Project Manager III

American Fidelity • Oklahoma City, OK

10d • Onsite

About The Position

The Project Manager is accountable for the successful delivery of all projects under their supervision. In working on large-sized technology-related projects which have high complexity and/or high business risk and in collaboration with the project team, they will perform the following: Plan, implement and oversee execution of all projects to which they are assigned to deliver intended business outcomes which add value to the business, are on time, within scope and within budget according to agreed to business priorities. Facilitate appropriate tradeoffs with project sponsors, executives and teams to mitigate or address any project issues or risks related to scope, schedule, quality or resources throughout the lifecycle of a project while simultaneously identifying project resources needed throughout the project and working with resource owners to secure those resources. Lead efforts to train/mentor other Colleagues on project management methodologies, and System Development Lifecycle (SDLC) best practices and in execution of Resource Management & Capacity Planning practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university preferred; commensurate project management experience equal to 7 years will be considered
• 7-10 years experience
• Advanced knowledge of one or more Project Management Tools, e.g., MS Project
• Advanced knowledge of one or more formal PPM tools, e.g., Planview, Primavera, Clarity, etc.
• Highly skilled in MS Office 365 including Excel, Visio, PowerPoint and Word, SharePoint, Azure DevOps and Teams
• Advanced knowledge of PMI (PMBOK), Agile/Scrum, Agile/Kanban, Waterfall, PRINCE2 or equivalent project management methodology
• Advanced knowledge in use of formal project System Development Lifecycles
• Exceptional group facilitation skills including ability to lead trade-off discussions around scope, schedule, resources and quality
• Very strong negotiation skills
• Exceptional communication skills, including written, verbal and listening which can be deployed successfully when addressing entry level Colleagues, management and senior executives
• Exceptional analytical thinking and problem solving skills
• Exceptional team building skills
• Exceptional planning skills
• Exceptional organizational skills
• Ability to self-start work
• Strong leadership abilities
• Skilled with vendor management
• Strong ability to develop and manage business cases and conduct financial analyses
• Strong ability to drive change, influence and motivate others
• Good understanding of automation, robotics and artificial intelligence (AI)
• Substantial experience in managing project portfolios
• PMI Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and/or PMI Certified Agile Practitioner (PMI-ACP) required

Responsibilities

• Plan, implement and oversee execution of all projects to which they are assigned to deliver intended business outcomes which add value to the business, are on time, within scope and within budget according to agreed to business priorities.
• Facilitate appropriate tradeoffs with project sponsors, executives and teams to mitigate or address any project issues or risks related to scope, schedule, quality or resources throughout the lifecycle of a project.
• Identify project resources needed throughout the project and working with resource owners to secure those resources.
• Lead efforts to train/mentor other Colleagues on project management methodologies, and System Development Lifecycle (SDLC) best practices and in execution of Resource Management & Capacity Planning practices.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior