CA every Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday. Thus we would prefer a person who lives in southern CA.
Critical needs :
- Lead Disaster Recovery (DR) and Business Continuity (BC) planning coordination testing and execution.
- Drive initiatives involving data governance reporting automation and data platform modernization.
- Partner across IT and Information Management teams including the Network Operations Center ( NOC ) Security Operations Center ( SOC ) Infrastructure Operations Service Desk Business Applications and Technology Strategy & Architecture (TSA) to ensure alignment and delivery across technical and business workstreams.
- Apply both Waterfall and Agile / Scrum approaches tailoring based on scope and complexity.
- Communicate technical concepts risks and outcomes clearly to executive and non-technical audiences.
- PMP and / or Agile (PMI-ACP CSM SAFe) preferred ; cloud platform experience or certification (AWS or Azure) strongly desired.
- Onsite in Long Beach Monday through Wednesday each week working closely with the TSA team and other IM stakeholders.
- Brings the right balance of humility curiosity and team orientation. Someone who is motivated to deliver eager to learn and easy to collaborate with.
This Sr. Project Manager will lead business application and technology-driven initiatives based on the companys goals and needs. This consultant role requires a minimum of 10 years of experience in IT project management and successful project delivery. Key responsibilities include developing project charters and plans facilitating meetings tracking project status managing risks and issues coordinating with vendors and internal teams and preparing executive status updates. Additional responsibilities may include creating project deliverables and analyzing business requirements and system design.
The Senior Project Manager must actively structure and drive projects forward while solving problems along the way. They will go beyond schedule tracking by engaging in business analysis risk management stakeholder alignment and vendor coordination.
The ideal candidate is comfortable bridging business and IT ensuring business needs and technical feasibility align. They should be highly adaptable able to step into any project create structure and drive execution.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities :
Project Leadership and Execution .Ensure projects follow industry best practices in project and portfolio management.Manage multiple projects with broad scope ambiguity and complexity.Provide structure and direction ensuring alignment between business objectives and technical solutions.Develop and maintain project schedules milestones and deliverables proactively managing risks scope and dependencies.Oversee vendor and in-house project teams ensuring projects progress within time and budget constraints.Monitor costs schedules and project health providing regular updates to leadership and escalating issues proactively when necessaryBusiness Analysis and Stakeholder Engagement (as needed) .Analyze and refine business and functional requirements to ensure clarity and feasibility not just document them.Assess process impacts define success criteria and support change management efforts by identifying and addressing potential adoption challenges.Ensure smooth communication between technical teams and business stakeholders bridging gaps between business needs and technical feasibility.Vendor and Contract Management .Coordinate with vendors to ensure timely delivery of system enhancements upgrades or implementations.Manage vendor relationships including contract agreements software renewals and issue escalation.Risk and Issue Management .Identify potential risks early and implement mitigation strategies.Maintain a structured RAID log to track risks actions issues and decisions ensuring visibility and accountability.Navigate established governance structures to manage escalations change requests and decision making processes.Key Skills
IT Experience,Project Management Methodology,Project / Program Management,IT Project Management,Agile,PMBOK,Visio,Waterfall,Project Management,Microsoft Project,Project Management Lifecycle,SDLC
Employment Type : Full Time
Experience : years
Vacancy : 1