Project Manager III

Universal Orlando•Orlando, FL

About The Position

The Project Manager has overall responsibility for the successful planning and execution of IT and/or Cyber Security projects. The role works with operations, solutions delivery, infrastructure, innovation, governance and security teams, business partners, and vendors to define, develop, and deploy assigned projects. The Project Manager ensures production deployments follow the project life-cycle methodology and meet business goals. The position manages projects from planning through completion, including requirements, scope, schedules, budgets, risks, issues, quality assurance, and stakeholder communications. It coordinates team participation and deliverables across project activities, communicates project status and health metrics, and facilitates resolution of cross-team dependencies. The role also supports Environmental, Health & Safety responsibilities by following established policies, procedures, training, and team-member involvement activities. Other duties may be assigned. Some travel may be required to support Parks Technology division and client locations.

Requirements

At least 5 years of equivalent work experience.
Solid practical project management experience, particularly leading proposed efforts through defined prioritization and demand-management processes.
Ability to work progressively with people at a wide range of levels, including sponsors, stakeholders, and resources, to align activities and initiatives.
Cross-functional expertise in fields such as IT, Cyber Security, marketing, strategy, finance, and operations, and in skills such as business-case development, ROI analysis, cost estimating, and what-if analyses.
Experience presenting persuasive recommendations to leadership and external stakeholders, and communicating complex ideas and recommendations using a clear decision framework based on analysis and experience.
Cross-team or cross-department project leadership experience.
Strong organizing and interpersonal skills.
Sound business judgment in coordinating project user-group requirements.
Conflict-resolution and problem-solving skills.
Presentation, facilitation, communication, and negotiation skills.
Ability to read and interpret business periodicals, professional journals, technical manuals, procedures, and governmental regulations.
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
Ability to present information effectively and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
Ability to interpret written, oral, diagrammatic, or schedule-based instructions.
Ability to compute rates, ratios, and percentages; draw graphs; and interpret spreadsheets.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Ability to perform each essential duty satisfactorily; reasonable accommodation may be made for individuals with disabilities.
Consistent attendance is a job requirement.
Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree, preferably in MIS, Technology, or Business.
Experience in project management or business analysis.
Knowledge of project management concepts and processes, requirements gathering, or business analysis.
Technology experience or background.
Project Management Certification.

Responsibilities

Plan, organize, secure, and manage resources for assigned projects in coordination with Technology teams, business partners, and vendors, following applicable software development lifecycle and project implementation policies and procedures.
Research, analyze, identify, and document tasks needed to achieve project goals.
Coordinate, facilitate, and lead project team meetings to accomplish deliverables.
Manage project work statements, work breakdown structures, budgets, schedules, individual tasks, risk analysis, issues, action items, requirements gathering, quality assurance, and project visibility, control measures, and reports.
Work with business partners to understand business and system problems and opportunities in the context of project requirements.
Support requirements discussions and reviews, design reviews, testing, and other project activities to ensure resources participate and deliverables meet scope and schedule.
Communicate program information, status, and key health metrics to stakeholders.
Facilitate inter-team communication and resolution of program-level dependencies, including weekly status meetings and monthly executive steering committee meetings.
Trace requirements throughout the project life cycle to manage scope and ensure original requirements are delivered.
Follow established Environmental, Health & Safety policies, procedures, training, and team-member involvement activities.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Work with internal business clients and external vendors.
Work independently with minimal supervision and build and lead a team in completing projects.
Travel as needed to support Parks Technology division and client locations.