at Fox Rothschild LLP in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Description
As a member of the Information Services Department, the Senior Project Manager will define, organize, manage and execute technology projects to improve business results and client experience.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
+ Works with manager and others to define this new functional area, building the project intake, management, communications and delivery standards and processes.
+ Leadership, mentoring & education to other Project Managers and others in the IS and business areas who will run projects using the new standards.
+ Manage projects, develop project plans, allocate resources, and monitor performance deliverables to ensure timely completion of projects.
+ Lead requirements gathering meetings in a way to ensure the end solution meets the requestors “needs” versus “wants”.
+ Effectively communicate your project plans to cross-functional team members and management.
+ Coordinate resources and timetables with business departments and IS teams.
+ Analytical skills to identify risk and solve any problems which may arise during a project.
+ Gather critical information from meetings with various stakeholders to make necessary project adjustments and produce useful visuals and reports when necessary.
+ Partner with business teams to create User Acceptance Test plans and serve as a liaison between technical and business teams when conducting the testing.
+ Recommend project management strategies, policies and procedures by evaluating organization needs.
+ Drive the development of a systems roadmap that will drive scalability, business optimization, and zero-touch processes.
+ Work with leaders to define success measures & metrics.
+ Plan for ongoing resource & capacity requirements. Effectively manage team resources and delegate tasks commensurate with skill level.
+ Suggest innovations and technical/process improvements that will lead to efficiencies and/or automation.
+ Keep abreast of applications technologies through attendance of seminars, conferences, training programs, and meetings held by professional groups.
ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS:
+ Special Projects, as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS (EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES):
Education:
+ Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business Administration or related discipline required. Equivalent combination of education, training and experience in lieu of degree may be considered.
Experience:
+ 10 years of IT industry experience
+ 10 years of project management experience
+ Significant management experience including senior member/project leader for enterprise cross-functional teams.
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:
+ Excellent project management and organization skills.
+ Strong leadership and people skills to establish and maintain effective working relationships with peers, managers and clients.
+ Strong professional communication both written and verbal.
+ Highly organized with attention to detail and excellent follow-through skills
+ Experience with both agile and waterfall project management methodologies.
+ Gather requirements and process mapping experience required.
+ Strong ability to multi-task.
+ Proactive, self-motivated with a high level of ownership and drive to achieve goals.
+ Skill to document complex systems and procedures.
+ In-depth knowledge of system life cycle processes.
+ Relevant technical, functional and/or process expertise.
+ Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
+ Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.).
+ Ability to navigate sometimes ambiguously-defined problems, developing creative solutions and delivering meaningful results.
WORK ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
This job operates in a clerical, office setting. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Medium Work: Exertion of physical strength to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects 20 to 50 pounds frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds.
VISUAL ACUITY
Worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading.
DISCLAIMER
Fox Rothschild LLP is under no obligation to provide sponsorship for this position. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis now and in the future.
This job description is not an exhaustive list of all functions that the employee may be required to perform and the employee may be required to perform additional duties. Additionally, management reserves the right to review and revise the job description at any time. Employment with the firm is at-will. Employees must be able to satisfactorily perform all of the essential functions of the position with or without a reasonable accommodation. If an accommodation request would cause an undue hardship or a safety concern, the individual may not be eligible for the position.
Equal Opportunity Employer – vets, disability
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or © consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35©
