Senior Project Manager

Our client is looking for a Project Manager who will assist in evaluating customer needs and managing various cross functional projects. This type of experience is much more aligned with the evolution and the type of skill set required for the projects and roadmaps we are considering giving this individual.They are looking for an experienced Project Manager with a proven track record in change management to lead and execute projects that drive organizational transformation. The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing projects from initiation to completion, ensuring they are delivered on time, within scope, and in alignment with business objectives. Madison College has projects that are mapping out to 2027, requiring PM resources to support them.These initiatives require a candidate to work collaboratively with the office and individual project teams, operate independently as needed, critically think, and provide leadership, quality assurance, alignment to vision/mission and follow-through on solutions to completion. The ideal candidate can work effectively with demanding end-users, solicit key requirements (must-have) and, in partnership with other technology services and business partners, formulate feasible/cost-effective solutions to meet business needs

Tasks

• Work with stakeholders on assignments to define the scope and magnitude of desired initiatives.
• Gather key, understandable requirements to meet project activities.
• Secure appropriate resources and establish a feasible timeframe/schedule to complete the work.
• Monitor, manage and maintain day-to-day project activities and resource plans.
• Follow existing and/or establish appropriate change control processes to ensure work goes from Development to Testing to Production.
• Communicate with appropriate parties on project needs, progress, issues, risks and outcomes.
• Successfully manage projects to completion.
• Work with technical leads to understand technical specifications, impact on existing environment/work and perform Business Case development and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) analysis and rough order magnitude type estimating to guide decision-making.
• Provide Change Management support services to ensure adoption is at its utmost – communication, documentation, and training to end-users.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required

• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills are essential.
• Well-developed skills with virtual facilitation, interest and requirement gathering, schedule tracking tools such as Mural, Padlet, Microsoft Office suite (Visio, MS-Project, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word).
• Experience in both current state and future state of an organization
• Demonstrated track record of successful project delivery.
• Excellent conceptual, problem solving, and analytical skills.
• Ability to work independently or as a member of a team on complex tasks.
• Demonstrated competency in documenting solutions for both technical and functional audiences.
• Display energy and initiative in solving problems.

Local candidates preferred with a hybrid schedule

Skills Required

• 7-10 years - Experience as a Project Manager
• Experience in Higher Education as a Project Manager
• Demonstrated experience working with the Prosci ADKAR® Model
• Demonstrable skills in use of Microsoft Project
• Experience in interest gathering, building trust, facilitating decisions, cross functional collaboration, change (organizational) management, roadmap/agile hybrid plan development, requirement gathering and documentation, and other business analysis type of experience within a project management role.