IT Project Manager
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama · Birmingham, AL · 2 days ago
Full-time
Primary Responsibilities
- Provides guidance and project management expertise to plan, monitor and implement Information Technology (IT) projects while ensuring projects are completed on time, within budget, and within scope.
- Led the project team to utilize appropriate project management tools and processes; ensures project management best practices are utilized and key learnings are captured.
- Ensures compliance with documented IT processes and enhances customer satisfaction.
- Manages medium to large projects, and may manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Works with project owners and project team on project related issues.
- Understands business processes and serves as an IT functional subject matter expert (SME).
- Supports Project Managers with project plans, documentation, meetings, status reports, and other activities.
- May provide support to one or more Project Management Office (PMO) function.
Summary Of Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in MIS, Engineering or related field
- Willing to obtain a PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification within one year of hire
- At least 4 years of IT experience, including at least 2 years of experience leading IT project efforts with a structured project environment
- Knowledge of information technology applications, processes, software and hardware
- Experience in software engineering or IT Infrastructure
- Experience in project management techniques and methodologies
- Experience using MS Project, MS Office or similar applications
- Demonstrated experience leading and working independently on IT projects, including medium-sized corporate initiatives within a structured project environment
- Experience with project management or Project Portfolio Management (PPM) tools
- Experience with project planning, scheduling, tracking and reporting
- Experience with project risk and issue management
- Solid communication and relationship building skills
- Experience with educating, training and mentoring project teams
- Experience as an IT functional subject matter expert (SME) preferred
- Hands-on coding experience preferred