Sr Project Manager

LexisNexis Risk Solutions • Alpharetta, GA

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About The Position

Responsible for the leadership of projects that are cross functional and have a high degree of complexity. Responsible for delivery of assigned projects within acceptable timeframes and quality standards. Fully knowledgeable of the System Development Life Cycle and Project Lifecycle processes (Agile, Waterfall). Responsible for conceptualizing, generating, planning, managing, and executing on high-impact projects. The Senior Project Manager should have the ability to handle couple of complex projects running concurrently. Responsible for conducting periodic status reviews and reporting back to stakeholder groups, steering committees, etc.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required
• At least 7 years of project management experience, including Agile projects execution

Nice To Haves

• MBA preferred
• PMI certification preferred
• Agile Certification (DAD or SAFe) preferred
• Enterprise Change Management certifications preferred
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to work across a highly matrixed organization, interacting, influencing, negotiating effectively with all levels of leadership and peers
• Successfully demonstrated leadership experience in a fast-paced environment, with frequent and substantial priority changes, challenging timelines and major resource constraints
• Ability to identify and scope process improvement opportunities through financial, statistical and logic-based analysis.

Responsibilities

• Manage full end to end delivery of assigned project(s), people and process.
• Develop and manage project plan as required.
• Deliver assigned projects on schedule aligned with the critical needs of the business vertical.
• Proficient in all aspects, identifying, analyzing, tracking and monitoring, of the Project Management Body of Knowledge.
• Construct the Work Breakdown Structure for the project; demonstrate proficiency in using project management software tools.
• Documents the necessary project artifacts, such as schedules and work plans, estimates, issues tracking and status reporting, to manage the project lifecycle.
• Manage all relationships necessary for a successful project team.
• Coordinates and facilitates project meetings and negotiates with staffing managers for project resources and other project needs.
• Maintain ownership of and accountability for the project and/or program schedule.
• Identify and make recommendations for improvement to existing processes and procedures.
• Execute according to GTM and SOX guidelines if applicable.
• As needed, act as change agent to foster a customer-centric, quality-oriented culture via LEAN concepts, while driving measurable business improvements.
• Provide expertise and share best practices regarding assigned tools & methodologies, project management and team leadership.

Benefits

• This job is eligible for an annual incentive bonus.

What This Job Offers

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