Project Manager

at Teksystems in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Description:

Project Managers will be part of the PMO directly supporting Infrastructure teams as they modernize and build new infrastructure. Upcoming project pipeline includes data center moves, modernizing the infrastructure of enterprise applications, and stability assessments. PMs play a key role in managing third party delivery partners, proactively identifying risks, managing project financials, stakeholder communication, and all project status updates, documentation, and enforcement of PMO processes and best practices.

Must have enterprise experience managing M365, SCCM, and Azure projects***

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

- Leads the Project Management functions and activities.

- Leads projects with identifying issues and risks and ensuring the issues and risk are resolved in a timely manner.

- Provides leadership and mentoring on project management best practices (including scope, time, cost, communications and risk management) for team members. Ensures that the responsibilities, authorities, and accountability of all project staff are defined and understood.

- Identifies cross-organizational barriers that impact multiple projects or programs and ensures these barriers are removed. Works with senior management across Information Technology and the business area(s) to accomplish this.

- Consults with IT and Business Leaders to review initial investment initiatives to determine goals, time frame, funding limitations, procedures for accomplishing a project, estimated staffing requirements, and allotment of resources. Ensures the accuracy and timeliness of project financials.

- Leads, directs and has full management accountability for staff in area of responsibility with an emphasis on talent management and succession planning in accordance with corporate strategic direction.

- Sets direction for project management practices, processes and procedures. Ensures consistency of project management practices across Projects.

- Builds a community of practice for all project managers. Facilitates and encourages the sharing and adoption of best practices and lessons learned across all project managers.

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:

- In depth technical knowledge of project management practices and processes.

- Ability to effectively interact and communicate with all levels of external and/or internal business partners within scope of responsibility, team and/or matrix environment.

- Leadership and management skills demonstrating integrity and professionalism.

- Ability to drive results by identifying and resolving problems within scope of responsibility.

- Knowledge of the insurance industry, its products and services.

- Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and other business-related software.

Additional Skills & Qualifications:

Must have excellent communication skills and ability to be assertive with internal stakeholders and third party vendors. Should possess experience that allows PM to get into the weeds of the project while also understanding impact and big picture within portfolio.

We’re partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That’s the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.