Through our dedicated associates, Conduent delivers mission-critical services and solutions on behalf of Fortune 100 companies and over 500 governments – creating exceptional outcomes for our clients and the millions of people who count on them. You have an opportunity to personally thrive, make a difference and be part of a culture where individuality is noticed and valued every day.
Senior IT Project Manager
About the Role
As a Senior IT Project Manager, you will be managing the delivery of multiple concurrent projects from all levels.
Responsibilities
- Manages the delivery of multiple concurrent application development projects, all sizes, all complexity levels
- Adopts and complies with PMO Program and Project processes; inclusive of:
- Working with project team, crafting project scope.
- Leveraging PMO project framework standards and best practices, build, develop, maintain, and control a detailed schedule of project milestones, deliverables, and tasks to ensure projects are completed on time and within budget.
- Proactively identify and manage project risks, issues, mitigation plans and dependencies
- Responsibly manage required project reporting
- Establish clear project sponsor and stakeholder expectations and engagement model to be managed throughout the project life cycle.
- Monitor work of technical personnel, providing support and direction to meet objectives as needed.
- Performs other duties as assigned by management
Requirements
- 9+ years’ experience with crafting scope documentation, developing WBS and meaningful detail project schedules and managing risks and issues
- 9+ years’ experience with management of application development projects
- 7+ years of experience in stakeholder management
- PMP and/or comparable certification(s)
- Solid understanding of PMO best practices
- Ability to adopt and effectively apply project management methodologies and enforce project standards.
- Self-starter who can dive into complex projects and drive forward to a successful completion, with minimal to no supervision.
- Proficient with project management tools as well as other productivity tools including MS Office, Project, Visio, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, MS Teams, PowerBI Reporting
- Excellent communications skills (interpersonal, presentation, verbal and written)
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Ability to provide competent and proactive leadership.
- Ability to establish cross-functional, collaborative relationships with business and technology partners.
- Sound business acumen and good judgment.
- Ability to negotiate and influence at all levels of the organization.
- Flexibility, interest, and ability to work in a fast-paced environment on mission critical projects.
- Possess excellent technical aptitude and a desire to learn constantly.
- Experience with managing technology projects
- Experience working in an IT outsourcing environment and/or managing IT service provider(s).
- Experience implementing projects using Agile methodologies a plus.
Flexible Working
At Conduent, we want you to be yourself. We recognize that everyone is different and that how people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too.
In this role, you can expect the following working conditions:
Remote work: Enjoy the convenience of working from home and maximize your time by unplugging at the end of your workday. Some travel is required. Must live in the United States.
Working For You
Perks and rewards designed for you:
- Health and Welfare Benefits: Our health and welfare benefits can be tailored to fit you and your family’s needs and start on the first day of employment.
- Retirement Savings: We will support you as you save for your future.
- Employee Discounts: We offer you access to a vast selection of global, national, and local discounts on merchandise, services, travel, and more.
- Career Growth Opportunities: We help you thrive, so together, we can grow. We provide opportunities to advance your career with a vast portfolio of businesses and a global footprint.
- Paid time off: We provide attractive paid time off packages designed for you to enjoy your life away from work.
- Great Work Environment: We are proud of our award-winning culture and the recognition we’ve received for our diversity efforts.
- Pay Transparency Laws in some locations require disclosure of compensation-related information. For this position, actual salaries will vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to location, experience, and performance. In addition to base pay, this position, based on business need, may be eligible for a bonus or incentive. In addition, Conduent provides a variety of benefits to employees including health insurance coverage, voluntary dental and vision programs, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays, and flexible paid time off and sick time. The estimated salary range for this role is $94,000 – $105,000.
Conduent is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, age, gender identity, gender expression, sex/gender, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, use of a guide dog or service animal, military/veteran status, citizenship status, basis of genetic information, or any other group protected by law.
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