About The Position
NFF is seeking a Senior Project Manager for one of our premier DC customers modernization efforts transitioning from on-premise to a cloud environment. NFF seeks a Project Manager to support the Project Management Office (PMO) by overseeing change management and training. This Modernization Project is replacing the existing on-premises procurement management system with a new state-of-the-art cloud solution.
Requirements
- 20+ years' expert proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) required.
- 16+ years' project management experience in technical writing or documentation management, with demonstrated writing and editing skills.
- 16+ years' experience with demonstrated written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate messages and tailor documents for diverse audiences.
- 16+ years' of proven leadership and decision-making skills managing a diverse team including onsite and virtual team members
- Bachelor's degree in Change Management, IT, communications, business, or a related field, or equivalent experience is required.
- PMP certification required
Nice To Haves
- 8+ years' experience with Microsoft SharePoint and Teams
- Must be willing to work onsite 4 days a week
Responsibilities
- Plan and manage project activities, including developing, maintaining, and monitoring schedules; creating and organizing project documents; coordinating weekly status reports; preparing PMO status reports and presentations; and maintaining project artifacts in Microsoft Teams.
- Develop change strategies and project plans aligned with ensuring changes achieve desired outcomes.
- Coordinate stakeholder engagement, clearly and consistently communicating the vision and goals of the changes.
- Create and manage change management and training plans and schedules that align with the overall project timeline.
- Assess change impacts on business processes, client agencies, vendors, and stakeholders.
- Identify potential resistance to change and develop mitigation strategies.
- Work with PMO and project managers to ensure team members have the knowledge and skills to support stakeholders during adoption.
- Monitor change and training progress, measure effectiveness, and implement corrective actions as needed.
- Support embedding change into customer culture, policies, and operations beyond initial implementation.
- Translate strategic vision into actionable plans, including resource alignment, training, communications, testing, go-live preparations, and post-go-live support.
- Coordinate workstream resources, monitor activities, and update schedules to maintain alignment with PMO timelines.
- Leverage experience on large or complex projects to: Analyze delivery dates and create innovative Microsoft Project schedules or Agile Scrum roadmaps. Align schedules with stakeholders, workstreams, technology, and methodology to deliver on time and within budget. Track milestones and report progress.
- Oversee project scope and objectives, including RAID (Risks, Actions, Issues, Decisions), change management, and communications processes.
- Maintain organized project documentation in Microsoft Teams and SharePoint.
- Participate in PMO, Steering Committee, and other meetings, document discussions and decisions.
- Serve as liaison between PMO, project managers, and team members.
- Provide comprehensive support for all PMO activities.
Benefits
- NFF offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits and flexible paid time off options, for eligible employees:
- Medical, Dental and Vision, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account
- STD, LTD, Supplemental life insurance and ADD&D
- Comprehensive 401k plan
- Paid Time Off
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Number of Employees
101-250 employees
