Lead PMO Analyst

New York City, NY • Manhattan, NY

116d

About The Position

The Financial Information Services Agency (FISA) supports and maintains the financial and payroll systems of the City of New York. To achieve the high level of efficiency, reliability, and operability required for these types of systems, FISA performs planned upgrades and scheduled maintenance on these systems. The Financial System (FS) IT Project Management Office (PMO) has the primary responsibility for initiating, executing, managing, and reporting on projects that integrate with the core financial applications. Successful project implementation requires a structured Project Management discipline for software delivery, governed by a customized FISA SDLC. The FS PMO Unit utilizes such an approach and is looking to increase its staff compliment with the addition of a Lead PMO Analyst.

Requirements

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college in computer science, engineering, human computer interaction, interactive media, digital and graphics design, data visualization, communication or a related field, and four years of satisfactory full-time experience related to the area(s) required by the particular position.
• An associate degree from an accredited college in a related field, and six years of satisfactory full-time experience.
• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college, and eight years of satisfactory full-time experience.
• Education and/or experience which is equivalent to the above.

Nice To Haves

• Proficient in MS Project including customizing MS Project fields for tracking and reporting status and portfolio management.
• Excellent skills with other MS products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and Visio).
• Strong understanding of Software Development Lifecycle Methodology (SDLC).
• Knowledge and understanding of the Agile approach to project management.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Proven analytical skills.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain project management metrics.
• Project Management Professional certification.

Responsibilities

• Manage the overall FS IT Project Portfolio Governance process as well as the project management framework and project execution.
• Design, maintain and modify structured processes and work productions in areas such as project planning, tracking, reporting, and project team organization.
• Provide executive management reports and project guidelines.
• Assist FISA Project Manager(s) with cost projection, tracking and reporting.
• Provide FS PMO leadership, guidance, and coaching.
• Work with project sponsors, business stakeholders, and IT managers to ensure that business cases and project charters are appropriately documented.
• Ensure PMO daily activities and work product deliverables are completed.
• Track and monitor project deliverables to an on time completion.
• Supervise FISA project management staff and ensure that a standardized set of procedures are applied to FS IT project work.
• Develop and carry out standardized project processes and templates for status reporting, project plans, and System Development Life Cycle deliverables.
• Ensure project management standards are being executed across the FS IT Project Portfolio.
• Be a champion for continuous improvements in the FS PMO and ensure industry best practices are leveraged.
• Create and maintain project plans including establishing weekly, monthly, and quarterly project plan processes.
• Establish processes for tracking and reporting deliverable status and ensure consistency across different FISA systems.
• Conduct portfolio management compliance monitoring.
• Analyze project requests to determine time frame, funding limitations and appropriate process.
• Develop and produce executive management status reporting.
• Responsibility for developing weekly status meeting agendas, reporting, and follow up action items.
• Provide training and education to business and technical staff on status reporting and project plans.
• Manage project scope, risks, issues and implement mitigation plans.
• Manage project team meetings to effectively achieve results with minimal supervision.
• Build alliances with business analysts, architects, operations, and vendors.
• Coach team members in project management disciplines.
• Track and report deliverable statuses, ensure consistency across different FISA system projects.
• Monitor and manage multiple active projects.
• Manage, report, and escalate project risks, issues and action items.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Pension plan
• Deferred Compensation Plan (with 457, 401K and Roth IRA options)
• Pre-tax Commuter Benefit program
• Pre-tax Flexible Spending Accounts programs
• Prescription drug coverage
• Dental benefits
• Vision care benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees