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Project Manager
at Janes Manalil in Rhode Island
JOB SUMMARY:
Accountable for partnering with program and project managers throughout the organization to ensure projects are initiated, managed, implemented and closed out using the processes and tools endorsed by the Enterprise Program Management Office. Responsible for teaching, coaching, influencing, and facilitating other PMs in use of best practice program / project management approaches to ensure initiatives are implemented efficiently and effectively. Partners with the PMs to manage changes, and to identify and address issues and risks. Advises and prepares the director on risks and issues that need to be escalated. Has an overarching view of all programs across the organization and within various portfolios.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
Collate, organize and assess all weekly program and project status reports into the portfolio status information packet.
Meet with the Director of the E-PMO to review the portfolio status information packet to identify issues, risks, changes, themes and trends that should be considered for escalation.
Track the weekly status reports to identify changes, risks, and issues that may need to be escalated. Partner with the program and project managers to address and enter into appropriate Portfolio log.
Partner with Program / Project Manager to review and provide feedback on Risk Mitigation and Contingency Plans.
Partner with Program / Project Manager to review and provide feedback on Issue Mitigation and Contingency Plans.
Partner with E-PMO Quality Assurance Manager to identify projects for review, and to coach PMs on the feedback generated by the review.
Partner with E-PMO Communications and Training Manager to assist with project management training sessions.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Minimum Education and Experience:
Bachelors Degree in Business Administration or related field.
PMI membership and/or PMP/PgMP certification.
10 or more years experience in project and implementation management for complex projects.
Five to seven years of proven cross-functional program management experience.
Minimum of five years of experience with the following:
Acting as a senior project manager using standard project management methodologies and approaches.
Mentoring staff on project management principles, methodologies, and practices.
Facilitating interaction between business units and technology departments to help integrate project plans and manage deliverables.
Experience interacting with senior leadership.
Experience with Microsoft Office, Project and other project management tools and methodologies.
Preferred Education, Additional Qualifications and Experience:
Professional Risk Manager (PRM) designation.
PMI Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP).
PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP).
Advanced degree or education.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and/or Abilities:
Knowledge of:
Health insurance industry.
Business processes within health plan.
IT processes within health plan.
Risk management.
Milestone and dependency planning and tracking.
Developing integrated plans and master schedules.
Technical Skills:
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Strong organizational skills, with a track record of managing multiple tasks effectively.
Strong interpersonal, communications, presentation, training and negotiation skills.
Project management methods and processes.
Enterprise-wide program management facilitation tools.
Non-Technical Skills and Behaviors:
Follows the Rules of the Road .
Delivers high quality service to customers.
Applies expertise to get results.
Proven influence and cross-functional management skills.
Develops positive working relationships across organizational structure.
Seeks out different points of view to come up with the best solution.
Finds root cause of problem to identify an effective solution.
Gets quality deliverables quickly out the door.
Changes work activities based on business needs and deadlines.
Finds needed information in a timely manner.
Monitors and communicates progress toward meeting goals.
Ability to:
Successfully establish and maintain strong working relationships with various stakeholders including project managers throughout the company.
Understand the elements of a cost benefit analysis and relationship to a positive ROI.
Synthesize and present information in a compelling manner.
Work well independently or with multiple teams.
Handle multiple priorities.
Exercise sound judgment.
Identify patterns, themes and trends to review with leaders.
Take initiative in finding solutions to difficult and/or sensitive problems.
Published at 22-10-2009
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