Senior Project Manager, Information Systems
The School District of Philadelphia is committed to transforming the education opportunities it offers the city’s more than 203,000 school-aged children. The District seeks leaders who have a passion for working with schools, principals, and communities to ensure all students achieve.
About the Role
This is administrative and managerial project work, overseeing all components of large-scale Information Technology projects and initiatives. Responsibilities include project scope preparation, return on investment (ROI) analysis, financial projection, project and life cycle implementation, staffing coordination and/or management, contract administration, and budget oversight. The role facilitates dialogue between internal customers, technology staff, developers, vendors, external agencies, schools, and community partners, serving as a point of contact for clients with projects in progress.
Work involves employing industry-recognized project management principles, techniques, and best practices to develop, monitor, report, and coordinate all aspects of a project from inception to post-implementation support. Ensures actions are strategic and include a plan for evaluating progress. Project oversight may also include coordination of support activities such as training, outreach, and customer relationship management. Projects are classified as large and complex enterprise-wide information service, application software, or technology infrastructure initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Develops strategies for appropriate scopes of work.
- Plans and manages timelines, and monitors progress of various projects and work streams; provides progress updates to project leads.
- Works with selected teams on specific aspects of meeting project goals in a timely manner.
- Prepares reports related to project status and projections.
- Directly supervises technical business analysts as required.
- Participates in confidential and/or sensitive matters and/or projects at every level of the enterprise.
- Works with vendors/internal developers to implement software solutions.
- Evaluates and recommends technology and software solutions that will satisfy the needs of schools and offices.
Requirements
Completion of a bachelor’s degree program from an accredited college or university.
Six years of full-time, paid, professional experience in operations, finance, education, or information technology, including serving as a team lead or project manager.
OR any equivalent combination of training and experience determined to be acceptable by the Office of Talent.
Skills
- Demonstrated knowledge of ERP systems, including technical configuration of finance and human capital modules (Oracle ERP Cloud preferred).
- Proficiency with Google products, Gitea, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Visio, or other productivity tools.
- Basic understanding and use of SQL.
- Understanding and application of industry-recognized project management principles and processes (e.g., PMI, PMP certifications).
- Ability to apply best-practice standards to a product’s design, test, and production phases.
- Ability to review and comprehend technical documentation.
- Experience managing large or complex projects and/or budgets.
- Ability to lead and implement strategic initiatives under aggressive deadlines.
- Entrepreneurial self-starter, team leader, facilitator, and team member.
- Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously, balancing and prioritizing competing priorities.
- Ability to formulate solutions to complex problems and develop strategies based on quantitative and/or qualitative evidence.
- Strong ability to build and maintain effective working relationships across all levels of an organization.
- Experience coordinating cross-functional teams.
- Adaptability to different situations, particularly when new information is provided.
- Ability to represent a superior at meetings and conferences.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Strong leadership skills with conflict resolution.
Pay
Salary Range: $88,606 - $114,798