Ownership and Execution/ Outcomes:

• The IT Project Manager is responsible for overseeing multiple SCO projects from discovery through closure simultaneously while managing project scope, project planning, proper scheduling, resource tracking and budgeting.
• Maintain risks, issues, and change impacts to ensure these are properly analyzed and mitigated; issues are effectively communicated, resolved, and escalated when necessary.
• Identify and manage dependencies across other projects and programs.
• Implement regular cadence to track progress towards meeting goals and initiatives, ensuring all project phases are documented appropriately.
• Ensure business benefits are realized within the terms of the business case justifying the project funding.
• Coordinates vendor resources to ensure the Vendor's work aligns with the schedule.

Collaboration:

• Work with other Project Managers, IT team members, consultants, contractors, stakeholders and other departments to ensure successful project delivery from project discovery through closure.
• Partner with Change Management Organization and Communication leads to ensure that change/communication plans are executed as the program evolves for the larger organization.
• Aids with proposal Development (RFI/RFP) work. Assists with Contract Negotiations and/or adherence to SOWs/CRs.
• Monitors and approves invoices, including vendor time, resources, and tasks, ensuring they map to the appropriate SOW.

Communication:

• Identify, communicate, and alleviate resource contention, as necessary.
• Manage creation, dissemination, and presentation on all necessary project-related communication, status reports, issues, and deliverables to management and key stakeholders.
• Collaborate with and support stakeholders with clear and concise communication.
• Serve as a role model by demonstrating a commitment to business priorities and high performance.
• Creates and monitors KPI metrics against targets; leads the organization to meet or exceed KPIs.
• Communicate status weekly, monthly and quarterly and hold others accountable.

Continuous Improvement:

• Identifies and implements opportunities to improve processes with emphasis on quality, delivery, cost, and business experience.
• Ensures proper documentation is maintained for projects, and that project lessons learned are conducted to drive continuous improvement.
• Contributes to project management best practices and standards within the IT PMO.