Sr Project Manager

JOB DESCRIPTION

Why GMF Enabling Services Project Management Office?

The Enabling Services Project Management Office partners with diverse stakeholders across the organization in relentless pursuit of excellence, to deliver solutions that improve quality, reduce complexity, and minimize risk. We aim to provide exceptional outcomes.

As a respected team member, you will consult with various GMF departments to achieve product/project success representing the needs of our internal customers. If you enjoy building relationships, providing a first-class customer experience, communicate effectively, and want a role that challenges you, the Enabling Services Project Management Office could be a perfect match.

• Serves as a project manager for high-priority projects, applying the enterprise GPPM (Global Project Portfolio Management) processes and procedures.
• Identifies and assembles the appropriate blend of resources to meet project needs and requirements.
• Fosters and champions an environment that promotes trust, self-development, continuous improvement, innovation and quality outcomes.
• Ensures a consistent level of quality, accuracy, compliance to GPPM standards, state and federal regulations, and internal controls.
• Leads the development of project requirements and scope; establishes appropriate metrics for measuring successful delivery of the projects.
• Engages with project teams, business partners and stakeholders frequently on the status of key initiatives with respect to scope, schedule, cost, and resources; presents RAID logs.
• Ability to facilitate cross-functional project meetings with key stakeholders as well as oversees stakeholder engagement through structured project discussions.
• Coaches and counsels members of cross-functional teams to accomplish project goals, meet deadlines, and resolve technical/operational issues.
• Administers the project change process when needed, formulating contingency plans to address schedule revisions, risks, costs, and scope.
• Supports reporting needs of the PMO.
• Maintains awareness of industry trends, practices, techniques and emerging technologies related to the project management discipline.
• Captures and distributes meeting minutes highlighting decisions, action items, issues, risks, and key discussion topics as needed.

• Proven experience and knowledge of the discipline of project management including common principles, methodologies and tools used by practitioners
• Proficient in process improvement and development practices
• Experience with business case preparation, cost benefit analysis and project execution
• Advanced knowledge and experience with PPM software tool (i.e. MS Projects, Planview, Jira)
• Experience using Agile/Scrum methodologies preferred
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with ability to tailor the message based on the audience
• Interpersonal skills necessary to work well with others and collaborate with other stakeholders in the organization
• Strong problem solving, multi-tasking and decision making abilities
• Proven ability and experience navigating competing priorities
• Servant leadership skills and ability to learn new skills quickly
• Skilled at producing polished reports using Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, and/or PPM software
• Ability to plan, execute and improve work processes to ensure achievement of business objectives
• Proactively achieves goals and objectives and applies critical thinking skills in day-to-day problems and solutions
• Ability to demonstrate integrity while successfully managing work demands and pressure
• Continually pursues personal development

• 4+ years' experience in project management role working on large and/or complex projects required
• Project Management Certification (PMP, PgMP, Agile, etc.) preferred
• Agile/Scrum Certifications (CSM, PSM, PMI-ACP, etc.) preferred