Senior Project Manager, Information Systems

School District of Philadelphia • Philadelphia, PA

1d • $88,606 - $114,798

About The Position

This is administrative and managerial project work, overseeing all components of a large-scale Information Technology projects and initiatives, inclusive of project scope preparation, return on investment (ROI) analysis, financial projection, project and life cycle implementation, staffing coordination and/or management, contract administration, and budget oversight. Employees in this class are responsible for facilitating dialogue between internal customers, technology staff, developers, vendors, external agencies, schools and community partners. Serves as a point of contact for clients with projects in progress. Work additionally involves formally employing industry-recognized projects management principles, techniques, and best-practices, to develop, monitor, report, and coordinate all aspects of a project from inception to post-implementation support. Ensures that actions are strategic and include a plan on the evaluation of progress. Project oversight activities may additionally include coordination of support activities inclusive of training, outreach, and customer relationship management. Projects in this class are classified as large and complex enterprise-wide information service, application software, technology infrastructure initiatives.

Requirements

• Completion of a bachelor’s degree program from an accredited college or university.
• Six years of full-time, paid, professional, experience in either operations, finance, education, or information technology which has included serving as a team lead or project manager.
• Any equivalent combination of training and experience determined to be acceptable by the Office of Talent.
• Demonstrated knowledge of ERP systems – technical configuration of finance and human capital modules.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Google products
• Demonstrated knowledge of Gitea, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Visio, or other productivity tools.
• Demonstrated basic understanding and using SQL
• Demonstrated ability to understand and apply basic industry recognized project management principles and processes as defined by PMI, PMP certifications.
• Demonstrated ability to apply best practice standards to a product’s design, test, and production phases.
• Demonstrated ability to review and comprehend technical documentation.
• Demonstrated ability to manage large or complex projects and/or budgets.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and implement strategic initiatives under aggressive deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to function as an entrepreneurial self-starter, a team leader, a facilitator, and as a member of a team.
• Demonstrated ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously, as evidenced by an ability to balance and prioritize multiple competing priorities.
• Demonstrated ability to formulate solutions to complex problems and develop strategies to address the identified issues based on quantitative and/or qualitative evidence.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain strong, effective working relationships across all levels of an organization.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated ability to adapt to different situations, particularly when new information is provided.
• Demonstrated ability to represent a superior at meetings and conferences.
• Demonstrated ability to present ideas effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Strong leadership skills with conflict resolution

Nice To Haves

• Oracle ERP Cloud is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develops strategies for appropriate scopes of work.
• Plans and manages timelines, and monitors progress of various projects and work streams; provides progress updates to project leads.
• Works with selected teams on specific aspects of meeting project goals in a timely manner.
• Prepares reports related to project status and projections.
• Directly supervises technical business analysts as required.
• Participates in confidential and/or sensitive matters and/or projects at every level of the enterprise.
• Works with vendors/internal developers to implement software solutions.
• Evaluates and recommends technology and software solutions that will satisfy the needs of schools and offices.

What This Job Offers

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