Job Description
Job Description
The Senior Project Manager will be responsible for managing medium to large sized technology implementation projects with medium to high complexity on a global scale and/or with multi-technology components.This individual will also be responsible for working closely with the Apps Associates’ PMO on internal initiatives to grow the Practice. This position reports to the Practice Director or a Managing Principle within the Apps Associates PMO.
- Job Duties
- Collaborate with client contacts managing cross-functional client project team members to facilitate project delivery
- Collaborate with Apps Associates project team members, who are both onshore and offshore, to successfully deliver projects
- Manage the execution of the project's activities and resources in partnership with the division technical leads and business partners
- Lead project teams through scoping definition and ensure all execution efforts align to project goals
- Lead the establishment of measurable and achievable critical success factors for the project
- Control planning and execution to ensure that cost, time, and quality goals are met
- Develop and maintain project plans and related project artifacts
- Provide view of plans and progress to date
- Manage against the approved budget and recommend course correction as necessary.
- Conduct periodic stakeholder meetings to ensure status clarity and clear expectations
- Adhere to the Apps Associates project management methodology
- Possesses the ability to turn troubled projects around when and if needed
- Make continuous improvement a priority - The Senior Project Manager should have a solid grasp of basic and many advanced project management principles, along with having experience in successfully applying and advancing those principles.
- Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 20 years) work experience. If Associates Degree, must have minimum 12 years work experience. (focus in Business Administration or Information Systems preferred)
- 8+ years of consulting experience, most recently in a Senior Consultant, Manager, or similar level role
- Leadership of a minimum of six (6) full life-cycle implementations in the Project Manager role
- Global/multi-product implementation experience
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong time management, organization, and collaboration skills
- Proficiency with project management tools such as Microsoft Project or Smartsheet (preferred)
- Proficiency with the Microsoft suite of business productivity tools (for example: Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, One Note, Teams)
- Strong understanding of the cloud software development lifecycle including waterfall, agile and hybrid methodologies.
Project Management/Technology Experience Requirements
- The Senior Project Manager must have project management and/or hands on experience with at least three (3) of the following technologies:
- Oracle Cloud ERP (Fusion, SCM, Financials)
- Oracle HCM or Oracle PeopleSoft
- Oracle EBS
- Oracle Fusion Middleware
- Amazon AWS
- Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
- Custom Software Development (within the Enterprise space)
- Integration technologies such Boomi, Mulesoft, Oracle Cloud Integration Service or equivalent
- Salesforce implementation experience
- Preferred Qualifications
- PMP Certification (PMP, PGMP, CAPM, PMI-ACP)
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