Project Manager (ERP/HCM implementations)

Work Schedule: Monday through Friday. 7.5-hour workday with .5-hour unpaid lunch. Client requires a hybrid schedule of a minimum of 3 days on-site, up to including fully on-site depending on department requirements.

Project Overview

• The Project Manager role will support Project Delivery on projects within the portfolio. Responsibilities will include governance and reporting and providing information for effective management decision-making. Both waterfall and agile project delivery approaches may be used. 

Job Functions & Responsibilities

• Ability to coordinate and lead multiple projects as assigned.
• Act as the bridge between the business and IT. Support the IT workstream and documents of projects via IT PMO processes, procedures, and tools for assigned projects.
• Monitor the project schedule and deliverables. Track progress and report updates to the program manager.
• Recognize problems or situations that will or may impact the project delivery.
• Coordinate the project under the guidance of the program manager.
• Utilize IT project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, hybrid) to drive technical solution delivery.
• Assist in fulfilling requirements for the IT PMO and IT Governance process
• Work collaboratively with project teams, various IT teams, and related business unit staff.
• Promote and maintain communication between project team members and stakeholders and manage expectations. Prepare correspondence, presentations and/or reports as required. Follow-up on correspondence and outstanding requests for resolution.

Skills

• Understand the software development process and experienced in IT project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall).
• Strong and tested project management skills including: stakeholder management, conflict resolution, risk mitigation, organization skills, communication skills, daily standups, creation and presentation of data (updates, status, etc), vendor management.
• Organized, good communicator, deadline driven, planner, problem solver, and agile.
• Ability to promote and maintain a positive and inclusive work environment with project team members, co-workers, management, and vendors by behaving, collaborating, and communicating in a manner consistent with professional standards.
• Superior interpersonal skills to ensure open communication across project teams. Ability to handle broad-based, often complex, communication for internal and/or external audiences.
• Outstanding record of project delivery success
• Intermediate-Advanced Excel skills, SharePoint, M365 tools
• Experience implementing HCM and ERP applications and processes such as SuccessFactors, Workday, SAP, etc. preferred
• Experience implementing procumbent applications such as SAP Ariba, Ivalua, etc. desired 

Education & Certifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business or technical field.
• Minimum 5 years of increasing responsible experience, including successfully coordinating various IT projects in a matrixed environment.
• Prior experience with ERP and/or HCM applications and/ or implementations preferred.