Project Manager IV
About The Position
The Project Manager IV manages projects from inception through completion and implements change management strategies for assigned initiatives and projects. This role monitors and reports project status to stakeholders and departmental leadership, including risks, issues affecting schedules, and milestone achievements. The Project Manager IV develops project plans and schedules, ensures projects meet departmental requirements, standards, policies, and deadlines, and aligns team efforts with departmental strategies and priorities. The role also provides leadership, mentorship, and training support to project teams, project managers, and associate project managers. It requires occasional travel of up to 20%, including attendance at designated company summits, typically one to two per year, and may include conferences, company-location visits, and other business-related events.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a related field of study.
- Seven years of Project/Change Management experience in a large organization, including strategic planning and risk management.
- Excellent understanding of change management theory and techniques, and how to implement them in a project plan.
- Project Management qualification (PMP) or equivalent certification; upload with resume.
- Excellent leadership and project management skills.
- Ability to work well in a team environment.
- Strong understanding of change management methodologies and practices.
- Ability to influence change and motivate others.
- Strong oral and written communication abilities.
- Solid technical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to plan and meet schedules.
- Understanding of Business Process Architecture Mapping.
Nice To Haves
- Lean Six Sigma or process improvement experience.
- Experience in higher education or enterprise business operations.
- Familiarity with program or product lifecycle management systems.
Responsibilities
- Manage all phases of assigned projects, including initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing.
- Maintain effective communication and coordination within the project team.
- Keep stakeholders and departmental leadership informed about project status, milestone achievements, toll gate progress, risks, and issues that may adversely affect project schedules.
- Keep project management records and systems accurate and up to date.
- Produce timely and accurate reports as directed.
- Develop realistic project plans and schedules by analyzing organizational process assets, enterprise environmental factors, task dependencies, resource requirements, work breakdown, and departmental strategy and priorities.
- Document project deliverables, outputs, and notes that capture the reasons for key project decisions.
- Understand departmental strategic priorities and influence team members’ actions and work efforts in line with those priorities.
- Implement change management strategies and monitor their outcomes.
- Provide leadership, mentorship, and training support to teams, project managers, and associate project managers.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Eligible for bonuses
- Medical, dental, vision, telehealth, and mental healthcare
- Health savings account and flexible spending account
- Basic and voluntary life insurance
- Disability coverage
- Accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity supplemental coverage
- Legal and identity theft coverage
- Retirement savings plan
- Wellbeing program
- Discounted WGU tuition
- Flexible paid time off with no need for accrual
- Flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual
- 11 paid holidays
- Other paid leaves, including up to 12 weeks of parental leave
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
