Senior IT Project Manager

TAG - The Aspen Group•Chicago, IL

3d•$120,000 - $150,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Aspen Group (TAG) is a large retail healthcare business support organization serving over 23,000 healthcare professionals and team members across more than 1,150 locations in 48 states. TAG supports five healthcare practices: Aspen Dental, ClearChoice, WellNow, Chapter Aesthetic Studio, and Lovet. The company focuses on enabling healthcare professionals to concentrate on patient care by managing the business operations. TAG is seeking a positive and proactive Senior IT Project Manager to manage project teams, ensuring IT projects are completed on time and within budget. The role requires a focus on delivery, stakeholder management, and transparent reporting, ensuring compliance with budget and project requirements. The Senior IT Project Manager will manage cross-functional reporting, develop implementation run guides, and communicate with stakeholders throughout all project phases, ensuring efficient project closure with documented sign-offs. Success in this role requires delivering extensively recorded, tested, intact, and operative solutions within defined timeframes and budgets, with candidates needing to be analytical and possess a positive demeanor.

Requirements

Must have Bachelors or Masters qualification
5+ years of experience in a project management role.
Should be hands-on with Jira, Confluence & ServiceNow, Monday.com
Thorough understanding of project management fundamentals.
Understanding of software development life cycle.
Advanced computer skills and in-depth knowledge of different operating systems, network administration and service desk administration
Project management and leadership skills for managing projects and the teams involved with them
Strong written and verbal communication skills to coordinate with team members and management and explain technical issues
Analytical and problem-solving skills to handle any issues that occur during project completion
Organization and time management skills to keep projects on track and within budget
Excellent resource planning and task scheduling skills

Nice To Haves

Experience in telecommunication, business application delivery, web delivery and AI initiatives

Responsibilities

Accountable for end to end project management, starting from RFP to Hypercare rollout.
Ability to deliver multiple projects simultaneously.
Be a trusted advisor to business, proficient in stakeholder management.
Develop project governance, lead Steering co meetings, asses risk and mitigation plans.
Collaborate with the cross functional teams to deliver the initiative in a streamlined manner.
Liaising with stakeholders such as project personnel, vendors, and end-users regarding project requirements.
Outlining, defining, and initiating the project and deliver to scope and timeline.
Implementing document control policies and documentation templates.
Maintaining a good working knowledge of assigned component projects.
Monitoring project progress and implementing changes where necessary.
Ensuring compliance with objectives, organizational policies, procedures, and standards.
Compiling project reports and informing management regarding problems.
Ensuring project complies with best practices, SOPs, PMO policies, and other policies.