Project Manager III

Rackspace

86d • $89,300 - $144,760

About The Position

We're hiring a Project Manager to specifically work with our healthcare industry customers. You'll be very involved in EHR software implementation and/or migration projects, especially with our customer's infrastructure.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree is required.
• Minimum of 3 years of project management with infrastructure projects.
• Must have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the English language.

Nice To Haves

• PMP certification is preferred.
• Healthcare industry experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage medium to large sized projects, often of varying scope, high complexity, and non-contained risk.
• Define the project from a business need and create momentum and project acceptance.
• Create an environment and a process by which the project will be successfully delivered.
• Enhance and embrace accepted PM methods, procedures, and quality objectives.
• Develop and control time, project plans and budget.
• Manage the competing needs of multiple stakeholders.
• Assess and manage project variances (e.g. schedule variance); evaluate impacts to overall project commitments, evaluate and present options, and implement approved changes.
• Maintain accountability for managing expectations and ensuring quality.
• Communicate appropriately and persuade leadership regarding necessary action steps in a manner that demonstrates confidence and a grasp of the strategic intent of a project.
• Provide tactical and strategic leadership with decision authority within the context of the project regarding priorities, timeline, resources, and issues.
• Provide ongoing work direction to project team.
• Provide performance feedback for team members as appropriate.
• Foster and promote knowledge exchange.
• Create an environment that enhances team motivation.
• Assure project team works in a cohesive manner and delegate tasks appropriately.
• Act as an example to the team in communicating in a timely and effective manner.

Benefits

• Variable compensation in the form of bonus, commissions, or other discretionary payments based on company and/or individual performance.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees