IT Project Manager (Remote Opportunity)

AFL Telecommunications•Duncan, SC

1d•Remote

About The Position

AFL is seeking an Information Technology Project Manager to join their team. This role reports directly to the Director of Enterprise Business Applications and is based out of their global headquarters in Duncan, South Carolina, but is a remote position with an estimated 25% travel requirement (Domestic & International). The IT Project Manager will be responsible for planning, executing, and finalizing projects according to business and IT goals, deadlines, and budget. This includes identifying resource needs, ensuring efficient resource acquisition and onboarding, and coordinating team members and third-party contractors to ensure projects are delivered as planned. The role also involves building business cases in collaboration with stakeholders, defining project objectives, ensuring adherence to policies and procedures, and overseeing quality control. A key aspect of this position will be supporting the development of business requirements for ServiceNow and working with the team to develop, test, and implement necessary changes and processes as AFL evolves its IT project management processes.

Requirements

4-year college/university degree in either information technology, computer science, software engineering, or business management.
Experience in successfully building an IT program management office in a global manufacturing environment.
8-10 years direct work experience in a project management capacity, including all aspects of PM process development and execution.
5-8 years direct experience leading IT projects.
Experience leading business transformation and organizational change management initiatives.
Excellent skill in combining project management practices with software development.
Exceptional skill in time management, multitasking, and attention to detail.
Proven leadership skills and excellent communication skills (oral, written and presentation).
Proven experience in developing compelling business cases and delivering expected ROIs.
Proven experience in delivering status reports and presentations to multiple stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
Service Now – Information Technology Business Management is used as our IT project management tool
Microsoft Office
Microsoft SharePoint / Teams
Strong leadership qualities and the ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources (including upper management, external customers and suppliers, business units and functional organizations) and ensure alignment to achieve project objectives and outcomes.
Ability to conform to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
Experience at working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment is essential.
Persuasive, encouraging, and motivating.
Act as a change agent in pursuit of moving business and IT strategies forward.

Responsibilities

Define project scope, objectives and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.
Build solid business cases in collaboration with business stakeholders.
Oversee and manage the portfolio of prioritized IT projects throughout the entire project lifecycle ensuring achievement of business cases.
Lead and manage IT projects through the entire project lifecycle.
Train team leaders and other project managers to ensure consistent project delivery in alignment with IT Project management processes.
Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion.
Regularly report project status to project stakeholders.
Lead the Business Analysis of our internal Service Now requirements as we evolve our IT project management processes focused on our intake and prioritization of work processes.