Project Manager - Primarily Remote

*** Webcam interview***  Long term contract  ***Primarily Remote***expected to report on-site as needed***Local candidates only ***

Description of duties:

The Strategic Portfolio Management Office (SPMO) has recently deployed a new Project Portfolio Management (PPM) tool for traditional project management. As a part of this team, you will help to expand its capabilities by leading the definition through delivery of portfolio, program, or agile management processes.

• Work includes successfully leading pilot, rollout, and then supporting decentralized PMOs to replicate the process across the enterprise.
• Support PMs with project planning & scheduling adoption with Microsoft Project-like capabilities through demos, office hours, and 1-on-1 help.
• Support the rollout of project change request workflow in our tool and its adoption.
• Leverage experience with PPM business processes to help configure/develop portfolio, program, and/or agile management module(s) within the enterprise PPM tool.
• Collaborate with the PPM tool development team's SDLC - from requirements definition through testing.
• Pilot the rollout of the above module(s) and then support expanded use across the enterprise.
• Create and deliver role-specific training, tips & tricks, and knowledge base articles to make the most of the PPM tool capabilities.
• Contribute to the ongoing support of governance committees that assess, approve, and prioritize PPM tool capabilities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Minimum 7 years of IT project management experience in actual project manager role. Working on projects in any other role does not count.
• Minimum 3 years of program, portfolio, or agile project management experience.
• Experience with software testing, training, and user guide development.
• High proficiency in project scheduling in Microsoft Project or another enterprise class PPM tool.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Visio and Office suite.

Preferences

• PMP, PgMP, PfMP, Scrum, SAFe
• ServiceNow
• Strategic Portfolio Management (SPM) experience

Skills/Requirements

• IT Project Management Experience Required 7 Years
• Program, portfolio, or agile project management experience Required 3 Years
• Experience with software testing, training, and user guide development Required
• High proficiency in project scheduling in Microsoft Project or another enterprise class PPM tool. Required
• PMP, PgMP, PfMP, Scrum, SAFe certification Highly desired
• ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management (SPM) experience Highly desired