Project Manager

Phone/Skype Hire. Onsite from day 1 / Hybrid

Location: Chicago, IL

Duration: 12+ months (High Possibility of Further Extensions)

Responsibilities

• The Senior Project Manager will be held accountable for the following responsibilities:
• Supporting business and project management staff
• Defining project scopes, initiating and managing large, complex enterprise projects
• Creating and executing project work plans and revising as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements
• Initiating and managing multiple projects and projects in parallel and with multiple dependencies
• Producing project reports and performance metrics
• Communicating with the Portfolio Management Office manager and ITS management regarding the status of a portfolio of projects
• Identifying and managing portfolio risks
• Using influence to eliminate bottlenecks and potential resource alignment problems
• Managing projects and projects within standard project management methodologies to time, quality and budget
• Identifying resources needed and assigning individual responsibilities
• Managing through all stages of the project life cycle
• Managing stakeholders and stakeholder expectations
• Building strong project teams across multiple CPS divisions
• Providing excellent service to clients (internal and external to ITS)
• Effectively managing vendor relationships in accordance with CPS and ITS strategies and directives
• Providing project status and other deliverables at each stage of a defined project
• Planning, directing, and implementing complex projects on time, within budget and with desired functionality
• Ability to work across multiple departments and negotiate differing priorities
• Performing related duties as required

Skills Needed

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university
• PMP Certification
• Minimum seven (7) years of related experience required
• At least seven (7) years of demonstrated experience in Project Management, preferred
• At least five (5) years of experience in Information Technology, preferred
• Experience in Education (K-12) project work
• Experience with prenatal/early childhood and K-9 Student Enrollment Systems, especially BlenderBox (preferred)
• Experience with Student Information System data integration and APIs across multiple systems and vendors (preferred)
• Experience implementing single sign-on (preferred)
• Proficient in Project Management practices, principles, and tools
• Knowledgeable about organization and process structures
• Knowledgeable about Business Analysis, Organizational Change Management,
• Technical Architecture
• Proficient in Google Suite office products
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to apply process standards
• Self-motivated/willing to take initiative
• Proven ability to build positive working relationships within own team and other areas of business
• Ability to effectively communicate with customers, project and functional management to identify needs and evaluate alternative solutions
• Ability to work as a Senior Project Manager on multiple simultaneous projects
• Ability to work independently towards established goals
• Ability to work with all levels of the organization
• Proven track record of leading large complex implementation projects
• Strong conflict resolution, negotiating and influencing skills