Sr. Project Management Analyst

Cynet Systems • Oakland, CA

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About The Position

The Sr. Project Management Analyst will be responsible for coordinating schedule planning, budget planning, vendor management, and resource planning. This role involves managing program reporting, dashboards, presentations, and program health communications. The analyst will also oversee change control, risk management, onboarding, governance, and executive engagements, while championing Lean and continuous improvement practices. Key activities include gathering and reporting on risk management frameworks, conducting risk assessments, implementing mitigation plans, and communicating complex risk scenarios to stakeholders. The role requires a proactive mindset, strong analytical skills, strategic thinking to influence teams, and the ability to analyze data for decision-making.

Requirements

• Experience in ERP software projects or other large technology delivery programs.
• Advanced knowledge of Program Management including project management methodologies such as waterfall and Agile.
• Understanding of project phases, deliverable types, and complex cross-organization activities.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams to identify and mitigate risks.
• Ability to prepare reports and present findings to senior management.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to convey findings and recommendations to various levels of management.
• Ability to effectively manage multiple projects with demanding time constraints.
• Knowledge and understanding of business drivers.
• Demonstrated ability to manage or direct teams.
• Ability to work within a regulatory environment.
• Ability to assess and recommend solutions for assigned projects.
• Familiarity with project phases, deliverables, and activities within an ERP or SAP environment.
• Basic understanding of ERP transformation complexities and cross functional dependencies.
• Proactive ownership skills with the ability to anticipate and remove roadblocks to execution.
• Ability to translate meeting outcomes into clearly defined and executable actions.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills with high attention to detail.
• Ability to keep track of multiple, concurrent tasks with varying priorities and changing due-dates.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with a large ERP project implementation such as S/4 HANA.
• Project management tool experience with Atlassian Jira for deliverable tracking.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate schedule planning, budget planning, vendor management, and resource planning.
• Manage program reporting, dashboards, presentations, and program health communications.
• Oversee change control, risk management, onboarding, governance, and executive engagements.
• Champion Lean and continuous improvement practices.
• Gather, report, and support risk management frameworks, conducting risk assessments, and implementing mitigation plans.
• Communicate complex risk scenarios and solutions to stakeholders at all levels.
• Demonstrate a proactive mindset and strong analytical skills to manage multiple efforts simultaneously.
• Apply strategic thinking to influence and lead teams without direct authority.
• Analyze data to inform decision-making processes.

What This Job Offers

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