Project Manager, Project and Portfolio Management Office

About the role

A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected. The Project Manager establishes and maintains direction and guidelines for managing strategic projects and initiatives, including resource allocation, project duration, schedule, and budget. Collaborates with project workgroups, managers, customers, and vendors to identify key business issues and develop solutions. Responsible for overseeing and providing guidance to a team committed to achieving project goals.

Responsibilities

• Manages medium-size complex projects or multiple projects of moderate complexity.
• Manages all phases of the project and consults for other projects.
• Responsible for creating, coordinating, and developing project charters, business cases, technical and architecture specifications, and project plans for identified projects.
• Effectively manages all project constraints: budgets, resources, schedules, and quality to fulfill deliverables and implement effective business solutions.
• Responsible for completeness of all project documentation throughout the project lifecycle and for obtaining appropriate approvals at each phase.
• Manages project progress by establishing and conducting regularly scheduled meetings with the project workgroup.
• Monitors and directs resolution to ensure solution design meets standard architecture considerations and approvals (e.g., standard database structures, code standards, common components, reusable programs, security, and performance levels, system interfaces, and dependencies).
• Identifies areas of potential concern in sufficient time to mitigate risk; assists the project workgroup in managing those risks by communicating, tracking, and mitigating issues.
• Provides updates to management as required.
• Leverages analytical skills to distill large volumes of data into clear, concise action plans aimed at improving project/initiative delivery.
• Proficient in performing and interpreting quantitative and qualitative analyses, such as root cause, impact, risk, gap, and cost/benefit.
• Performs systems analysis as needed.
• Builds strong partnerships with internal customers to increase value and delivery of ROI.
• Ensures all action items are assigned and completed.
• Assesses performance and provides feedback for assigned project personnel as required.
• Manages vendor selection.
• Other duties as assigned by management.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• 4 years of full-cycle project management experience.
• PMP Certification required.
• Ability to manage 10+ interdependent or integrated processes and 6+ applications.

Preferred Qualifications

• 7+ years of dedicated project management experience.
• Dental, managed healthcare, or retail industry experience.

Skills

• Organized, detail-oriented individual able to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to multi-task effectively without compromising work quality.
• Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.
• Ability to create and deliver outstanding presentations.
• Ability to respond to common inquiries from customers, staff, regulatory agencies, vendors, and other business community members.
• Ability to draw valid conclusions, apply sound judgment, and make decisions under pressure.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference.
• Ability to apply concepts like fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• High skill level in customer service.
• Ability to develop and maintain collaborative and effective working relationships with management and all levels of staff.
• Maintains an appropriate professional appearance and demeanor in accordance with company policies.
• Ensures compliance with company policies, as well as state, federal, and other regulatory bodies.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Paid time off.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• 401K.
• Paid time to volunteer in your local community.

Pay

$116,000.00 - $150,000.00 / Annually